The Education Workforce Council (EWC; ; CGA) is the independent and professional regulator for the
education
Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...
workforce in
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
. They regulate education practitioners across schools, further education, youth work, and adult/work-based learning.
The EWC was established on 1 April 2015 by the
Education (Wales) Act 2014, under which the
General Teaching Council for Wales was reconfigured and renamed to become the EWC.
References
External links
Official site
Education in Wales
Education regulation in the United Kingdom
Education regulators
Professional associations based in Wales
Teaching in the United Kingdom
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