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Ymgynghoriad ar God Allanoli Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus a’r Gweithlu drafft o dan Ddeddf Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a Chaffael Cyhoeddus (Cymru) 2023 

Consultation on the draft Public Services Outsourcing and Workforce Code under the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023 

Annwyl gydweithiwr   Yn ddiweddar, mae’r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol wedi lansio’r ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus ar y Cod Allanoli Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus a’r Gweithlu drafft o dan Ddeddf Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a Chaffael Cyhoeddus (Cymru) 2023.   Mae’r ymgynghoriad yn rhoi cyfle pwysig i randdeiliaid wneud sylwadau ar y Cod Allanoli Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus a’r Gweithlu drafft. Gofynnir am farn ynghylch a yw’r cod yn adlewyrchu bwriad y polisi, sydd wedi’i setlo a’i seilio ar Ddeddf Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a Chaffael Cyhoeddus (Cymru).    Rydym yn croesawu’n arbennig ymatebion gan awdurdodau contractio a restrir yn Atodlen 1 i Ddeddf Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a Chaffael Cyhoeddus (Cymru) 2023, yn ogystal â chyflenwyr i’r sector cyhoeddus ac eraill sydd â diddordeb yn y Ddeddf, Deddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol (Cymru) 2015, a chaffael yn ehangach.   Os hoffech gyfrannu at yr ymgynghoriad, dylid cyflwyno eich ymatebion drwy lenwi’r ffurflen ar-lein hon. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno ymatebion yw 14:00 ar 3 Rhagfyr 2025.

Dear colleague   The Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership has recently launched the public consultation on the draft Public Services Outsourcing and Workforce Code under the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023.   This consultation provides stakeholders with an important opportunity to comment on the draft Public Services Outsourcing and Workforce Code. Views are sought on whether the code reflects the policy intent, which is settled and grounded in the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act.    We particularly encourage responses from contracting authorities listed in Schedule 1 of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023, as well as suppliers to the public sector and others with an interest in the Act, the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, and procurement more broadly.   Should you wish to contribute to the consultation, your responses should be submitted by completing this online form. The closing date for submission of responses is 14:00 on 3 December 2025.

Chris Buchan, lead for Welsh Government’s Third Sector Policy and Support team, outlines the steps being taking to ensure the updated funding code of practice is being used across Welsh Government.

Click here to find out more.

Read more here

Mae Chris Buchan, arweinydd tîm Polisi a Chymorth Trydydd Sector Llywodraeth Cymru, yn amlinellu’r camau sy’n cael eu cymryd i sicrhau bod y cod ymarfer diwygiedig ar gyfer ariannu yn cael ei ddefnyddio ar draws Llywodraeth Cymru.

Cliciwch ar y ddolen isod i ddarganfod mwy.

Darllenwch mwy yma

Everyone at CWVYS is very saddened to hear the news that Pauline Richards has passed away. In addition to her roles as a long-term Trustee of Interlink in RCT, Pauline worked for Valleys Kids as a Programme Director.

We remember Pauline best here as a stalwart, passionate and very supportive CWVYS Trustee for a number of years.

Pauline’s funeral will be held on 10 September, in Coychurch, followed by a celebration of her life at Soar, in Tonypandy.

Our sincere condolences to Pauline’s family and friends and to all our colleagues at Valleys Kids’.

Mae pawb yma yn CWVYS yn drist iawn o glywed y newyddion am farwolaeth Pauline Richards. Yn ogystal â’i rôl fel ymddiriedolwr hirdymor i Interlink yn RCT, bu Pauline yn gweithio i ‘Valleys Kids’ fel Cyfarwyddwr Rhaglen.

Rydyn ni’n cofio Pauline orau fan hyn fel ymddiriedolwr CWVYS, yn egwyddorol, yn frwdfrydig ac yn gefnogol iawn am nifer o flynyddoedd.

Cynhelir angladd Pauline ar 10 Medi, yn Coychurch, ar ôl hynny bydd dathliad o’i bywyd yn Soar, yn Tonypandy.

Estynnwn ein cydymdeimlad dwysaf i deulu a ffrindiau Pauline a phawb o’n cydweithwyr yn ‘Valleys Kids’.

Our next round of Pathway 2 funding opens on September 18, 2025! Taith Pathway 2 supports impactful projects in Welsh education and youth sectors, focusing on education, diversity, inclusion, and climate change. Stay updated by joining our mailing list: taith.wales pic.x.com/EaJ8AStoET   Fydd cyfnod nesaf gwneud cais am gyllid Llwybr 2 yn agor ar 18fed o Fedi, 2025! Mae Llwybr 2 Taith yn cynnal prosiectau arwyddocaol yn sectorau addysg ac ieuenctid Cymru, gan ffocysu ar addysg, amrywiaeth, cynhwysiant a newid hinsawdd https://t.co/xsitADYPoN

TO RUN between AUTUMN 2025 – June 2026

We are seeking youth organisation partners to work with us/OR partners that would like to refer young people to us age 16 – 25 who are interested in completing the King’s Nursing Cadets.

This scheme is well established in Wales – a youth partner can work with us to deliver it themselves (with us providing teaching time) – usually of cohorts around 16 young people

OR – we are exploring where the RCN deliver this virtually where there are pockets of young people that are smaller than a standard cohort.

