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#2026/5İskoçya'da Tertiyer Eğitim ve Eğitim (Finansman ve Yönetim) Yasası 2026

🇬🇧United Kingdom··Act·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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The Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Act 2026 establishes a national funding strategy for colleges and universities in Scotland, focusing on skills development and apprenticeships. It affects students, educational institutions, and employers by outlining how funding will be allocated and ensuring transparency and accountability in governance.

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Key Changes

  • Establishes a national funding strategy for tertiary education and apprenticeships.
  • Requires Scottish Ministers to consult various stakeholders when preparing the funding strategy.
  • Imposes conditions on funding related to transparency, conflict of interest, and whistleblowing procedures.

Obligations

What this law requires

medium

Scottish Ministers must have regard to the need for provision to address current and future economic needs when exercising their duty to support tertiary education and apprenticeships

Scottish Ministers
operational
high

Scottish Ministers must prepare a national funding strategy for tertiary education, skills and apprenticeships

Scottish Ministers
operational
high

Scottish Ministers must publish the national funding strategy and lay it before the Scottish Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the section comes into force

Scottish Ministers
disclosure
high

Scottish Ministers must consult with the Council, Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited, employers, post-16 education bodies, training providers, trade unions, education authorities, learners, and other relevant persons when preparing or revising the strategy

Scottish Ministers
operational
medium

Scottish Ministers must publish revised strategies and lay them before the Scottish Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after revision

Scottish Ministers
disclosure

Affected Parties

StudentsEducational institutions+2 more…

Tags

education,funding,governance