P-03-270 - Action for Children
Petition received: 3 December 2009
Lead Petitioner: Action for Children - Gweithredu dros Blant
Number of petitioners: 1
Petition wording:
We call on 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.Petition status: Open
Petitions Committee Consideration:
19 January 2010
Link to transcript of the meeting on 19 January 2010
23 March 2010
Link to transcript of the meeting on 23 March 2010
11 May 2010
Link to transcript of the meeting on 11 May 2010
25 May 2010
Link to transcript of the meeting on 25 May 2010
15 June 2010
Link to transcript of the meeting on 15 June 2010
29 July 2010
Link to transcript of the meeting on 13 July 2010
28 September 2010
The committee took evidence from Yvonne Rodgers, Director of Barnardos Cymru, Sally Jenkins, Assistant Director of Barnardos Cymru, Chris Ramus, Project Manager, Action for Children and Cath Black, Deputy Project Manager, Action for Children as part of its inquiry into Work Based Learning provision for vulnerable young people.
Link to transcript of the meeting on 28 September 2010
12 October 2010
The committee took evidence from Richard Newton, Director, Rathbone Cymru and Andrew Cooksley, Managing Director, ACT Training as part of its inquiry into Work Based Learning provision for vulnerable young people.
Link to transcript of the meeting on 12 October 2010
02 November 2010
The committee took evidence from Leighton Andrews AM, Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning, Teresa Holdsworth, Deputy Director of Business and Skills Division, Andrew Clark, Acting Deputy Director, Higher Education & Further Education Policy as part of its inquiry into Work Based Learning provision for vulnerable young people.
The Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning agreed to provide:
Further details on financial support provided to young people on work based learning courses
The committee took evidence from Linda Badman, Director, Job Centre Plus, Wales, June Price, Welsh Assembly Government Liaison Manager/Future Jobs Fund Manager, Job Centre Plus Wales and Rowan Foster, Young People’s Employment Division, Department for Work and Pensions as part of its inquiry into Work Based Learning provision for vulnerable young people.
The Department for Work and Pensions agreed to provide:
Further information on the provision of travel allowances for job seekers, particularly for vulnerable young people on job seekers allowance.
