Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:21 pm on 20 March 2018.
I warmly welcome the ambition of the plan, and as the Minister acknowledged, it's important to have measurable steps so that we can track progress over time. So, I have just two questions. I congratulate the Minister on publishing targets; I think it's important for accountability. I am a little concerned that the targets aren't smart targets, and four of the six targets are, in fact, targets to set other targets. So, would the Minister be willing to work with the economy committee to refine the targets to see if we can make them smarter?
And, secondly, on the issue of future skills, which you rightly indicated in your statement, we've previously discussed here that the digital skills being provided to schools are not progressing at the pace that they need to. You're right to say that the Donaldson curriculum has the potential to do that, but the planned activity at the moment is far too modest. The Estyn report recently showed that two thirds of all primary schools have inadequate levels of digital skills being taught. So, can you make sure that that is understood and seized upon with Government and that there is greater pace and scale put behind that agenda to achieve the objectives of your plan? Thank you.