TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE COUNCIL

The 'Training and Enterprise Councils' or 'TECs' were local bodies established in England and Wales in the early 1990s to administer publicly-funded training programmes. These included youth training formerly known as the Youth Training Scheme and the early Modern Apprenticeship. Additionally they promoted training and business enterprise with local organisations. They operated as private limited companies and reported on their progress to their regional government office.
The TECs were abolished in April 2001 under the Learning and Skills Act 2000. In England, their functions, along with those of the Further Education Funding Council, were taken over by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). In Wales, they were replaced by ELWa.