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Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill
Author: Lynne Currie and Andrew Feeney-Seale
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Published: Thursday 24 Apr 2025 (SB 25-16)
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Summary
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Background: Post-school education reform
Scottish Government Consultation
Outline business case
What the Bill does
Part 1: Functions of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council
General duties of the Council and the Scottish Ministers
Funding for national training programmes
Scottish apprenticeships
Funding for Scottish apprenticeships and work-based learning
Information sharing
Notifications to the Council by post-16 education bodies
Recommendations to fundable bodies
Monitoring of financial sustainability of post-16 education bodies
Guidance by the Council to fundable bodies
Exercise of functions by the SFC
Amendment of lists of fundable bodies
Part 2: Governance of the Council
Membership of the Council
Co-opted members of the Council
Apprenticeship committee
Part 3: Student support
Designation of private providers of further and higher education
Directions relating to student support
Transfer or delegation of functions relating to student support
Costs of the Bill
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