Minutes: 14 May 2025

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

16th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am

End time: 01:40pm

Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room

Published: Thursday, 15 May 2025

Committee Member attendees:

Minutes

1. Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Jon Vincent, Principal, Glasgow Clyde College, representing Colleges Scotland;

Sir Paul Grice, Interim Convener, Universities Scotland;

Andrew Ritchie, Lead Officer DYW, Aberdeenshire Council, representing the ADES Sub-Group on Foundation Apprenticeships;

Sai Shraddha S. Viswanathan, President, National Union of Students Scotland;

and then from—

Sarah Dalrymple, Founder and Director, SDC-Learn;

Stephanie Lowe, Deputy Chief Executive, Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF);

Phiona Rae, Head of Administration and Finance, Tullos Training.

2. Evidence Session (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting

3. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee agreed its work programme.