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Education (Wales) Act 2014

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Provision of advice and promotion of careers

7Provision of advice by the Council

(1)The Welsh Ministers may require the Council to provide advice—

(a)to them on—

(i)a relevant matter, or

(ii)any other matter relating to teaching or learning, and

(b)to another person on a relevant matter.

(2)For the purposes of this section the “relevant matters” are—

(a)standards of services provided by registered persons;

(b)standards of conduct for registered persons;

(c)the fitness to practise of registered persons;

(d)the roles of the professions represented in the categories of registration;

(e)the standing of each of those professions;

(f)the training, career development and performance management of registered persons;

(g)the recruitment to and retention of registered persons in each category of registration;

(h)the supply of registered persons.

(3)The Council may also provide such advice on relevant matters as it considers appropriate to such persons as it may determine.

(4)The Council must, every two months, notify the Welsh Ministers in writing of any advice it has given on relevant matters during the preceding two months, and of the recipient of that advice.

(5)Advice given under this section in relation to relevant matters must be of a general nature.

(6)The Council may, with the consent of the Welsh Ministers, publish any advice it gives under this section.

8Promotion of careers

(1)The Council must undertake such activities as the Welsh Ministers may require with a view to promoting careers, and the development of careers, in the registrable professions in Wales.

(2)The activities that may be required may include, in particular—

(a)giving advice;

(b)organising conferences and lectures;

(c)publishing promotional materials.

(3)For the purposes of section 4(1)(b) and this section, the reference to careers in the registrable professions is a reference to careers providing the services described in relation to a category of registration (for example, teaching).

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