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First Regional Skills and Employment Portal in Wales
English | Cymraeg In January 2025, the North Wales Regional Skills Partnership (RSP) launched the North Wales Skills Portal – the first regional online portal of its kind in Wales. The platform brings together skills and employment opportunities for individuals, … Read more
Posted in News, Newsletter |Itec Apprentice Presented Academic Achievement Award from Healthcare Employer
English | Cymraeg TLC Nursing & Homecare Plus Ltd recently held its Staff Awards & Celebration Night, bringing colleagues together to recognise dedication, compassion and professionalism across the organisation. The evening celebrated frontline care staff, long service, professional achievements and … Read more
Posted in News, Newsletter |Listening to the voice of employers is vital for the future of qualifications in Wales
English | Cymraeg What’s stopping some employers from helping to shape the education of Wales’ future workforce? Leanne Hallett and Dean Seabrook from Qualifications Wales held a special workshop to discover the answers. Listening to the opinions and ideas of … Read more
Posted in News, Newsletter |Skills, Apprenticeships and Opportunity: Securing the Future of Welsh Hospitality
English | Cymraeg Wales’s hospitality sector is navigating one of the most turbulent periods in its modern history. Despite its central role in the nation’s economy—contributing £3.8 billion to gross value added (GVA) and supporting thousands of jobs—the sector is … Read more
Posted in News, Newsletter |Endometriosis affects one in ten women – so why aren’t we talking about it more?
English | Cymraeg Endometriosis affects 1.5 million women and those assigned female at birth across the UK. Roughly one in 10 women of reproductive age is affected, making it the second most common gynaecological condition nationally. Despite its prevalence, it … Read more
Posted in News |Itec Skills Certifies as a B Corporation
English | Cymraeg National training provider, Itec Skills and Employment has announced its certification as a B Corporation (or B Corp), joining a growing group of companies reinventing business by pursuing purpose as well as profit. Itec has been certified … Read more
Posted in News |Why cutting training budgets is holding Welsh employers back
English | Cymraeg A recent article by People Management highlights that training investment from UK employers has fallen to its lowest point in more than a decade. According to the latest Employer Skills Survey by the Department of Education, total employer training expenditure dropped by … Read more
Posted in News |New Apprenticeship Programme for Wales and Senedd election in the spotlight
English | Cymraeg The development of a new Apprenticeship Programme for Wales and a predicted Plaid Cymru victory in the Senedd election on May 7 were key topics as work-based learning practitioners held their annual conference on Tuesday. ‘Shaping Skills … Read more
Posted in News, NTFW Conference |Apprenticeships For a New Era – In Conversation with Agored Cymru
English | Cymraeg Apprenticeships and their place in shaping skills for a new era is the focus of National Training Federation Wales’ 2026 conference. Ahead of the conference in Cardiff, Lisa Mytton, NTFW strategic director, spoke to Darren Howells, chief executive officer of conference … Read more
Posted in News, NTFW Conference |Judges run the rule over hospitality industry talent at Skills Competition Wales
English | Cymraeg Hospitality industry professionals from across Wales joined the judging panel to cast their eyes over the next generation of culinary talent at Skills Competition Wales competitions. Cambrian Training Company, the leading independent provider of apprenticeships to the … Read more
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