Part IIF1Further Education and Sixth Form Education: Wales
Main duties
I131 Education and training for persons aged 16 to 19.
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The F2National Assembly for Wales (the National Assembly) must secure the provision of proper facilities for—
a
education (other than higher education) suitable to the requirements of persons who are above compulsory school age but have not attained the age of 19,
b
training suitable to the requirements of such persons,
c
organised leisure-time occupation connected with such education, and
d
organised leisure-time occupation connected with such training.
2
Facilities are proper if they are—
a
of a quantity sufficient to meet the reasonable needs of individuals, and
b
of a quality adequate to meet those needs.
3
In performing the duty imposed on it by subsection (1) the F3National Assembly must—
a
take account of the places where facilities are provided, the character of facilities and the way they are equipped;
b
take account of the different abilities and aptitudes of different persons;
c
take account of the education and training required in different sectors of employment for employees and potential employees;
d
take account of facilities whose provision the F3National Assembly thinks might reasonably be secured by other persons;
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For the purposes of this section—
a
education includes both full-time and part-time education;
b
training includes both full-time and part-time training;
c
training includes vocational, social, physical and recreational training;
d
higher education is education provided by means of a course of any description mentioned in Schedule 6 to the M1Education Reform Act 1988.
I232 Education and training for persons over 19.
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The F6National Assembly must secure the provision of reasonable facilities for—
a
education (other than higher education) suitable to the requirements of persons who have attained the age of 19,
b
training suitable to the requirements of such persons,
c
organised leisure-time occupation connected with such education, and
d
organised leisure-time occupation connected with such training.
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In performing the duty imposed on it by subsection (1) the F8National Assembly must—
a
take account of the places where facilities are provided, the character of facilities and the way they are equipped;
b
take account of the different abilities and aptitudes of different persons;
c
take account of the education and training required in different sectors of employment for employees and potential employees;
d
take account of facilities whose provision the F8National Assembly thinks might reasonably be secured by other persons;
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5
For the purposes of this section—
a
education includes both full-time and part-time education;
b
training includes both full-time and part-time training;
c
training includes vocational, social, physical and recreational training;
d
higher education is education provided by means of a course of any description mentioned in Schedule 6 to the M2Education Reform Act 1988.
6
References in this Part to post-16 education are to—
a
education falling within section 31(1)(a) or subsection (1)(a) above, and
b
organised leisure-time occupation connected with such education.
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References in this Part to post-16 training are to—
a
training falling within section 31(1)(b) or subsection (1)(b) above, and
b
organised leisure-time occupation connected with such training.
I333 Encouragement of education and training.
The F11National Assembly must—
a
encourage individuals to undergo post-16 education and training;
b
encourage employers to participate in the provision of post-16 education and training;
c
encourage employers to contribute to the costs of post-16 education and training.
Pt. 2 heading substituted (1.4.2006) by National Council for Education and Training for Wales (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3238), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 49 (with art. 7)