Apprenticeships and training

Luke FletcherPlaid

25 September 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning

Of course, it's important that we don't fall into that silo-working element when looking at apprenticeships, because the effect of good policy on apprenticeships will have a positive effect on productivity. If I could turn to productivity, the figures we receive on a regular basis often show Wales…

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Rebecca EvansLabour

25 September 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning

…and others. So, I didn't want to let the moment pass without just recognising that. In terms of apprenticeships, of course, they will be important in our response to Tata as well. We need to ensure that people who are currently undertaking apprenticeships are able to complete those, but then also…

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Luke FletcherPlaid

25 September 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning

…current portfolios have been set up. Now, it appears to place less of an emphasis on the importance of apprenticeships, less of a focus on apprenticeships, with part of it in your department and another part of it, through Medr, being with the Minister for Further and Higher Education. So, is there…

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Rebecca EvansLabour

25 September 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning

…will set out a whole range of priorities. But within that you can absolutely expect to hear more about apprenticeships, but also the importance of inward investment, the foundational economy, but then also our really important journey towards net zero and how we're supporting businesses on that…

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Luke FletcherPlaid

25 September 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning

…a number of different sectors. I’ve listened to the answers that you gave to Sam Kurtz, and skills and apprenticeships come across very clearly as a priority for yourself. It'd be good to understand what the other priorities are here now. So, it would be great for you to set out some of those…

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Rebecca EvansLabour

25 September 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning

…you represent locally and that we’re able to support as a Welsh Government. I think that skills and apprenticeships are absolutely critical in terms of meeting the needs of businesses of the future, which is why it’s really important that we do the mapping work to understand where the skills are at…

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Rebecca EvansLabour

25 September 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning

…I think it’s so important that we have Jack Sargeant in his role, which will be looking particularly at apprenticeships, recognising the very important role of skills in terms of meeting the challenges of the future.

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Altaf HussainConservative

24 September 2024, Plenary

Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The National Framework for the Commissioning of Care and Support in Wales

…We need to thoroughly understand the skills of the workforce if we are to have any hope of addressing skills shortages. How will we know whether we need more Welsh-speaking carers if we don't know the skills of the existing workforce? Minister, do you have any plans to increase the data collection…

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Laura Anne JonesConservative

24 September 2024, Plenary

Questions to the First Minister

…the Welsh Government is doing to promote the various science, technology, engineering and mathematics apprenticeships offered by BAE and companies like those I’ve mentioned.

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Andrew Slade

19 September 2024, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee

Evidence Session: Cardiff Airport

…to the specifics associated with the airport. And we will always ask ourselves whether there are skills gaps or, as the role changes and as the airport grows, are there new things that we want Holdco to be able to do, and what does that mean for our membership, or membership of the company. But I…

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Harry Thompson

18 September 2024, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

The Foundational Economy - Panel 1

…to be a nurse, you need to have a certain amount of GCSEs—is respond to that by basically making apprenticeship academies, and saying, 'You can do a seven-year apprenticeship to become a registered nurse.' And it's just a win, win, win across the board, because you're addressing NHS staff shortages…

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Annie Smith

18 September 2024, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with environmental organisations

…access to volunteering opportunities, even, in nature jobs has actually just helped people to build employability in a much wider sense. I think it’s all part of the process, to be honest. I think that it’s got a long way to go, but it’s a really promising partnership and focus. What we found in the…

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