We are particularly looking for young people in the Powys, Hywel Dda and Swansea area interested in Nursing or roles in health care.

The programme is around 40 hours of taught content and 20 hours work experience. – RCN King’s Nursing Cadets | Professional Development | Royal College of Nursing

OFFER from early 2026

We are seeking youth organisations that would like to trial our free materials in 2026 to deliver to Key stage 1, 2, 3 and age 16+

These are being developed as we speak and will like “digital course in a box”. Materials will geared to introduce nursing as a career as well as the wider roles of health and social care.

Contact Helen.Hare@rcn.org.uk

PCC launches major youth engagement project | Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner

Y Comisiynydd yn lansio prosiect i ymgysylltu â phobl ifanc | Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner

Datganiad Ysgrifenedig: Ymgynghoriad ar Orchymyn Drafft Eithriadau Gwarchod Plant a Gofal Dydd (Cymru) 2026 a’r Cynnig ar gyfer Cynllun Cymeradwyo Gwirfoddol ar gyfer Darparwyr Gofal Plant, Gwaith Chwarae a Gweithgareddau

The Welsh Government has been working on this issue for some time now and CWVYS has been part of the ongoing discussions; as we have regularly reported upon at Regional Group, and Workforce Development Group, meetings.

The CWVYS position is that youth work should continue to be exempt from the Order.

Please now see details of a formal consultation process on the ‘Exemption Order’, to which we urge you to consider a response:

Written Statement: Consultation on the Draft Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2026 and the Proposal for a Voluntary Approval Scheme for Childcare, Playwork and Activity Providers (11 August 2025) | GOV.WALES

Datganiad Ysgrifenedig: Ymgynghoriad ar Orchymyn Drafft Eithriadau Gwarchod Plant a Gofal Dydd (Cymru) 2026 a’r Cynnig ar gyfer Cynllun Cymeradwyo Gwirfoddol ar gyfer Darparwyr Gofal Plant, Gwaith Chwarae a Gweithgareddau (11 Awst 2025) | LLYW.CYMRU

Share your views on proposed changes to adoption, fostering and kinship services legislation /

Rhannwch eich barn ar gynigion ar gyfer newidiadau i ddeddfwriaeth ar wasanaethau mabwysiadu, maethu a gofal gan berthynas.

Improving adoption, fostering and kinship services | GOV.WALES

https://www.llyw.cymru/gwella-gwasanaethau-mabwysiadu-maethu-gofal-gan-berthynas?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=

The Cabinet Secretary for Equalities and Social Justice launched the New Approach to Volunteering in Wales at gofod3. The New Approach was co-produced with the voluntary sector in Wales and aims to share and reflect good practice found in Wales and other countries.

Cafodd y Dull Newydd o Wirfoddoli yng Nghymru ei lansio yn gofod3. Cafodd ei gyd-gynhyrchu gan y sector gwirfoddol yng Nghymru gyda’r nod o rannu ac adlewyrchu arferion da a gaiff eu canfod yng Nghymru a thramor.

SAVE THE DATE

Monday 8th September

4:00pm and 5:30pm

The Youth Work Strategy Implementation Board and Welsh Government would like to invite those interested in hearing more about the work of the Implementation Participation Groups to an online session on Monday 8th September between 4:00pm and 5:30pm. 

If you would like to join us for this session, please email us and we will send over the meeting details.

CADW’R DYDDIAD

Dydd Llun, 8 Medi

4:00pm i 5:30pm

Hoffai Bwrdd Gweithredu Strategaeth

Gwaith Ieuenctid a Llywodraeth Cymru wahodd y rhai sydd â diddordeb i glywed mwy am waith y Grwpiau Gweithredu Cyfranogiad i sesiwn ar-lein ar Ddydd Llun 8fed o Fedi rhwng 4:00pm a 5:30pm. 

Os hoffech ymuno â ni ar gyfer y sesiwn hon, anfonwch e-bost atom a byddwn yn anfon manylion y cyfarfod atoch.

CWVYS is actively involved in discussions with UK Government officials about:

Mae CWVYS yn cymryd rhan weithredol mewn trafodaethau gyda swyddogion Llywodraeth y DU ynghylch:

The new UK Civil Society Covenant – WCVA

Cyfamod Cymdeithas Sifil newydd y DU – WCVA

The EWC are looking for experienced and enthusiastic individuals to train as Youth Work Quality Mark Assessors – and will soon be launching their next round of training.

What does a Quality Mark Assessor do?

As a Quality Mark assessor, you’ll be part of a team that externally verifies the quality of youth work practice.

Acting as a mentor, you’ll support others as they work towards achieving the Quality Mark. You’ll also play a key part in identifying, promoting and celebrating good practice.

What are they looking for?

You’ll be outgoing, friendly and have:

1. at least five years’ experience working with young people
2. excellent observational and analytical skills
3. a supportive and collaborative nature

Why become a Quality Mark Assessor?

Being an assessor will allow you to:

1. share good practice and learn from others
2. contribute to the development of youth work
3. improve your leadership and communications skills
4. build on your existing network of professional relationships
5. increase your knowledge and awareness of the youth work sector

If you’re interested, or if you have staff or colleagues who might be, please:

1. Visit their website to learn more
2. Complete the short application form application form
3. Share this opportunity within your networks

They are looking to run in person training early next term so this is a great time to register your interest.