10.Section 3 of the 2005 Act places a duty on the Council to exercise its functions for the purposes of securing the coherent provision of a high quality of fundable further and higher education by post-16 education bodies (i.e. colleges and higher education institutions) as a whole, and the undertaking of research among those bodies.
11.Section 2 of this Act amends this duty so that it also extends to securing the coherent provision of a high quality of apprenticeships and work-based learning.
Commentary on Provisions Part 2 – Functions of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council Section 2: General duty of the Council to secure high-quality learning