P ART 1 5 F UNCTIONS OF THE S COTTISH F URTHER AND H IGHER E DUCATION F UNDING C OUNCIL General duties of the Council and the Scottish Ministers 1 General duty of the Council to secure high-quality learning (1) The Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 is modified as follows. (2) In section 3 (the Council: general duty), for the words from “securing” to the end 10 substitute “securing— 1 (a) the coherent provision (as a whole) of— (i) a high quality of fundable further education and fundable higher education, and (ii) a high quality of Scottish apprenticeships and work-based learning, 15 and (b) the undertaking of research among the post-16 education bodies.”. 2 General duty of the Scottish Ministers to support delivery (1) The 2005 Act is modified as follows. (2) In section 4 (the Scottish Ministers: general duty), for subsections (1) and (2) substitute— 20 “(1) It is the duty of the Scottish Ministers to provide support for— (a) the provision of— (i) fundable further education and fundable higher education, and (ii) Scottish apprenticeships and work-based learning, and SP Bill 57 Session 6 (2025) 2 Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill Part 1—Functions of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council (b) the undertaking of research among the post-16 education bodies. (2) The Scottish Ministers are to do so— (a) by— (i) making grants to the Council under sections 9, 10, 12C or 12I, 5 and (ii) such other means as they consider appropriate, and (b) to such extent as they may determine.”. Funding for national training programmes...