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updated on 27 January 2020
Cardiff University has become the latest education provider to be authorised by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) to deliver the vocational component of Bar training from September 2020.
In line with the new Bar Qualification Rules, all Bar training providers are required to apply to the BSB for authorisation in order to provide Bar training to students. The news means that Cardiff University has become an Authorised Education and Training Organisation (AETO) for the provision of vocational training for the Bar.
A spokesperson for the BSB said: “We are pleased to announce that Cardiff University has been authorised to provide the vocational component of Bar training, adding to the choice of new courses beginning in September. There are still further potential training providers in the process of seeking authorisation from us, and we hope to continue to expand the range of choices available to students.”
You can find out which universities have been authorised to deliver the new Bar training, as well as those who have applied for authorisation, on the BSB’s website.
For more on the changes to Bar training, take a look at our recent Feature.