Part 1Further and higher education etc.
Provision of further and higher education etc.
F14The Scottish Ministers: general duty
(1)
It is the duty of the Scottish Ministers to provide support for—
(a)
the provision of—
(i)
fundable further education and fundable higher education by the post-16 education bodies, and
(ii)
Scottish apprenticeships and work-based learning, and
(b)
the undertaking of research among the post-16 education bodies.
(2)
The Scottish Ministers are to do so—
(a)
by—
(i)
making grants to the Council under sections 9, 10, 12C or 12I, and
(ii)
such other means as they consider appropriate, and
(b)
to such extent as they may determine.
(3)
When exercising their duty under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must have regard to the need for provision to address current and future economic needs.