Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill [AS PASSED] CONTENTS Section P ART A1 N ATIONAL FUNDING STRATEGY A1 National funding strategy P ART 1 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 2 General duty of the Scottish Ministers to support delivery Review of credit-based funding model 2A Review of credit-based funding model Conditions of funding 2B Duty to place conditions on funding: transparency 2C Duty to place conditions on funding: conflict of interest 2D Duty to place conditions on funding: whistleblowing 2E Duty to place conditions on funding: engagement with trade unions, students and external partners 2F Duty to place conditions on funding: prevention of gender-based violence Funding for national training programmes 3 Funding for national training programmes Scottish apprenticeships 4 Scottish apprenticeships Funding for Scottish apprenticeships and work-based learning 5 Funding for Scottish apprenticeships and work-based learning Transitional measures 17A Statement on financial implications SP Bill 57B Session 6 (2026) ii Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill Information sharing 6 Information sharing 6A Requirement to promote proactive publication Notifications to the Council by post-16 education bodies 7 Notifications to the Council by post-16 education bodies Recommendations to fundable bodies 8 Recommendations to fundable bodies Monitoring of financial sustainability of post-16 education bodies 9 Financial sustainability of post-16 education bodies Guidance by the Council to fundable bodies 10 Guidance to fundable bodies Reporting by the Council 10A Reporting by the Council Exercise of functions by the Council 11 Support of learners’ needs and knowledge exchange in exercise of functions 12 Consideration of skills needs and socio-economic issues 12B Consultation and collaboration with employers of Scottish apprentices and training providers Widening access to fundable further and higher education 12C Widening access to fundable further and higher education: sharing of information Amendment of lists of fundable bodies 13 Amendment of lists of fundable bodies in schedule 2 of 2005 Act P ART 2 G OVERNANCE OF THE C OUNCIL Membership of the Council 14 Appointment of members of the Council 14A Membership of the Council 14B Membership of the Council: number of members 15 Skills and experience of members of the Council Co-opted members of the Council 16 Co-opted members of the Council Apprenticeship committee 17 Apprenticeship committee iii Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill P ART 3 S TUDENT SUPPORT 18 Designation of private providers of higher and further education 19 Directions relating to student support 20 Transfer or delegation of functions relating to student support P ART 3A R...