Part II National Council for Education and Training for Wales

Other functions

I144 Strategy.

1

The Council must formulate a strategy in relation to its functions and keep it under review.

2

The Council must incorporate in the strategy proposals as to—

a

how it intends to achieve any objectives contained in directions of the National Assembly;

b

how it intends to achieve such objectives within any time limits contained in such directions.

3

The strategy must include proposals as to how the Council intends to develop the skills of persons in employment; but this does not affect the generality of subsection (1).

4

The Council—

a

may at any time send to the National Assembly a copy of the strategy as it subsists for the time being;

b

must at such times as the National Assembly indicates send to the Assembly a copy of the strategy as it subsists for the time being.

5

The National Assembly must approve the strategy sent to it or require the Council to make specified alterations of it; and if alterations are required the Council must make them.

6

In exercising its functions the Council must have regard to the strategy as approved by the National Assembly or as altered in accordance with its requirements.