Learning and Skills Act 2000

34 Provision of financial resources. E+W

(1) The [F1 Welsh Ministers] may secure the provision of financial resources to—

(a) persons providing or proposing to provide post-16 education or training;

(b) persons providing or proposing to provide goods or services in connection with the provision by others of post-16 education or training;

(c) persons receiving or proposing to receive post-16 education or training;

(d) persons providing or proposing to provide courses falling within paragraph 1(g) or (h) of Schedule 6 to the M1 Education Reform Act 1988 (courses in preparation for professional examinations at a higher level or providing education at a higher level);

(e) institutions within the further or higher education sector (within the meaning of section 91 of the M2 Further and Higher Education Act 1992) which provide or propose to provide secondary education (other than post-16 education);

(f) persons undertaking or proposing to undertake research relating to education or training;

(g) persons providing or proposing to provide facilities designed to form links between (on the one hand) employers and (on the other) persons who provide or receive education or training;

(h) persons carrying out means tests under arrangements made under section 37;

(i) persons providing or proposing to provide information, advice or guidance about education or training or connected matters (including employment).

(2) The [F1 Welsh Ministers] may secure the provision of financial resources under subsection (1)—

(a) by providing resources [F2 themselves];

(b) by making arrangements for the provision of resources by another person;

(c) by making arrangements for the provision of resources by persons jointly (whether or not including the [F1 Welsh Ministers]).

(3) In exercising [F3 their power] under subsection (1)(c) the [F1 Welsh Ministers] may secure the provision of financial resources by reference to any fees or charges payable by the person receiving or proposing to receive the education or training or to any other matter (such as transport or childcare).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 34 substituted (19.1.2011) by Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 1), s. 49(2), Sch. paras. 2, 3; S.I. 2011/97, art. 2(1)(p)

F2 Word in s. 34(2)(a) substituted (19.1.2011) by Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 1), s. 49(2), Sch. para. 6(a); S.I. 2011/97, art. 2(1)(p)

F3 Words in s. 34(3) substituted (19.1.2011) by Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 1), s. 49(2), Sch. para. 6(b); S.I. 2011/97, art. 2(1)(p)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 34 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 154; s. 34 in force for W. at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/1274, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I

Marginal Citations

M1 1988 c. 40.

M2 1992 c. 13.