Further Education and Training Act 2007

Valid from 23/12/2007

27 Powers of National Assembly for Wales E+W

(1) Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) (Assembly Measures) is amended as follows.

(2) In field 5 (education and training), after matter 5.10 insert— “Matter 5.11 Provision for and in connection with securing the provision of facilities for post-16 education or training. Matter 5.12 Provision for and in connection with the establishment and dissolution of—

(a) institutions concerned with the provision of further education, and

(b) bodies that conduct such institutions,

including the circumstances in which an educational institution becomes or ceases to be an institution concerned with the provision of further education. Provision about—

(a) the conduct and functions of such institutions and bodies that conduct such institutions;

(b) the property, rights and liabilities of such institutions and bodies that conduct such institutions;

(c) property held by any person for the purposes of such an institution;

(d) the governance and staff of such institutions.

Matter 5.13 Provision for and in connection with securing collaboration—

(a) between bodies that conduct institutions concerned with the provision of further education, or

(b) between one or more such bodies and other persons or bodies that have functions relating to education or training in Wales,

including, in particular, provision for and in connection with the establishment of bodies for the purpose of discharging functions on behalf of one or more persons or bodies that are party to arrangements for collaboration. Matter 5.14 The provision of financial resources for and in connection with—

(a) education or training provided by institutions concerned with the provision of further education;

(b) post-16 education or training provided otherwise than by such institutions;

(c) the carrying out of research relating to education or training falling within paragraph (a) or (b).

Matter 5.15 The inspection of—

(a) education or training provided by institutions concerned with the provision of further education;

(b) post-16 education or training provided otherwise than by such institutions;

(c) the training of teachers and specialist teaching assistants for schools;

(d) services of the kinds mentioned in matter 5.8.

Matter 5.16 The provision of advice and information in connection with, and the carrying out of studies in relation to, any of the kinds of education, training or services mentioned in matter 5.15. ”

(3) In that field, immediately after the heading “Interpretation of this field”, insert— “In this field—

“post-16 education” means—

(a) education (other than higher education) suitable to the requirements of persons who are above compulsory school age, and

(b) organised leisure-time occupation connected with such education;

“post-16 training” means—

(a) training suitable to the requirements of persons who are above compulsory school age, and

(b) organised leisure-time occupation connected with such training.

References in this field to an institution concerned with the provision of further education are references to an educational institution, other than a school or an institution within the higher education sector (within the meaning of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992), that is conducted (whether or not exclusively) for the purpose of providing further education.”