Agenda and minutes

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.

1.2 Apologies were received from Hefin David MS, Alun Davies MS substituted for Hefin from 10.30am.

1.3 The Chair welcomed Lee Walters MS from the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relation to the meeting

1.4 Under Standing Order 17.24A Cefin Cambell MS declared an interest as he was part of the development of Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill.

Dona Lewis, Chief Executive, National Centre for Learning Welsh

Meinir Ebbsworth, Strategic Director, National Centre for Learning Welsh

Dr Ioan Matthews, Chief Executive, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol

Rebecca Williams, Senior Manager for Language Skills and Workforce Planning, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the National Centre for Learning Welsh and Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

2.2 The National Centre for Learning Welsh agreed to provide further information on addressing the workforce challenges in implementing the Bill, in particular what would need to be that is not included in the Bill. 

Rhian Edwards, Executive Director for Policy, Medr (Commission for Tertiary Education and Research)

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from Medr.

3.2 Medr agreed to provide a note on amendments required to provide clarity in Bill on how different organisations will discharge their duties and further information on the likely the resources needed to upskill the workforce to deliver the Bill’s ambitions.

Jonathan Morgan, Principal and Chief Executive of Coleg y Cymoedd and representing ColegauCymru

Amanda Wilkinson, Director, Universities Wales [via zoom]

Lisa Mytton, Strategic Director, National Training Federation for Wales [via zoom]

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from ColegauCymru, Universities Wales and the National Training Federation for Wales.

4.2 Universities Wales agreed to provide further information in relation to Part 3 of the Bill on issues around pathways and progression into higher education.

5.1 The papers were noted.

6.1 The motion was agreed.

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous sessions.