Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Economy – in the Senedd at 1:38 pm on 28 June 2023.
Vikki Howells
Labour
1:38,
28 June 2023
Minister, I was pleased to see the announcement you made with the education Minister last week about rolling out a scheme whereby young people at risk of leaving education and becoming unemployed are provided with meaningful work experience to ensure that they can reconnect with their learning and are encouraged to develop their aspirations. What role do you believe that this initiative, working alongside, for example, the young person's guarantee, could play in reducing unemployment, and youth unemployment in particular, here in Wales?
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