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Leveraging Digital Marketing for Career Development

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English | Cymraeg Katie Bramald is currently making a meaningful difference as the Foster Care Recruitment and Retention Lead for Monmouthshire County Council. Recently, Katie completed a Level 3 Digital Marketing Apprenticeship with Educ8 Training, a step that has strengthened … Read more »

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Celebrating Apprenticeship Success

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English | Cymraeg Ysgol Bro Gwaun champions a thriving bilingual culture for all. As an 11–16 bilingual secondary school serving over 600 pupils from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, Ysgol Bro Gwaun is making huge strides toward embedding Welsh as … Read more »

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Youth Work Apprenticeship Paves the Way

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English | Cymraeg Faye Brightman comes from Cardigan in West Wales, and she has recently completed her Level 3 Youth Work qualification with the Urdd. Faye offers safe spaces to young people within the LGBTQ+ communities of Ceredigion and North … Read more »

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Renewables Skills Roundtable Held in North Wales

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English | Cymraeg The North Wales Regional Skills Partnership in collaboration with Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, hosted a highly successful Renewables Skills Roundtable at Coleg Llandrillo’s Engineering Centre on the Rhyl campus. The event brought together leading employers, industry specialists, further … Read more »

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Team Wales triumphs with 61 medals on home soil as WorldSkills UK National Finals debut in Wales

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English | Cymraeg This week marked a historic milestone for Wales as it hosted the WorldSkills UK National Finals for the very first time – and with the highest number of competitors our nation has ever fielded. Following the inspiring … Read more »

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Why careers advice alone won’t increase the number of young apprentices

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By Richard Spear I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard people blaming a lack of careers advice for the relatively low uptake of apprenticeships among school leavers. The real barriers run deeper; a combination of unclear policy … Read more »

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Inspirational Aaron shares his apprenticeship journey at capital event

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English | Cymraeg Hospitality apprentice Aaron Jones delivered an inspiring speech at the National Training Federation of Wales (NTFW) members networking event at Cardiff Bay. Aaron, who is close to completing his City & Guilds Apprenticeship in Hospitality Supervision and … Read more »

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Next Welsh Government urged to prioritise and future-proof apprenticeships

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English | Cymraeg Calls on the next Welsh Government to prioritise and future-proof apprenticeships were made at an event held in Cardiff yesterday, as the countdown continues towards the 2026 Senedd election. Organised by the National Training Federation for Wales … Read more »

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Training providers’ learners seeking WorldSkills UK National Finals glory

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English | Cymraeg Five learners from two Welsh work-based learning providers are preparing to compete at the WorldSkills UK National Finals, which are being hosted by Wales for the first time from November 25 to 28. The UK’s flagship skills … Read more »

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Talk Training ILM Graduation 2025

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English | Cymraeg On Thursday, 13th November, Talk Training proudly hosted a memorable graduation ceremony at The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, celebrating the achievements of 44 graduates. Each graduate, joined by a family member, marked this special occasion surrounded by … Read more »

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