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 ‘STORIES FROM YOUTH WORK IN WALES’ 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 ‘Stories from Youth Work in Wales’ 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 week’s Youth Work Week Showcase event CWVYS met Rachael, a promoter of BrightSky, who’s 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…
NEW YOUTH WORK EXCELLENCE AWARDS WEBSITE
1st July 2019
We’d like to share with you the new Youth Work Excellence Awards (YWEA) website, which contains information about all our 2019 finalists. As with every year, we were blown away by the quality of the nominations and the sheer breadth and variety of youth work happening all over the country. It was a difficult task for…
NORTH WALES YOUTH COMMISSION
27th June 2019
A search has been launched to find young people to take part in a ground-breaking initiative to help draw up a new plan for policing North Wales. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones is looking for a team of 30 aged between 14 and 25 to become members of Wales’ first Youth Commission…
YOUTH WORK WEEK WALES SHOWCASE
26th June 2019
Education Minister, Kirsty Williams, joined a number of youth work organisations in the Senedd yesterday for a Youth Work Week showcase event celebrating the impact youth work has across Wales and to publish the new Youth Work Strategy. The strategy, founded on young people’s voices and developed in collaboration with key partners within the voluntary…
NYAS PARENT ADVOCATE VACANCY
19th June 2019
Self Employed Parent AdvocateLocation: Caerphilly and CardiffSalary: £15.00 per hourClosing Date: Friday 28 June 2019 NYAS is a leading children’s charity providing advocacy services for children and young people from 0-25. NYAS are seeking to recruit advocates to provide independent and confidential advocacy to parent with children under the age of 25yrs. You must have…
NEW CHAIR CWVYS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GROUP
12th June 2019
CWVYS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (WD) GROUP After four years as its Chair, Grant Poiner (Boys’ & Girls’ Clubs of Wales) recently stepped down from the WD Group. We have been grateful to Grant for his commitment and energy during that period but this is another opportunity to say how much we appreciated you being Chair, Grant…
VACANCY WITH NYAS
6th June 2019
Youth Participation Development WorkerLocation: CardiffSalary: £17,800 pa (pro rata of £20,767 pa)Hours: 30 hours per weekClosing Date: Friday 14 June 2019 NYAS is a leading children’s charity providing advocacy services for children and young people from 0-25, across England and Wales for over 30 years. Their work helps make a difference to the lives of…
LEADING WALES AWARDS 2019
14th May 2019
Who will you nominate for “Young Leader (14 -25 years old)” this year? DOWNLOAD A NOMINATION DOCUMENT HERE *Nominations close on Friday 7th June at midnight* YOUNG LEADER (14 – 25 years old) This category is open to young people between 14 and 25 years who have a leadership role in any occupation (paid or…
EUROPEAN ELECTIONS 2019
25th April 2019
A Social Media Information Campaign for the 2019 European Elections Our colleagues at the European Youth Information and Counselling Agency (ERYICA), along with members in Belgium have put together a guide and accompanying social media campaign for the upcoming European Elections, complete with Social Media Campaign Instructions and Social Media Campaign Timeline for ease of scheduling and composing posts. There is…
SERIOUS VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROJECT (SVPP) COMMUNITY FUND
17th April 2019
Some of you may be aware that CWVYS have recently appointed a Development Manager who has been working with regional Police and Crime Commissioners and the newly appointed Serious Violence Coordinators, to support the development of a Serious Violence Prevention Project (SVPP) Community Fund. The Community Fund is part of an All-Wales preventative strategy, supporting…