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Welsh Government oversight of further education colleges 'finances and delivery'

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Meeting: 19/10/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Correspondence from the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee regarding the Welsh Government’s oversight of further education colleges’ finance and delivery

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Minutes:

3.3.1 The correspondence was noted by the Committee

Meeting: 25/09/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Welsh Government oversight of further education colleges 'finances and delivery': Additional Information from the Welsh Government (18 July 2017)

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Meeting: 03/07/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Welsh Government oversight of further education colleges 'finances and delivery': Consideration of evidence received

Minutes:

6.1 Members considered the evidence received and agreed to write to the Welsh Government with their observations. The letter will be copied to the Children, Young People and Education Committee and the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee.

Meeting: 03/07/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Welsh Government oversight of further education colleges 'finances and delivery': Evidence Session 2

PAC(5)-19-17 P2 – Welsh Government’s response to the Auditor General for Wales’ Report (20 March 2017)

PAC(5)-19-17 P3 – Welsh Government’s response to the Auditor General for Wales’ Report (8 June 2017)

 

 

Huw Morris - Director for Skills, Higher Education and Lifelong Learning, Welsh Government

Geoff Hicks - Head of Post 16 Funding, Welsh Government

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Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Huw Morris, Director for Skills, Higher Education and Lifelong Learning, Welsh Government and Geoff Hicks - Head of Post 16 Funding, Welsh Government as part of their inquiry into the Welsh Government oversight of further education colleges 'finances and delivery'.

4.2 Huw Morris agreed to send the following information:

·       Proportion of budget allocation spent on Welsh language and English language in the FE sector;

·       A detailed explanation of how 21st Century Schools funding will be affected from March 2019 with the on-going UK withdrawal from the EU;

·       Details of how learners from the Travelling Community are supported in the FE sector; and

·       Send the allocation regarding capital funding from the draft budget, if able to.

 

 

 

 

Meeting: 03/07/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Welsh Government oversight of further education colleges 'finances and delivery': Evidence Session 1

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-19-17 P1 – Auditor General for Wales Report: Welsh Government oversight of further education colleges 'finances and delivery'

 

Iestyn Davies – Chief Executive Officer, ColegauCymru

Mark Jones – Principal, Gower College

Sharron Lusher – Chair, ColegauCymru

 

 

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Iestyn Davies, Chief Executive Officer, ColegauCymru; Mark Jones, Principal, Gower College and Sharron Lusher, Chair, ColegauCymru as part of their inquiry into the Welsh Government oversight of further education colleges 'finances and delivery'.

3.2 Iestyn Davies agreed to send to following information:

·       Proportion of funding spent on Welsh language and English language in the FE sector; and

·       Percentage of FE funding spent on marketing.

Meeting: 03/04/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Welsh Government oversight of further education colleges 'finances and delivery': Auditor General for Wales report

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-12-17 Paper 2 – Auditor General for Wales’ report

PAC(5)-12-17 Paper 3 - Welsh Government response  to the Auditor General for Wales’s Report

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Minutes:

6.1 The Committee received a briefing on the Auditor General for Wales’ report on his recent report on Welsh Government oversight of further education colleges 'finances and delivery.

6.2 The Committee agreed to undertake a short inquiry on this issue.

 

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