Medr is responsible for funding and regulating the tertiary education and research sector in Wales.

For the first time, the tertiary education and research sector is managed and co-ordinated by one arm’s length body of the Welsh Government.

What we do

From 1 August 2024, Medr will regulate institutions, and fund:

further education
higher education, including research and innovation
apprenticeships
adult community learning
local authority maintained school sixth forms.

News and publications

Strategic Plan 2025-30

The Strategic Plan sets out our response to the Welsh Government’s strategic priorities for tertiary education and research.

Strategic Plan 2025-2030

Regulation

We regulate fee levels, ensure a framework is in place for assessing the quality of higher education and scrutinise the performance of tertiary education providers.

Regulation

Funding

We fund tertiary education and research, including school sixth forms, apprenticeships, further education, higher education, and research and innovation.

Funding for providers

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships allow learners at all levels to be able to gain qualifications while earning a wage, and normally take 1 to 4 years to complete.

Apprenticeships

Data and analysis

Information from tertiary education providers is used to calculate funding allocations, monitor progress, inform policy, and publish statistics on the tertiary sector.

Data and analysis