Wales

New exams to test Welsh pupils

A review of qualifications for pupils aged between 14 and 19 is launched by the Welsh Government. It's likely to build on new ideas like the Welsh Baccalaureate but could also revive the old concept of matriculation in a range of subjects.

4:56 pm, Thu 31 May 2012

'Teach students to sell' says Sir Terry

Wales' richest business man says universities are failing to give students the essential skill of selling. He told ITV Wales Business Correspondent, Carole Green, how he tackles the skill shortage.

2:38 pm, Thu 31 May 2012

'Please, get the basics right'

Gareth Jenkins is the managing director of toolmaking service FSG Tool and Die in Llantrisant, which has trained hundreds of young engineers. He says basic education skills, such as reading, writing and mathematics, are fundamental to success and is imploring schools to get the basics right.

2:47 pm, Thu 31 May 2012

'Young people lack right skills'

Huw Evans, OBE, Chair of the review of qualifications says that employers large and small recognised that young people were well qualified. But he says: "sometimes they lack the kind of skill set that [employers] would expect."