Reforming Post-compulsory Education and Training

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Education – in the Senedd at 2:06 pm on 27 November 2019.

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Photo of Bethan Sayed Bethan Sayed Plaid Cymru 2:06, 27 November 2019

What are your plans—? As I said earlier—I mentioned apprenticeships. What are your plans in this regard to put apprenticeships at the heart of the PCET proposals? I know, of course, that this is an area that is in the economy and transport brief, but in my view—and I'm sure you would agree—an apprenticeship for young people should be viewed as an extension of an educational process rather than something separate from it, and when I speak to those in the apprenticeship world, they seem to feel a bit disassociated from the college set-up. So, I'm just wondering how you can use the PCET changes to make sure that non-work-based key skills and off-site education days can be properly made available to those particular students as well.