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Consultation on Welsh sector changes

21 June 2017      Matt Sisson, Projects and Membership Manager

HEFCW will be replaced with a new body known as the Tertiary Education and Research Commission for Wales, which will cover all post-compulsory education, training and research. The change was announced by the Welsh government this week, and is accompanied by a detailed consultation document, available from the government website.

In the foreword to the consultation, Kirsty Williams, the cabinet secretary for education, called on the sectors to “work together to shape a system where institutions of all types are encouraged to co-operate to meet learners’ needs, enable progression and build strong links with business, so that skills gaps can be addressed.” She also made a separate case for the changes in an article on Wonkhe. The BBC covered the announcement here



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