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Some further education colleges in Wales offer higher education courses such as degrees and diplomas, usually in conjunction with a nearby university. Welsh colleges are funded primarily by the Welsh Government , with subsidised tuition fees paid by individual students or their sponsors.
The body was legally established, following the enactment of the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act, on 8 September 2022. The body would be a Welsh Government sponsored body and would replace the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) when it becomes fully operational in August 2024.
The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) was established in May 1992 under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.HEFCW's responsibilities for initial teacher training (ITT), including the accreditation of ITT providers, are covered under the Education (School Teachers' Qualifications) (Wales) Regulations 2004 and the Education Act 2005.
NCFE (formerly the Northern Council for Further Education) is an awarding organisation and registered educational charity providing qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. [1] NCFE is regulated by Ofqual in England, and recognised by Qualifications Wales [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment in ...
NCETW merged the functions of the former training and enterprise councils in Wales with the Further Education Funding Council for Wales. The organisation's remit was to plan and fund post-16 learning (excluding higher education) in Wales, including further education, publicly funded work-based training, adult community learning and school sixth ...
The Education Workforce Council (EWC; Welsh: Cyngor y Gweithlu Addysg; CGA) is the independent and professional regulator for the education workforce in Wales. They regulate education practitioners across schools, further education, youth work, and adult/work-based learning. The EWC was established on 1 April 2015 by the Education (Wales) Act ...
Promote the advancement of learning, scholarship, and the dissemination and application of the results of academic enquiry and research. Act as an independent source of expert scholarly advice and comment on matters affecting the research, scholarship and well-being of Wales and its people, and to advance public discussion and interaction on ...
The state does not control syllabi, but it does influence admission procedures and monitors standards through the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland all qualifications can be compared on a scale beginning with entry level and then followed by eight numbered levels, 1 is the equivalent of a weaker ...