Enterprise and Learning Committee

Rapporteur group on Bilingualism

Bilingual training and skills in the workplace and Business interface with the public

Terms of reference

Rapporteur group on Bilingualism At its meeting on 15 January 2009, the Enterprise and Learning Committee elected a cross party Rapporteur Group to consider different aspects of bilingualism in Wales and report its findings. The membership of the group was: Jeff Cuthbert AM; Gareth Jones AM; David Melding AM; and Jenny Randerson AM.

The Rapporteur Group on Bilingualism discussed its priorities at its first informal meeting on 5 February 2009. It decided to focus on the following three strategic areas:

• The teaching and acquisition of Welsh as a second language;

• Bilingual training and skills in the workplace; and

• Business interface with the public.