Part II

Further Education and Sixth Form Education: Wales

The local curricula

Formation of local curricula for students aged 16 to 18
33A
1
The Welsh Ministers must form for the area of each local authority one or more local curricula for students who are above compulsory school age but have not attained the age of nineteen.
2
Each local curriculum must consist of courses of study each of which—
a
falls within a category in subsection (3) (the “learning domains”); and
b
is from time to time selected by the Welsh Ministers to form part of that local curriculum.
3
The learning domains are—
a
mathematics, science and technology;
b
business, administration and law;
c
services for people;
d
arts, media, culture and languages;
e
humanities, social sciences and preparation for life and work.
4
For the purposes of this section, a course of study falls within a particular learning domain if a direction of the Welsh Ministers so provides.
Pt. 2 heading substituted (1.4.2006) by National Council for Education and Training for Wales (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3238), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 49 (with art. 7)
S. 33A and cross-heading inserted (14.2.2011) by Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 1), ss. 22, 49(2) (as amended by S.I. 2010/1148, art. 3); S.I. 2011/97, art. 2(2)(b)
Pt. 2 certain functions made exercisable jointly with the Welsh Ministers (1.4.2018) by Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29), ss. 113(3)(f), 124(5); S.I. 2018/241, reg. 2(m)