Purpose

The purpose of this report is to set out the
Department fornEducation planned amendment of Adult Education
Functions to enable the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to
fund a new suite of technical qualifications through its adult
skills funding.

Content

Resolved:-
 
(1)         
that approval is given to the making of a draft Order between West
Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and Department for Education
(DfE) through a Statutory Instrument of Parliament to allow
devolution of additional responsibilities and funding for new
technical qualifications for both 16–19- year-olds and adults
aged 19 plus;

 
(2)         
that subject to (1) above, delegated authority is given to the
Director of Children and Education Services in consultation with
the Assistant Director for Legal and Assurance to agree to any
minor consequential amendments should they arise as it relates.