<p>Opportunities for Pupils </p>

Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 2:18 pm on 11 January 2017.

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Photo of David Melding David Melding Conservative 2:18, 11 January 2017

Minister, can I commend the Welsh Government for promoting the Careers Wales mark. I think it’s an excellent initiative and it’s I think now attracting the membership of most schools in Wales and leading to more informed career choices and identification of necessary skills for students as they prepare to enter the world of work. But I’m told there have been problems in the last few years with effective placements and this would also affect people from outside coming into schools to talk about the world of work, and that looking for effective placements has been crowded out of the curriculum. I think schools do their students a disservice if they don’t emphasise the importance of really effective placements and the vision of the world of work that they can give to students.