Part I Learning and Skills Council for England
Main duties
2 Education and training for persons aged 16 to 19.
1
The Council must secure the provision of proper facilities for—
a
education (other than higher education) suitable to the requirements of persons who are above compulsory school age but have not attained the age of 19,
b
training suitable to the requirements of such persons,
c
organised leisure-time occupation connected with such education, and
d
organised leisure-time occupation connected with such training.
2
Facilities are proper if they are—
a
of a quantity sufficient to meet the reasonable needs of individuals, and
b
of a quality adequate to meet those needs.
3
In performing the duty imposed on it by subsection (1) the Council must—
a
take account of the places where facilities are provided, the character of facilities and the way they are equipped;
b
take account of the different abilities and aptitudes of different persons;
c
take account of the education and training required in different sectors of employment for employees and potential employees;
d
take account of facilities whose provision the Council thinks might reasonably be secured by other persons;
e
make the best use of the Council’s resources and in particular avoid provision which might give rise to disproportionate expenditure.
4
Provision is not to be considered as giving rise to disproportionate expenditure only because that provision is more expensive than comparable provision.
5
For the purposes of this section—
a
education includes both full-time and part-time education;
b
training includes both full-time and part-time training;
c
training includes vocational, social, physical and recreational training;
d
higher education is education provided by means of a course of any description mentioned in Schedule 6 to the M1Education Reform Act 1988.
3 Education and training for persons over 19.
1
The Council must secure the provision of reasonable facilities for—
a
education (other than higher education) suitable to the requirements of persons who have attained the age of 19,
b
training suitable to the requirements of such persons,
c
organised leisure-time occupation connected with such education, and
d
organised leisure-time occupation connected with such training.
2
Facilities are reasonable if (taking account of the Council’s resources) the facilities are of such a quantity and quality that the Council can reasonably be expected to secure their provision.
3
In performing the duty imposed on it by subsection (1) the Council must—
a
take account of the places where facilities are provided, the character of facilities and the way they are equipped;
b
take account of the different abilities and aptitudes of different persons;
c
take account of the education and training required in different sectors of employment for employees and potential employees;
d
take account of facilities whose provision the Council thinks might reasonably be secured by other persons;
e
make the best use of the Council’s resources and in particular avoid provision which might give rise to disproportionate expenditure.
4
Provision is not to be considered as giving rise to disproportionate expenditure only because that provision is more expensive than comparable provision.
5
For the purposes of this section—
a
education includes both full-time and part-time education;
b
training includes both full-time and part-time training;
c
training includes vocational, social, physical and recreational training;
d
higher education is education provided by means of a course of any description mentioned in Schedule 6 to the M2Education Reform Act 1988.
6
References in this Part to post-16 education are to—
a
education falling within section 2(1)(a) or subsection (1)(a) above, and
b
organised leisure-time occupation connected with such education.
7
References in this Part to post-16 training are to—
a
training falling within section 2(1)(b) or subsection (1)(b) above, and
b
organised leisure-time occupation connected with such training.
4 Encouragement of education and training.
The Council must—
a
encourage individuals to undergo post-16 education and training;
b
encourage employers to participate in the provision of post-16 education and training;
c
encourage employers to contribute to the costs of post-16 education and training.