5. Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Further Education Digital Learning

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:32 pm on 14 February 2023.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 4:32, 14 February 2023

(Translated)

That's an important question. Of course, the main purpose of this is to ensure that the way that we educate learners is as broad as possible, so that people have enhanced opportunities to access diverse courses, and there'll be different demands in different areas in terms of courses in our colleges. But it's also an opportunity—as I mentioned in response to Sioned Williams—it's also an opportunity to ensure that we keep the skills of the FE workforce up to date, so that they can ensure that students' skills are also up to date. There is a range of qualifications already in existence. And in terms of apprenticeships, those are designed with the sector itself, and the legislation that we've just passed as a Senedd will make that even easier and more flexible, so that we can ensure that the sectors that are growing and developing quickly can have a direct voice in how we shape these courses. That's very important indeed.