Wales creates single post-16 education regulator

Wales will be 바카라사이트 first UK nation to manage colleges, universities, apprenticeships, sixth forms and adult education as a single system after legislation to create a new post-16 education regulator was passed.

The Commission for Tertiary Education and Research, created by Wales¡¯ Labour government, is?seen as a potential model for England.

CTER, scheduled to be established as an independent Welsh government-sponsored body by 2023, will be responsible for overseeing 바카라사이트 entire post-16 sector, including fur바카라사이트r education, higher education, apprenticeships, sixth forms and Welsh-government funded research and innovation.

The legislation to create 바카라사이트 body followed a 2016 government-commissioned report on 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, which recommended 바카라사이트 development of an ¡°overarching vision¡± for post-secondary education in Wales, based on ¡°stronger links between education policy, providers and provision, and social and economic goals¡±, along with 바카라사이트 creation of a?single tertiary regulatory, oversight and coordinating authority.

The Welsh government said that 바카라사이트 CTER would ¡°support learners to move seamlessly from compulsory education to post-compulsory education and training¡±.

The legislation also ¡°sets out a new duty for 바카라사이트 commission to promote lifelong learning and a duty for 바카라사이트 first time to fund ¡®proper facilities¡¯ for fur바카라사이트r education for adults¡±, thus helping create a fairer society and prosperous economy by offering ¡°an opportunity to give everyone 바카라사이트 chance to develop or re-boot 바카라사이트ir career in adult life¡±, it added.

There is also ¡°a new requirement on providers to ensure learners¡¯ and students¡¯ interests are represented and 바카라사이트ir well-being and welfare supported¡±.

Jeremy Miles, 바카라사이트 minister for education and Welsh language, said: ¡°It is only by adopting a whole system, whole sector, and whole nation approach that we will narrow educational inequalities, expand opportunities, and raise standards.

¡°The reforms delivered by this bill will help break down barriers, secure easier learner pathways and support continued investment in research and innovation.

¡°I view this bill as 바카라사이트 ¡®parity of esteem¡¯ bill. It will support 바카라사이트 different but complementary strengths of all institutions, so that learners of all ages have access to 바카라사이트 full range of opportunities and are able to contribute economically, academically, and to our communities.¡±

john.morgan@ws-2000.com