During Plenary this week, William Graham (Conservative Assembly Member for South Wales East) highlighted the difficulties that Newport steel fabricator Rowecord Engineering, who built the 160-metre-long roof for the Olympic Aquatics Centre had great difficulty in recruiting skilled workers.
William asked “Has the Welsh Government effectively directed funding to train people in the skills required by local industries”.
Jane Hutt (Assembly Finance Minister) failed to address this concern; instead she reiterated unsubstantiated policies and funding to create jobs. She totally ignored the reality the local companies cannot recruit the skilled staff they require.
“There are companies who are losing the opportunities to compete for future orders or to expand their businesses, because of the Assembly’s failure to effectively engage with local companies and comprehend the calibre of employees they require”.
