Issuing authority role for apprenticeship frameworks
1. We would like to know your views on the effects that the future role of the Issuing Authority for issuing Apprenticeship Frameworks in Wales would have on the Welsh language, specifically on opportunities for people to use Welsh and on treating the Welsh language no less favourably than English.
What effects do you think there would be? How could positive effects be increased, or negative effects be mitigated?
2. Please also explain how you believe the proposed policy could be formulated or changed so as to have positive effects or increased positive effects on opportunities for people to use the Welsh language and on treating the Welsh language no less favourably than the English language, and no adverse effects on opportunities for people to use the Welsh language and on treating the Welsh language no less favourably than the English language.
3. Should the Welsh Government undertake the power or what other options are available to ensure impartiality between the developer and the Issuing Authority roles?
4. What should the process and criteria be when issuing a framework?
5. Should the Issuing Authority put in place any additional measures to ensure the framework meets the employer and learner needs?
6. What quality and compliance measures should be in place when approving certifying and issuing a framework, this includes ensuring the appropriate qualifications are included?
7. Should the Issuing Authority put in place any additional measures to ensure the framework meets the employer and learner needs?
8. Are there any additional comments you would like Welsh Government to be informed of in relation to this consultation?
9. If you have any related issues which we have not specifically addressed, please use this space to report them: