<p>The Swansea Bay City Region</p>

Part of 2. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 2:37 pm on 1 March 2017.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 2:37, 1 March 2017

In an economy event in my constituency, which I held before Christmas, and which was addressed by the Minister for Skills and Science, one of the issues identified to improve productivity was the question of skills acquisition, and importantly skills progression through the employment journey. So, they will have been pleased to hear the emphasis on that in the new apprenticeship plan. But, more broadly than that, does he agree with me that we need to find ways of turning technology, which can often be a threat to some of the jobs in our region, into an asset, and that we should aim to see widely available online skills tools, which are immersive and interactive, and cheap, allowing employees to have tailored, modular training to develop their skills in a way that is consistent with their own needs and demands? And what steps can the Welsh Government take to encourage the development of that?