Policies that influence higher education
A number of key Wales and UK strategies and policies affect policies for higher education and set the context within which we operate. These include:
Welsh Government documents
- Achievement and Accountability: Report of the independent review of higher education governance in Wales (2011)
- For Our Future - The 21st Century Higher Education Strategy and Plan for Wales (2009)
- Transforming Education and Training (2008)
- Skills that work for Wales (2008)
- People, Places, Futures - The Wales Spatial Plan (2008)
- One Wales: A Progressive Agenda for the Government of Wales (2007)
- A Science Policy for Wales (2006)
- Education for sustainable development and global citizenship - a strategy for action (2006)
- The Learning Country: Vision into Action (2006)
- Wales: a Vibrant Economy (2005)
- Making the Connections: Delivering Better Services for Wales (2004)
- Knowledge Economy Nexus: Role of Higher Education in Wales (A report by the Assembly’s HE Economic Development Task & Finish Group) (2004)
- Iaith Pawb: A National Action Plan for a Bilingual Wales (2003)
- Languages Count: The Welsh Government’s National Modern Foreign languages Strategy (2002)
- Reaching Higher: A strategy for the higher education sector in Wales (2002)
- The Learning Country (2001)
UK Government documents
- Prosperity for all in the global economy-world class skills (2006)
- Cox Review of Creativity in Business (2005)
- HM Treasury’s Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-2014 (2004)
- Fair Admissions to Higher Education: recommendations for Good Practice (2004)
- Review of University – Business Links by Richard Lambert on behalf of the Treasury (2003)

