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Tertiary And Vocational Education Act (No. 20 of 1990) - Sect 17

Commission's powers in respect of persons and institutes establishments registered under section 14 and 15

17.
(1) The Commission may exercise the following powers in respect of any institute registered under section 14 and any persons and establishments registered under section 15.
(a) to determine in accordance with the application for registration the courses of studies and training to be provided at any institute registered under section 14;
(b) to determine the requirements for admission to
(i) each study and training course conducted by any registered person or establishment; and
(ii) each specified course ;
(c) to determine the qualifications of the staff ;
(d) to issue guidelines for
(i) the curricula in respect of courses of studies; and
(ii) the syllabus in respect of training courses,
(e) to determine the academic and training standards to be maintained;
(f) to determine the type of examinations to be conducted for the grant of certificates, distinctions and other awards;
(g) to determine the facilities necessary to ensure the proper welfare of the students and the staff;
(h) to determine the duties of managers and heads of registered institutes and the manner of the performance of their duties;
(i) to approve the curriculum and determine the manner in which any examination is to be conducted in respect of national tertiary education awards and vocational education awards;
(j) to determine the qualifications, period of training, salaries, appointment, grading, suspension and removal of instructors;
(k) to determine the days on which and the hours during which students shall attend lectures and the days which shall be observed as holidays by all registered institutes and places where specified courses are conducted;
(l) to determine the standards of accommodation to be maintained in registered institutes and any place where specified courses are conducted; and
(m) to determine the manner of exhibition of notices by a person conducting any specified course under section 15.
(2) The Minister may on the advice of the Commission by Order published in the Gazette specify the number of students to be trained in respect of any particular course of study or training and the reasons for so specifying. Upon the publication of such Order the Commission may deter mine in accordance with the provisions of such Order the number of students to be admitted for such specified course, in all institutes registered under section 14 and by any person or establishment registered under section 15.

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