Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018

50 Welsh Ministers’ duties to secure post-16 education and training

(1) The Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 31(3) (education and training for persons aged 16 to 19), after paragraph (c) insert—

“(cc) take account of the education and training that is required in order to ensure that employees and potential employees are available who are able to deliver additional learning provision in Welsh;

(cd) take account of the education and training that is required in order to ensure that facilities are available for assessing through the medium of Welsh whether persons have additional learning needs;”.

(3) In section 32(3) (education and training for persons over 19), after paragraph (c) insert—

“(cc) take account of the education and training that is required in order to ensure that employees and potential employees are available who are able to deliver additional learning provision in Welsh;

(cd) take account of the education and training that is required in order to ensure that facilities are available for assessing through the medium of Welsh whether persons have additional learning needs;”.

(4) In section 41 (persons with learning difficulties)—

(a) in the heading, for “learning difficulties” substitute “additional learning needs”;

(b) in subsection (1)—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “learning difficulties, and” substitute “additional learning needs;”;

(ii) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) to the desirability of facilities being available which would assist the discharge of duties under the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018.”;

(c) omit subsections (2), (3) and (4);

(d) for subsection (5) substitute—

“(5A) In this Part, “additional learning needs” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018, and “additional learning provision” has the meaning given by section 3 of that Act.”;

(e) omit subsection (6).

(5) Omit section 140 (assessments relating to learning difficulties).