Section 20Part 8 — TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Duties in respect of technical and vocational education and training
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In exercising the Minister's powers under this Act, the Minister shall have regard to the desirability of ensuring that the education provided in schools provides opportunities for students to have access to technical and vocational education and training.
Without limiting the power in subsection (1), in discharging the Minister's duty under this section, the Minister may —
direct that there be provided in any school such technical and vocational education and training as the Minister may consider appropriate; and
subsidise from monies available to the Minister for the provision of schools, and by way of grant or by any other means, schemes whereby such education for students in attendance at such schools may be provided at such places, including workplaces, as the Minister may consider appropriate for the purpose.
The Cabinet may make regulations with respect to matters referred to in subsection (2) and, without limiting the generality of this subsection, with respect to —
the manner in which grants, subsidies and any other form of assistance may be provided; and
the terms and conditions upon which such grants, subsidies or other forms of assistance shall be made available.