Chamber and committees

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Agenda: 21 May 2025

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

17th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am

Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room

Agenda items:

Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill
Subordinate legislation
Evidence Session (in private)
Work programme (in private)

Agenda published: Friday, 16 May 2025 01:04pm

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

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Sarah Collins
National Officer for Further Education
Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)

Liam Davenport
Industrial Officer
PCS Union

Nicola Jackson
UNISON Steward
Skills Development Scotland

Mary Senior
Scotland Official
UCU Scotland

John Lewis
Scottish Funding Council Workplace Representative
Unite the Union

and then from -

Vikki Manson
Deputy Head of Policy Scotland
Federation of Small Businesses

Paul Campbell
General Manager, Scottish Water and SAAB Employer Engagement Group Chair
representing Scottish Apprenticeship Advisory Board (SAAB)

Carolyn Currie
Chief Executive
Women’s Enterprise Scotland

Papers for this item:

Paper 1_TET Bill Cover Note_21 May (536KB, pdf) posted 16 May 2025

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item

2. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—

Teachers’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025
Education (Fees and Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation) (Scotland) Regulations 2025

Papers for this item:

Paper 3_Negative SSIs (157KB, pdf) posted 16 May 2025

3. Evidence Session (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.

4. Work programme (in private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item

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