Agenda - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Thursday, 2 February 2017

Meeting time: 09.00
For further information contact:

Gareth Price

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEIS@assembly.wales

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Private pre-meeting (09:00-09:15)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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2 Business panel - The apprenticeship levy in Wales

(09:15-10:15) (Pages 1 - 24)

Gavin Jones, Head of Early Careers Programmes, Airbus UK

Joanne Foster, UK Government & Business Relations Leader, GE Aviation

Craige Heaney, Head of Learning and Development Group Operations, Centrica

Anne Middleton, Human Resources Manager, Atradius

Attached Documents:
Research brief
EIS(5)-04-17 (p1) Centrica

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<AI4>

Break (10:15-10:30)

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3 Training providers - The apprenticeship levy in Wales

(10:30-11:30) (Pages 25 - 41)

Jeff Protheroe, Operations Manager, National Training Federation for Wales

Sarah John, Chair, National Training Federation for Wales

Rachel Bowen, Director of Policy and Development, Colleges Wales

Claire Roberts, Director of Engagement, Colleges Wales

Attached Documents:
EIS(5)-04-17 (p2) National Training Federation for Wales
EIS(5)-04-17 (p3) Colleges Wales

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4 Paper(s) to note

4.1 </AI6>

<AI7>

Additional information from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure on Visit Wales arising from the meeting on 3 November

(Pages 42 - 47)

Attached Documents:
EIS(5)-04-17 (p4) Additional information from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure on Visit Wales arising from the meeting on 3 November

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<AI8>

Private de-brief (11:30-11:45)

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<AI9>

Informal - Meeting with the Welsh Retail Consortium and retail

organisations to discuss the apprenticeship levy in Wales

(12:00-13:30)

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<AI10>

Break (13:30-14:00)

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<AI11>

5 Women in the economy - Alternative perspectives on the Economic Strategy for Wales

(14:00-15:00) (Pages 48 - 58)

Natasha Davies, Policy and Research Lead, Chwarae Teg

Dr Alison Parken, Project Director, Women Adding Value to the Economy (WAVE), Cardiff University

Helen Walbey, Director, Rideout Motorcycles and Scooters

Attached Documents:
Research brief

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Private de-brief (15:00-15:10)

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