2001 No. 3901 (W.319)
EDUCATION, WALES

The Education (External Qualifications) (Description of Tests) (Wales) Regulations 2001

Made
Coming into force
The National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24(2) (gg) and 54 (3) and (4) of the Education Act 19971 and now vested in the National Assembly for Wales2.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations are called the Education (External Qualifications) (Description of Tests) (Wales) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 31st December 2001.

Interpretation2.

In these Regulations—

  • “the 1997 Act” (“Deddf 1997”) means the Education Act 1997; and

  • “ACCAC” (“ACCAC”) means the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales3.

Description of tests and tasks3.

The tests and tasks which ACCAC may develop, set or administer are tests and tasks in English and Welsh mediums, that will form part of the assessment of competence in—

(a)

basic literacy and numeracy skills; and

(b)

communication, application of number and information technology key skills,

of those to whom the tests or tasks are administered.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19984
John Marek
The Deputy Presiding Officer of the Assembly
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Under section 24(2)(gg) of the Education Act 1997 (as applied to the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales by the Education (Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales) (Conferment of Function) Order 2001) the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales (“ACCAC”) has the function of making arrangements for the development, setting or administration of tests or tasks which fall to be undertaken with a view to obtaining external qualifications and which fall within a description specified in regulations.

These Regulations describe the tests and tasks which ACCAC may develop, set or administer.

These are tests and tasks, through English and Welsh mediums, that will form part of the assessment of competence in the basic skills of literacy and numeracy and in the key skills of communication, application of number and information technology.