WABLAHE Records,

WABLAHE records, 1982-1992, including agenda, minutes and papers of the Board and Standing Working Group, 1982-2003; Committee and Wales Advisory Body, 1982-1991; financial papers and Finance Working Group agenda, minutes and papers, 1982-1988; Chairman's Study Group papers, 1984-1988; Panel on Teacher Training papers, 1982-1985; Programme Review Working Group papers, 1988-1990; and Planning Review Group papers, 1990-1992.

In 1982, the Secretary of State for Wales established the Wales Advisory Body for Higher Education; it comprised a Committee and a Board. The Committee advised the Secretary of State on the apportionment of the advanced further education pool, advanced course approval, and teacher training; and also to monitor local education authorities and liaise with university and voluntary sectors of higher education. The Committee comprised a chairman, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, and eight local authority elected members. The Board was responsible for assessing provision for local higher education in Wales and advising the committee of its recommendations; it consisted of representatives from industry, business and education. The Committee and Board were supported by advisory panels and working groups concerned with the finance and the advanced further education pool, advanced course approval and programme review, teacher training, and a Chairman's Study Group. In 1989, the Board was replaced by the Standing Working Group. The Wales Advisory Body itself was dissolved in April 1992, and it was replaced by the Welsh Funding Councils.

Arranged into the following: Board and Standing Working Group papers; Standing Working Group papers; Committee and Wales Advisory Body papers; Committee and Wales Advisory Body; Finance Working Group; Finance/Pooling of Advanced Further Expenditure Panel; Finance Panel; Chairman's Study Group; Panel on Teacher Training; WAB University Liaison Panel; Planning Exercise Working Group; Programme Review Working Group; Planning Review Group; Ad Hoc Working Group; and miscellaneous.

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Deposited by the Welsh Funding Councils, per Prof. John Andrews, Chief Executive, 1994.

In 1982, the Secretary of State for Wales established the Wales Advisory Body for Higher Education; it comprised a Committee and a Board. The Committee advised the Secretary of State on the apportionment of the advanced further education pool, advanced course approval, and teacher training; and also to monitor local education authorities and liaise with university and voluntary sectors of higher education. The Committee comprised a chairman, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, and eight local authority elected members. The Board was responsible for assessing provision for local higher education in Wales and advising the committee of its recommendations; it consisted of representatives from industry, business and education. The Committee and Board were supported by advisory panels and working groups concerned with the finance and the advanced further education pool, advanced course approval and programme review, teacher training, and a Chairman's Study Group. In 1989, the Board was replaced by the Standing Working Group. The Wales Advisory Body itself was dissolved in April 1992, and it was replaced by the Welsh Funding Councils.

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A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.

March 2003.

Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Wales Advisory Body for Local Authority Higher Education Records;

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Action: All records have been retained.

Accruals are not expected.

The originals of items A1-29 (agenda, minutes and papers of the Board and Standing Working Group, Sept. 1982-Nov. 1988) and B1-28 (agenda, minutes and papers of the Committee and Wales Advisory, July 1982-July 1991 are in TNA BD58-59.

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