# Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, Section 3: The Council: general duty

Extent: S

It is the duty of the Council to exercise its functions for the purposes of securing—
(a) the coherent provision (as a whole) of—
(i) a high quality of fundable further education and fundable higher education by the post-16 education bodies, and
(ii) a high quality of Scottish apprenticeships and work-based learning, and
(b) the undertaking of research among the post-16 education bodies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/6/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/further-and-higher-education-scotland-act-2005/section-3
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