Scottish Government

A CHANGING LANDSCAPE FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN SCOTLAND

A Consultation Paper on the Merger of The Scottish Further Education Funding Council
and The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council

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This consultation paper which follows has been structured as follows

MINISTERIAL FOREWORD

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

ROLE OF THE NEW BODY
Responsiveness and relevance of learning provision
Quality of learning provision and research
Coherence of provision and collaboration between providers
Mergers and new institutional models
Progression through learning (including articulation)

FUNDING
Student Support

POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE NEW BODY

RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

GOVERNANCE, ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT

CONSULTATION PLATFORMS

OTHER MATTERS
Transitional Arrangements
Name

ANNEXES
Annex A Conditions of STEP status
Annex B Specified Tertiary Education Providers
Annex C Factual Information
Annex D Key Documents
Annex E Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
Annex F Glossary of Acronyms
Annex G List of Consultees
Annex H Key to draft Bill provisions
Annex I Sections of the 1992 Act left in force

Tertiary Education (Funding etc.) (Scotland) Bill: CONSULTATION DRAFT