REVISED SET OF DATES FOR 2020 CWVYS REGIONAL MEETINGS
29th November 2019
Please see below a revised set of dates for the 2020 Spring and Summer CWVYS regional meetings. Due to an increasingly crowded calendar of events for the sector, we have seen the need to change the dates as noted below: We look forward to welcoming you to these meetings
NATIONAL CO-ORDINATOR POST FOR SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM PREVENTION
29th November 2019
The National Co-ordinator post for suicide and self-harm prevention is now out to advertisement until 11 December, 2019. Interviews will take place in early January. This is a key Welsh Government commitment following the publication of the Everybody’s Business report and will assist in driving forward the implementation of the national and regional action plans for suicide and…
THE YOUTH PROGRAMME QUALITY INTERVENTION – POLICY AND PRACTICE CONTEXT
22nd November 2019
Please *click here* for sight of documents prepared by each UK nation for the Centre for Youth Impact. CWVYS has developed close links with the CYI and currently have 6 Member organisations undertaking the YPQI as part of the first pilot in Wales. Six more will take on the programme in 2020 and another six in 2021. …
CWVYS UPDATED VISION, MISSION AND ADDED 5 KEY FUNCTIONS
18th November 2019
Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services CWVYS is the independent representative body for the voluntary youth work sector in Wales Vision A Wales where all young people are empowered by innovative, vibrant and sustainable voluntary youth work services. Mission To represent, support and give a collective voice to its membership of voluntary youth work…
FUTURE GENERATIONS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
15th November 2019
UpRising Cymru are recruiting across Wales for an exciting development programme. This is a 10-month pilot programme of online content and monthly face-to-face sessions building skills,knowledge and networks, where participants will have the chance to engage with and learn from current leaders from a wide range of sectors. Key events include: Programme launch eventAttend hands-on Workshops such as Future…
YOUTH CYMRU RECRUITING!
15th November 2019
Hello…Youth Cymru has an exciting opportunity for volunteers to join their trustees board! Here’s what they’re looking for and what you could contribute to a vibrant organisation: We are looking to refresh, grow our board and diversify our skill set. We are seeking interest and applications from people who share our passion for supporting young…
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS PASS AMENDMENTS TO THE SENEDD & ELECTIONS (WALES) BILL
15th November 2019
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill —Stage 3 Stage 3 of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill was completed on Wednesday 13 November.Members confirmed the key provisions of Bill, which will: lower the voting age for Assembly elections to 16;provide that the Assembly will become a parliament to be known as ‘Senedd Cymru’ or the ‘Welsh Parliament’;provide…
‘MAKING A BIGGER DIFFERENCE TOGETHER’ VIDEO TRAINING AND CONTEST
15th November 2019
WCVA and Promo Cymru are looking for young people aged 14-25 to join the ‘Making a bigger difference together’ video training and contest. Video Training will be held in various locations in Wales. The young people will learn how to make a short film from scratch. They will be empowered to express their creativity. By…
EYST EVENTS
15th November 2019
CWVYS members Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team have two fantastic events coming up soon! On Wednesday the 27th of November join them at the Pierhead building for the BME Skills Project 1 day conference: ‘Building Capacity through Community Assets’. The BME Skills Project is a unique collaboration between four organisations, EYST, C3SC (Cardiff) SCVS…
NORTH WALES AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT EVENT NEW CURRICULUM
15th November 2019
Awareness and Engagement Event (North Wales) for Organisations that can help to support the delivery of the New Curriculum in Wales You are invited to attend a workshop to update you on the development of the new draft curriculum for Wales 2022 and to consider how other organisations can support delivery of the new curriculum…
ESCO SURVEY
8th November 2019
We would be grateful if you could complete and share this *survey* to contribute to better recognition of youth workers and youth information workers in Europe. ESCO is the European multilingual database of Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations run by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion. The aim of the survey is to…
DISCOVEREU
8th November 2019
DiscoverEU is back! Almost 50,000 young people were awarded a travel pass since the first application round in 2018. Another round will take place from 7 – 28 November 2019 (deadline 11.00am (UK time)) with 20,000 travel passes are available for young people to travel across Europe. You can find all the information on the European Youth Portal ► https://europa.eu/youth/discovereu_en If you’d like…