The Welsh-medium and Bilingual Further Education and Apprenticeships Action Plan

Part of 3. Questions to the Minister for Education – in the Senedd at 3:51 pm on 10 February 2021.

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Photo of Mike Hedges Mike Hedges Labour 3:51, 10 February 2021

(Translated)

The Minister launched the action plan over two years ago, and although some progress has been made, we are still in a position where only 11 per cent of further education staff and 7 per cent of apprenticeship staff are able to teach through the medium of Welsh. Can the Minister explain what the Welsh Government is doing to ensure that colleges have the resources that they need to employ more staff who do have Welsh language skills to provide bilingual provision, particularly in areas such as childcare and health and social care, where we need a bilingual workforce?