2001 No. 1987 (W. 138)
The Education (Extension of Careers Education) (Wales) Regulations 2001
Made
Coming into force
Citation, commencement and application1
1
These Regulations are called the Education (Extension of Careers Education) (Wales) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st August 2001.
2
They apply only to Wales.
Extension of provisions of section 43(5) of the Education Act 19972
Sections 43 and 44 of the Education Act 1997 shall have effect as if there were substituted for the period specified in section 43(5) as the relevant phase of a pupil’s education the period—
a
beginning at the same time as the school year in which the majority of pupils in his class attain the age of 14; and
b
ending with the expiry of the school year in which the majority of pupils in his class attain the age of 19.
Requirement to provide careers education at institutions in the further education sector3
1
This regulation applies in relation to persons attending institutions within the further education sector (whether attending full-time or part-time) who have attained the age of 16 but who have not attained the age of 20.
2
The governing bodies of those institutions and the principals or other heads of those institutions must secure that a programme of careers education is provided for those persons to whom this regulation applies.
3
In this regulation—
“institutions within the further education sector” (“sefydliadau o fewn y setor addysg bellach”) has the same meaning as in section 91(3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 19923;
“careers” (“gyrfaoedd”) includes the undertaking of any training, employment or occupation or any course of education;
“careers education” (“addysg gyrfaoedd”) means education designed to prepare persons for taking decisions about their careers and to help them implement such decisions.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19984
(This note is not part of the Regulations)