Strategic Plan – new
We are seeking views on our draft 2025-2030 Strategic Plan from everyone with an interest in our proposals.
Consultation closes on 25 October 2024.
Strategic Plan 2025-2030Medr is responsible for funding and regulating the tertiary education and research sector in Wales.
For the first time, the tertiary education and research sector is managed and co-ordinated by one arm’s length body of the Welsh Government.
New – Strategic Plan 2025-2030From 1 August 2024, Medr will regulate institutions, and fund:
- further education
- higher education, including research and innovation
- apprenticeships
- adult community learning
- local authority maintained school sixth forms.
Regulation
We regulate fee levels, ensure a framework is in place for assessing the quality of higher education and scrutinise the performance of tertiary education providers.
RegulationFunding
We fund tertiary education and research, including school sixth forms, apprenticeships, further education, higher education, and research and innovation.
Funding for providersApprenticeships
Apprenticeships allow learners at all levels to be able to gain qualifications while earning a wage, and normally take 1 to 4 years to complete.
ApprenticeshipsBoard and governance
Our Board ensures that our legal responsibilities, functions and duties are delivered to the highest standards, and provides leadership, governance, and strategic direction to Medr.
Board and governanceData and analysis
Information from tertiary education providers is used to calculate funding allocations, monitor progress, inform policy, and publish statistics on the tertiary sector.
Data and analysisFind out more about Medr’s work
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