Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Economy – in the Senedd at 1:58 pm on 1 December 2021.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 1:58, 1 December 2021

That would be a matter for discussion with business sectors themselves, about what courses they would offer directly and what our more broad offer is on the skills and training agenda. I'm interested in the future of work and young people coming into the world of work for the first time and are looking to move on. That's why, of course, we've launched the young person's guarantee. The young person's guarantee, of course, straddles apprenticeships, which aren't just for young people. It's also why the recent announcement on personal learning accounts is about investing in the current workforce, and it's why I'm so concerned about the challenges over the reduction in the ability to run a proper and robust skills programme with the changes to the levelling-up fund. It's a real concern for us. But I look forward to further conversations with me and with my officials on the spread of help and support that we should provide and how that meets business need. That will, of course, be driven by lots of work done by our regional skills partnerships, and that really is a key factor in planning how we will support businesses now and in the future.