Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Contact: Claire Morris 

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09:30)

1.

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed everybody to the meeting. There were no apologies.

(09:30 - 10:15)

2.

Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session

Sector Skills Councils

 

Sioned Williams – Care and Development

Gareth Williams – ConstructionSkills

Bill PeaperSemta

Tony Leahy - Semta

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009.

 

Action point:

 

Sioned Williams agreed to provide further information on why some local authorities are recruiting social workers from outside the United Kingdom when it appears that colleges in Wales are training adequate number of social workers.

(10:30 - 11:30)

3.

Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session

Ceredigion County Council

 

Eifion Evans, Director of Education and Community Service

Arwyn Thomas, Assistant Director of Education and Community Service

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009

(11:30)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting

Members to consider the motion under Standing order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

Minutes:

4.1 Members agreed the motion to exclude the public for the remainder of the business.

(11:30 - 11:40)

5.

Legislative Consent Motion on the Welfare Reform Bill

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the reply from the Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services and agreed to prepare and table a short report by 20 January.

(11:40 - 12:00)

6.

Adoption Inquiry: Methods of working

Minutes:

6.1 Members agreed in principle to appointing an expert adviser to assist with this inquiry and requested a paper for the next meeting.

7.

Papers to note

7a

Additional information on EU level action against child sex trafficking (identified in meeting on 1 December 2011)

Supporting documents:

7b

Additional information from Governors Wales' (identified in meeting on 7 December 2011)

Supporting documents:

7c

Additional information from Colleges Wales (identified in meeting on 7 December 2011)

Supporting documents:

7d

Information from the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

Supporting documents:

Transcript

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