2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:23 pm on 14 February 2023.

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Photo of Laura Anne Jones Laura Anne Jones Conservative 2:23, 14 February 2023

Business Minister, I'd like to request a statement from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language on the replacement of BTECs and what our Welsh equivalent of T-levels will actually look like. This month, the Department for Education in England announced a new £12 million T-level employer placement scheme to boost the uptake from businesses to take on student placements and access to providers for multiple grants, yet we still have no idea what T-level equivalents will look like in Wales. Once again, we see colleges and sixth forms in a state of panic due to the Minister's lacklustre approach to this, and many now feel that it's simply too late to make the changes implemented well or done properly, putting Wales at a big disadvantage. A statement updating the Senedd, learners and our educators is urgently needed. Thank you, business Minister.