, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Okay.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Yes. Thanks, Chair. I'm going to ask, just briefly, about the learner voice. To what extent do you think the quality assurance arrangements within the Bill reflect the intention for a more learner-focused tertiary education system?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Lovely. Thank you. That's all from me, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Excellent. Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Thanks. Sorry, Chair, I'm conscious of time. I'm just going to ask one more question, if I may. Some stakeholders have told us that they're concerned about Welsh Ministers getting too involved in operational matters and that the Bill gives them the powers to…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
To what extent do you believe that outcome agreements will bring about improvements and benefits?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
That's really helpful. Thank you. I’m just going to move on to the fact that the Bill doesn’t mention the QAA. It’s accepted, I think, that the QAA will almost certainly be the designated quality body for higher education provision, but is the Bill…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Diolch, Chair. Thank you for attending today. First of all, I'm going to ask about commencement and the actual ability to be able to establish the commission. Do you think there are concerns, and if so, what are they, regarding the timings and the process of…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Reforming Council Tax in Wales
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Minister, thank you for your statement today. First of all, would you agree that the 22 local authorities across Wales have been absolutely incredible in supporting vulnerable people, communities and businesses during the whole…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 6
Diolch. That's all from me, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 6
Diolch. Thanks for those comprehensive answers. I'm just going to quickly move on to a couple more questions that I've got, Chair. One, the commission has a strategic duty to promote tertiary education through the medium of Welsh. What are your views on the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 6
Diolch, Chair. Thanks for attending today—great to see you. Just a few questions from myself regarding the aims and how the aims may be met. First of all, what are the current barriers to increasing the availability of Welsh-medium courses, and the take-up of…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 5
Thank you. Thanks, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 5
Thank you, Chair. Actually, you've already, in part, answered this in your introduction. If you can just explain a little more about your thoughts. It's regarding parity of esteem. I'm just going to read what the Minister told us. He said that the learner's…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 4
Excellent. Thank you. Thanks, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 4
Thank you. And to what extent do you believe that the outcome agreements will bring about improvements and benefits?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 4
Thank you, Chair. Thanks for attending today, everybody. I'm going to ask a few questions about funding powers and the regulatory system. And first of all, what's your view on the Bill providing the different powers, duties, conditions and different funding…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 3
Thank you, Chair. Good morning, everyone, good to see you all. Just two questions. First of all, HEFCW stated that 'there should be an obligation for the commission to maintain a reasonable balance of funding' across provision and activities. Do you believe…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2020-2021
Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2020-2021
Okay. Thank you. And just finally from me regarding finances: do you think you're sufficiently and adequately resourced in order to meet the work expected of you in relation to qualification reform?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2020-2021
Excellent. Okay. Thank you. Just moving to your board, in what ways will you be seeking to increase diversity on the board?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2020-2021
Excellent. Are there any lessons that you've been able to learn from the process that you can apply in the future?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2020-2021
Good morning, Mr Blaker, Mr Jones; it's good that you've joined us. I'm just going to ask, as the Chair has said, about a few corporate issues. First of all, in relation to the learner advisory group, could you just outline how you selected the members of the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare and parental employment—scrutiny session
Is there to be an independent review into child minding?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare and parental employment—scrutiny session
Thanks, Chair. Thanks for joining us, Minister. Just two quick questions. First of all, the £4.50 hourly rate for the new childcare offer; what consideration have you given, or are you giving, to increasing it to £5? We've heard providers citing the…
