Employment-based teacher training schemeE+W
8.—(1) The Welsh Ministers may establish a scheme whereby persons who are or who have been employed in a school or other educational institution (except a pupil referral unit(1)) may become qualified teachers.
(2) A scheme established under paragraph (1) is to be known as an employment-based teacher training scheme.
(3) Such a scheme may make provision for the programme of training persons must undertake.
(4) Such a scheme may make provision for persons to be assessed by an accredited institution [F1or the provider of an accredited course or programme of study] to determine whether they meet the specified standards without undertaking further training.
(5) Any person or body exercising a function by virtue of this regulation must have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Welsh Ministers as to the exercise of that function.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 8(4) inserted (10.3.2017) by The Education Workforce Council (Accreditation of Initial Teacher Training) (Wales) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/165), regs. 1(2), 16(3)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 8 in force at 1.4.2012, see reg. 1
Pupil referral units are established and maintained under section 19 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56).