Petitions Committee
Petitions Committee inquiry: Work based learning for vulnerable young people
The Petitions Committee are carrying out an inquiry which will look at work based learning provision for vulnerable young people and would like to invite interested parties to provide written evidence.
This inquiry is the direct result of a petition submitted by Action for Children which called for:
"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Assembly Government to provide more work based learning provision that better meets the needs of more vulnerable young people, that really moves them on and ensures they achieve at least NVQ2 level qualifications. We would particularly like to see more provision for homeless young people seeking training who are not in the care of a local authority”
After the Committee took oral evidence from young people with direct experience of work based learning, it was agreed that the Committee would undertake an inquiry into this issue.
Call for written evidence
The Committee is interested in hearing from anybody who has views on or an interest in the issue of work based learning provision for vulnerable young people. Written submissions that address either some or all of the areas set out in the terms of reference will be welcomed. We would particularly welcome the views and experiences of young people who have undertaken work based learning.
Terms of reference
The availability and quality of training programmes, and work based placements, particularly suitable placements for vulnerable young people;
Progression for the vulnerable young person building on skills and qualifications gained in the previous placement;
Financial support for independently financed young people including training allowances, Education Maintenance Allowances, benefits, and funding for travel costs;
Personal support for vulnerable young people including differences in levels of support for care-leavers,
The effectiveness of agency collaboration/partnership working in issues in Wales;
How to submit evidence
All evidence should be submitted, electronically, where possible to petition@wales.gov.uk no later than Friday 3 September
Alternatively, written submissions can be submitted to:
Committee Clerk
Petitions Committee
National Assembly for Wales
Cardiff Bay
CF99 1NA
If you are unable to submit your evidence in either of these ways, please contact the Clerk to the Committee, Naomi Stocks to discuss alternative submission methods.
Please note that we are unable to return any evidence once submitted.
Disclosure of information
Witnesses should be aware that once evidence has been submitted to the Committee it is treated as the property of the Committee. It is the Committee’s intention to place written papers on its website, and these may subsequently be printed and made available with the report. The National Assembly will not publish information which it considers to be personal data without the consent of the person whose data it is. In the event of a request for information submitted under UK legislation, it may be necessary to disclose the information that you provide. This may include information which has previously been removed by the National Assembly for publication purposes.
If you are providing information, other than personal data, which you feel is not suitable for public disclosure, it is up to you to stipulate which parts should not be published, and to provide a reasoned argument to support this. The National Assembly will take this into account when publishing information or responding to requests for information.
Christine Chapman AM
Chair, Petitions Committee
