Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Education – in the Senedd at 2:12 pm on 3 July 2019.
Minister, I'm sure you'll agree with me that partnerships between higher education authorities and businesses are critical to ensure that the next generation have the knowledge and right skill sets to enter the workforce, which I'm sure will be very different in 10 years' time, given the adoption of automation and artificial intelligence. Naturally, these changes will require workers everywhere to deepen their existing skill sets or even acquire new ones. With this in mind, what is the Welsh Government doing to support higher education institutions to work with employers to make sure the workforce of the future has the necessary skills and knowledge to actually enter the workplace?