I’d like to thank the Member for his question and commend him for organising the seminar that took place in his constituency. In-work skills training opportunities, provided through schemes such as Essential Skills in the Workplace and the Wales Union Learning Fund, have proven to be absolutely vital for workers across Wales in gaining valuable skills that enable them to progress up a career ladder. But utilising new and emerging digital technologies will become more and more important. The fact is that many, many young people use their digital devices to learn, as much as they use their schools. Many will use YouTube and other search forms of social media in order to learn, and that should apply equally to adults who are looking to gain and retrain skills.

The Minister for Skills and Science has developed a skills gateway for employers, digitally driven, which enables one single point of entry to all forms of advice and guidance for employers. And, equally, the Minister has devised a similar skills gateway system for all individuals looking to acquire new skills, or to retrain, or to boost their existing learning opportunities.