The Education Workforce Council (EWC), or cy, Cyngor y Gweithlu Addysg (CGA), is the regulator in
Wales for teachers in maintained schools, further education teachers and associated learning support staff. The EWC was established on 1 April 2015 by the
Education (Wales) Act 2014
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. ...
, under which the
General Teaching Council for Wales was reconfigured and renamed to become the EWC. The
Welsh Government intends to expand the EWC's remit from 1 April 2017 to regulate youth workers and people involved in work-based learning.
References
External links
Official site
Education in Wales
Education regulators
Professional associations based in Wales
Teaching in the United Kingdom
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