EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPS UK
10th September 2019
Empower young people to start their own social action project. Do you work with groups of young people or individuals who are looking to take part in social action to improve their community? Introduce them to Solidarity Projects so they can make a difference and have their voices heard! A Solidarity Project is a youth-led…
PLAY WALES ARE RECRUITING!
25th July 2019
Play Wales is an independent charity funded by the Welsh Government â their area of charitable remit is Wales. They work to raise awareness of children and young peopleâs need and right to play and to promote good practice at every level of decision making and in every place where children might play. They provide…
ASH WALES WELCOMES PROPOSAL TO END SMOKING IN ENGLAND BY 2030 AND URGES WELSH GOVERNMENT TO FOLLOW SUIT
23rd July 2019
ASH Wales has urged Welsh Government to follow in Englandâs footsteps after proposals to end smoking by 2030 were announced. Under the plan contained in the Governmentâs Prevention Green Paper, every smoker being admitted to hospital would be offered help to quit. The paper proposes raising revenue to support smoking cessation services which would be…
YOUTH WORK NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS (NOS)
23rd July 2019
The Youth Work National Occupational Standards are now live on the NOS Database: https://www.ukstandards.org.uk/EN A PDF of the whole suite and the final Functional Map are available on the CLD Standards Council website: http://cldstandardscouncil.org.uk/resources/standards-and-benchmarks/national-occupational-standards/
CWVYS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
23rd July 2019
CWVYS held its AGM at the Urdd Gobaith Cymru centre in Cardiff Bay on 10 July.We were delighted to welcome so many friends and colleagues from a range of organisations and partner agencies. Thanks go to Wayne David MP, who we are very pleased to say will continue as CWVYS President; and to the newly…
YOUTH PARTICIPATION SURVEY
18th July 2019
Some of you keen-readers may recall that CWVYS are partners of EurodeskUK, which is based at Ecorys in Birmingham. Ecorys forms one half of the UK National Agency for the Erasmus+ programme (the British Council being the other half!), Ecorys is carrying out a study on behalf of the European Commission. The study aims to…
CARDIFF MET YOUTH & COMMUNITY WORK COURSES RECRUITMENT
16th July 2019
Cardiff Met Courses RecruitmentSince the launch of the Education Workforce Council (EWC) registration process the Youth & Community Work team has had numerous enquiries about professional training opportunities. As a result, they thought it useful to provide details to the youth work sector, and please feel free to share these details amongst your own networks.…
SENEDD AND ELECTIONS (WALES) BILL PROCEEDS TO NEXT STAGE
16th July 2019
On Wednesday 10 July, the Assembly debated and approved the general principles of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill. A link to a video recording and transcript of the Plenary debate will be available on the Billâs web page in due course. The Bill will now progress to Stage 2 of the legislative process, during…
2019 WELSH GOVERNMENT APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME
16th July 2019
The Welsh Government is advertising up to 25 apprenticeship opportunities in August. Those successful will start to be placed in January 2020. They will be contacting those interested in due course with further details on where and how to access the application. This new 2019 Welsh Government Apprenticeship campaign aims to encourage more people to…
CWVYS âSTORIES FROM YOUTH WORK IN WALESâ GOES TO WESTMINSTER!
3rd July 2019
It was a thrill to visit the House of Commons yesterday (2nd July) in order to attend a reception event for the CWVYS âStories from Youth Work in Walesâ report. The reception was kindly hosted by Wayne David MP, who, as our President, continues to be wonderfully supportive of all things CWVYS. Thank you, Wayne! Kath…
BRIGHTSKY: A FREE SUPPORT APP FOR ANYONE EXPERIENCING ABUSE OR UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
2nd July 2019
At last weekâs Youth Work Week Showcase event CWVYS met Rachael, a promoter of BrightSky, whoâs post is funded by the Home Office. Bright Sky is a FREE app for anyone who may be in an abusive relationship. It also provides support for friends and families of victims, practitioners and employers who are looking for information about domestic…