
2017 No. 154 (W. 45)
Education, Wales
The Education Workforce Council (Accreditation of Initial Teacher Training) (Additional Functions) (Wales) Order 2017
Made 14 February 2017
Coming into force 16 February 2017

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 5 and 47(1) of the Education (Wales) Act 2014, having consulted such persons as they consider appropriate make the following Order.

In accordance with section 47(2) of the Education (Wales) Act 2014, a draft of this Order was laid before the National Assembly for Wales and approved by a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.
Title, commencement and application
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(1) The title of this Order is the Education Workforce Council (Accreditation of Initial Teacher Training) (Additional Functions) (Wales) Order 2017.
(2) This Order comes into force on 16 February 2017.
(3) This Order applies in relation to Wales.
Interpretation
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In this Order—
 “the accreditation criteria” (“y meini prawf achredu”) means the criteria for the accreditation or the withdrawal of accreditation specified by the Welsh Ministers under regulations made under section 132 of the Education Act 2002;
 “the Council” (“y Cyngor”) means the Education Workforce Council continued in existence by section 2 of the Education (Wales) Act 2014.
Additional functions
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(1) The Council is to have the functions of—
(a) accrediting courses or programmes of initial school teacher training (“the Service”);
(b) monitoring compliance of accredited courses or programmes of initial teacher training with the accreditation criteria;
(c) withdrawing accreditation of courses or programmes of initial school teacher training; and
(d) charging fees in connection with providing the Service.
(2) The fees charged by the Council pursuant to paragraph (1)(d) may not exceed the cost of providing the Service.
(3) In exercising the functions in paragraph (1) the Council is to have regard to any forecast of demand for newly qualified teachers that is notified to it in writing by the Welsh Ministers.
Kirsty Williams
Cabinet Secretary for Education, one of the Welsh Ministers
14 February 2017