Children and Young People Committee |
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Committee Room 1 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 13 June 2013 |
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Meeting time: |
09:32 - 11:35 |
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Assembly Members: |
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Ann Jones (Chair) Keith Davies Suzy Davies Rebecca Evans Bethan Jenkins Lynne Neagle David Rees Aled Roberts Simon Thomas |
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Witnesses: |
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Gareth Williams, Careers and Qualifications Manager, CITB Wales Professor April McMahon, Vice-Chancellor, Aberystwyth University Professor Medwin Hughes, Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales Trinity Saint David and Swansea Metropolitan University of Wales Ben Arnold, Policy Adviser, Higher Education Wales |
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Committee Staff: |
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Steve George (Clerk) Olga Lewis (Deputy Clerk) Anne Thomas (Researcher) Stephen Davies (Legal Advisor) |
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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 Apologies were received from Angela Burns AM. There were no substitutions.
2 Further and Higher Education (Governance and Information) (Wales) Bill: Stage 1 - Evidence Session 6
2.1 The Committee took evidence from Gareth Williams, Wales Careers and Qualifications Manager, representing Construction Skills Wales
3 Further and Higher Education (Governance and Information) (Wales) Bill: Stage 1 - Evidence Session 7
3.1 The Committee took evidence from the representatives of Higher Education Wales (HEW).
4 Papers to note
4.1 The Committee noted the following supporting documents:
CYP(4)-18-13 (p3) - Responses to the consultation
CYP(4)-18-13 (p4) – Colleges: Reclassification (additional information – UCU)
CYP(4)-18-13 (p5) – Further opinion (additional information – UCU)
CYP(4)-18-13 (p6) - Letter from the Minister for Education and Skills, Welsh Government
5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business
5.1 The Committee resolved, in accordance with Standing Orders 17.42(ix) and (vii), to meet in private for item 6 of the current agenda and Item 1 of the Agenda of the meeting 19 June 2013.
6 Further and Higher Education (Governance and Information) (Wales) Bill: Consideration of today's evidence
6.1 The Committee considered this item in private session.