Learning and Skills Act 2000 Explanatory Notes

Part III - Inspections in England

31.This Part establishes the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI), which will have responsibility for inspecting education provision for people from the age of 19 and for work-based training provision for all ages. This Part will also extend OFSTED’s remit to inspect provision for 16 to 19 year olds in schools and colleges. It will establish a common inspection framework and make arrangements for joint working in institutions where the inspectorates’ remits overlap.

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