In
the Education Reform act of 1988, ‘further education’
is redefined as: a) full-and part-time education, other than higher
education, for persons over compulsory school age (including vocational,
social, physical and recreational training); and b) organized leisure-time
occupation provided in connection with the provision of such education.
It is the responsibility of colleges of further education, many of
which also offer higher education courses. The great majority of such
colleges are controlled by local education authorities (LEAs); it
is the duty of every LEA to secure the provision for their area of
adequate facilities for further education. The Further Higher Education
Act 1992 stipulates that further education colleges be transferred
out of local authority control, and responsibility and accountability
be given to principals and governing bodies. It is the responsibility
of the new Further Education Funding Councils (q.v.) to secure the
provision for the population of sufficient facilities for full-time
education suitable to the requirements of persons over compulsory
school age who have not attained the age of nineteen years.
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