PART 1

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

The Commission’s strategic duties

Promoting tertiary education through the medium of Welsh
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1
The Commission must—
a
encourage‍ demand for, and participation in,‍ Welsh tertiary education provided through the medium of Welsh;
b
take all reasonable steps to ensure that there is sufficient‍ Welsh tertiary education provided through the medium of Welsh to meet‍ demand;
c
encourage the provision of tertiary education through the medium of Welsh by—
i
registered providers in Wales, and
ii
other persons providing tertiary education funded or otherwise secured by the Commission.
2
The Welsh Ministers must designate a person to give relevant advice to the Commission.
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In this section, “relevant advice” means advice given for the purpose of assisting the Commission in the discharge of its duties under subsection (1).
4
A person may be designated under subsection (2) only if the Welsh Ministers consider the person is suitable to give advice on the following—
a
the promotion, maintenance, development and planning of tertiary education provided in Wales through the medium of Welsh,
b
the promotion of the acquisition and improvement of Welsh language skills,
c
the maintenance, development, planning and provision of activities to support the acquisition and improvement of Welsh language skills, and
d
collaboration between tertiary education providers in Wales in relation to the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c).
5
The duty in subsection (2) does not apply if—
a
the Welsh Ministers consider there is no person suitable to give advice on the matters mentioned in subsection (4), or
b
there is no person who consents to be designated.
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The Commission must have regard to any relevant advice given to it by a person designated under subsection (2).
7
The Commission must publish a designation made by the Welsh Ministers under subsection (2).
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A designation under subsection (2) may be removed.