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We would like to draw your attention again to the vacancy for a Digital Communications Assistant. The person in post will support the work of Ellie Parker, the Marketing and Communications Officer for the Youth Work sector. Applicants must be bilingual to be considered as it is an essential requirement for the role. The deadline…

Some CWVYS members may recall from our International Newsletter this month (and many previous ones since the programme was announced), information on the Welsh International Learning Exchange Programme. There is currently a consultation process open to the Youth sector, for people to feed back to the policy development team. Here is the consultation form; https://forms.office.com/r/dWN3vz04K0…

YMCA Swansea has an exciting new opportunity to join the team as a Bid Writer and help us to make a real difference in children and young  people’s lives across Swansea.   Bid Writer at YMCA Swansea £32,000 pro rata 18.5 hours per week November 2021 Swansea & Home Based Send CVs to amrogan@ymcaswansea.org.uk Deadline…

Following the success and impact of the recent Trauma Recovery Model (TRM) training events funded by  Welsh Government and co-ordinated by the WLGA, it has been agreed to deliver a further course for Youth Workers and youth support services across Wales. The event  will take place over 3-Days on 6th-8th December 2021, online via Microsoft…

A message from colleagues at the Welsh Government about legislative changes; From 21 March 2022, physically punishing children will be illegal in Wales. The ‘big launch’ of the Ending Physical Punishment campaign took place on Tuesday 21 September, marking ‘six months to go’ before the law comes into force. Please find here a link to…

Here you can find a message from the organisers of the conference on how to book your place; The Youth Work National Conference 2021 is a full-day virtual event. It is an opportunity to hear from our keynote speakers and to find out about developments from across the sector. It is also a chance to…

The Education Workforce Council (EWC) has published its latest data on the education workforce in Wales. Based on information derived from our Register of Education Practitioners, the Annual education workforce statistics for Wales 2021 provides valuable insights into the make-up of the education workforce. They have published a range of separate workforce statistics which you can find on…

We’d like to draw your attention to a job vacancy for a Digital Communications Assistant, a post that will support Ellie Parker, Marketing and Communications Officer for the Youth Work sector. DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT (BILINGUAL: WELSH/ENGLISH) 2021/22 Hours of work:                                  30 per week   Length of contract:                           October 2021 to 31 March 2022                                                             Salary:                                               …

As you may have heard, certainly if you attended our Regional Meeting this morning, the Interim Youth Work Board have published their final report, “Time to deliver for young people in Wales”; https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2021-09/achieving-a-sustainable-delivery-model-for-youth-work-services-in-wales-final-report.pdf Here you can find an ‘infographic’ for Young People; https://gov.wales/interim-youth-work-board-report-what-future-youth-work-wales-infographic-young-people Follow this link to read the Minister's initial statement; https://gov.wales/written-statement-publication-interim-youth-work-board-wales-report If you'd…

The Welsh Government have published a report summarising the feedback from a consultation on refreshing the Youth Engagement and Progression Framework. It was undertaken by the Learning and Work Institute, and can be found here; refresh-youth-engagement-progression-framework.pdf (gov.wales)

The Welsh Government Youth Engagement Branch has secured an additional £2.5 million pounds of Youth Support Grant funding to be targeted to Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing of Young People. As you may be aware from previous CWVYS messages to you, these funds are being allocated directly to local authorities, whose individual workplans need to…

Here's a great opportunity with one of our Members, Community Music Wales; Do you have an idea for an innovative music project? Can you capture the beating heart of a community and find creative new ways to strike a chord with musicians? CORNERSTONES is an exciting new development programme for fresh thinking and passionate individuals…