Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I want to focus on help that is available to the Government and the people that you already work with in breaking down some of the perceptions of what an apprentice looks like, and what an apprenticeship is. The Institution of Civil Engineers do have a fabulous school programme that involves building a bridge, and they take it around schools and give students a real opportunity for hands-on. The Construction Industry Training Board also have similar schemes.

What I found and what came out of our evidence gathering, following on from what Vikki said, was that where people were located in an area where apprenticeships were fairly evident, like in a local industry, whether that was energy or aerospace or anything else, they were fully aware, their parents were fully aware, and they were engaged with the opportunities of apprenticeships. But, the further that you moved out from such geographic locations, the less awareness there was, so that puts the onus firmly and squarely on others helping to lift and encourage and promote the apprenticeships within those communities. 

There is real innovation that is happening in existing opportunities. For example, there's huge innovation that's going on in the construction industry that's not fully understood, and it's not fully understood by the people who are trying to help the pupils understand those opportunities. And if it was, I think we could remove the gender gap within that industry virtually overnight. So, my ask of you, Minister, is this: to try and engage with those people who are not currently within schools, with the industries themselves, and feed back to those people who ought to be giving career advice about the innovation and the possibilities within the apprenticeship structure that is currently available, but is quickly changing.