:...I was also wondering
if the Minister could provide some clarity as to how training and
jobs-matching services in the scheme will work to target skills
gaps and labour shortages and how this will tie in with promoting
a greener economy and reaching net-zero targets. The Federation
of Small Businesses have noted that a chronic skills shortage
over recent months has impeded Wales's economic recovery. Labour
shortages and skill gaps are prevalent through the Welsh economy,
but are particularly prominent in sectors such as construction
and hospitality. The FSB reported that 50 per cent of
construction businesses have been struggling to recruit staff in
trades like carpentry
and bricklaying, while the Construction Industry Training
Board's labour market intelligence report estimated that an extra
9,250 workers would be needed in Wales between 2020 and 2025
without taking in net-zero considerations. Meanwhile, since 2016,
we have seen the available construction workforce declining. How
will the pathways and programmes within the guarantee, such as
ReAct+ and Jobs Growth Wales+, target advice and training towards
sectors experiencing these shortages while balancing out a
variety of opportunities for all, and how will net-zero skills
training and apprenticeships be prioritised within the guarantee
to ensure opportunities provided are in line with the future
generations Act?
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