Mr. Keith Moynes:

Yes, at the moment. That is the trade-off that is being made because of the concerns or abuses that existed. We definitely want to get to a much more mature sector that is enabled through regulation to focus on learners. Parts of the sector are on that journey and are of a very high quality, but there is not a universal assurance on the State. That model absolutely applies to the type of more specialised training that MEI spoke to this committee about last time. One would be bringing in people who want to top up and do exactly what the Deputy, and many others, have done by engaging in lifelong learning. Such people want a flexibility that suits them as grown-ups, rather than being stuck in a classroom. We would like a system where we have an assurance that if we do that, it is not going to facilitate abuse. We will never have a perfect system but if we can get a very high degree of assurance across the sector, we will be in a much more comfortable space.