PART 2EDUCATION WORKFORCE

Requirements to be satisfied to provide services

16Further education learning support workers

1

The Welsh Ministers may by regulations provide that a person may not (directly or indirectly) provide the services described in subsection (2) in or for a further education institution in Wales unless the person—

a

satisfies any specified requirements, and

b

is registered in the category of further education learning support worker.

2

The services are—

a

enabling or assisting a learner to participate in education,

b

supporting a learner’s independence, achievement or progression, or

c

supporting a person who is providing education in or for a further education institution.

3

A requirement of regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, relate to—

a

the possession of a specified qualification or experience of a specified kind;

b

participation in or completion of a specified programme or course of training;

c

compliance with a specified condition;

d

an exercise of discretion by the Welsh Ministers, another specified person or another person of a specified description.

4

For the purposes of this section, “education” has the meaning given by section 140(3) of the 2002 Act.