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Qualifications Wales: apply to become a subject expert

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English | Cymraeg Are you ready to help shape the future of education in Wales? Could you use your knowledge and expertise to help influence the qualifications of the future? We’re looking for those with subject and assessment knowledge and … Read more »

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Future Skills for the Future workforce

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English | Cymraeg The Future Skills for the Future workforce event held in June saw the most successful Regional Learning and Skills Partnership (RLSP) event to date with 200 young people, 180 delegates and over 30 exhibitors all under the … Read more »

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A Focus on the Low Carbon Energy Industry

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English | Cymraeg Low Carbon Energy Skills Research The North Wales Regional Skills Partnership (NWRSP) recently commissioned Wavehill to undertake a skills analysis across the low carbon energy industry in North Wales, including offshore and onshore Wind, Marine including tidal … Read more »

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Help shape the future plans for skills and recruitment in Mid Wales

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English | Cymraeg If you’re a business in Mid Wales, the Regional Skills Partnership (RSP) would like to hear from you. For only 5 minutes of your time, you could be helping inform important plans on skills and recruitment that … Read more »

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News from the Education Workforce Council

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English | Cymraeg Annual Education Workforce Statistics 2023 The Education Workforce Council (EWC) has published its latest data which provides valuable insights into the make-up of the education workforce in Wales. The data is derived from the EWC’s Register of … Read more »

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Building Digital Capabilities

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English | Cymraeg It is estimated that, in 20 years’ time, 90% of all jobs will require people to work with digital technologies. Already, many firms struggle to recruit workers with digital skills. To live, learn and work in a … Read more »

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The Celtic Collection achieves 100th apprentice milestone

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English | Cymraeg The Celtic Collection, comprising a luxury resort, hotels and lodges across South Wales, has just enrolled its 100th active apprentice with the country’s leading provider of apprenticeships to the hospitality industry. Daniel Wright, 21, who works at … Read more »

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SkillsFest for Professional Workers

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English | Cymraeg The Developing Excellence SkillsFest is a week-long event taking place 16-20 October 2023. A series of exciting CPD events, which are part of the Inspiring Skills Excellence in Wales project, will be taking place with the aim … Read more »

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Rising university tuition costs drive up apprenticeship demand

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English | Cymraeg Rising university tuition fees and living costs have made more school leavers consider apprenticeships. In 2023, a remarkable 430,000 students expressed their interest in apprenticeship opportunities via UCAS—a staggering 180% increase since 2021. Susan Billington, National Account … Read more »

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Sometimes an unexpected friendship can lead to great things: Josh Carsley’s story

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English | Cymraeg Josh Carsley is a hard-working learner of Itec Skills and Employment who has developed his skills and friendship connections by starting off as a Summer Sorted learner in 2021, eventually leading to becoming a full Jobs Growth … Read more »

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