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Here you can find a message from the organisers of the conference on how to book your place;

The Youth Work National Conference 2021 is a full-day virtual event. It is an opportunity to hear from our keynote speakers and to find out about developments from across the sector. It is also a chance to network, discuss good practice and share ideas from the youth work sector and beyond.

The conference will use the Hopin platform, and you’ll need either to have a Hopin account already, or sign up for one if you don’t.

To book your free place, please click on this link:

https://hopin.com/events/youth-work-national-conference

Click on “Join event” or “View tickets”.

On the “Select tickets” screen you’ll see:

 

IF YOU HAVE A HOPIN ACCOUNT

If you already have a Hopin account, click on “Sign in to join the event”, and sign in to Hopin on the Welcome Back screen as usual.

On the next screen, “Checkout”, add the additional information requested and click “Complete Order”.

This will take you to the event holding page. Please click on “Create your profile” – this will help you get the best out of the networking opportunities on offer on the day of the event.

To return to the event on the day, use the link above and make sure you sign in on the top right hand corner of the screen. (Do NOT click on View Tickets).

 

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A HOPIN ACCOUNT

If you don’t have an account with Hopin, click “Create new account”.

Click on “Sign up with email” and fill in your details.

On the next screen, “Checkout”, add the additional information requested and click “Complete Order”.

This will take you to the event holding page. Please click on “Create your profile” – this will help you get the best out of the networking opportunities on offer on the day of the event.

To return to the event on the day, use the link above and make sure you sign in on the top right hand corner of the screen. (Do NOT click on View Tickets).

If you have any queries about the registration process, please contact the event organisers on info@spencerdavid.co.uk .

In other news from the Welsh Government’s Youth Engagement branch;

You can find the latest edition of the Welsh Government’s Youth Work newsletter here;
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKWALES/bulletins/2ee6e4a 

 

If you would like to subscribe to the Welsh Government Youth Work newsletter you can do so here;  https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKWALES/subscriber/new?topic_id=UKWALES_155

The Education Workforce Council (EWC) has published its latest data on the education workforce in Wales. Based on information derived from our Register of Education Practitioners, the Annual education workforce statistics for Wales 2021 provides valuable insights into the make-up of the education workforce.

They have published a range of separate workforce statistics which you can find on their website.

We’d like to draw your attention to a job vacancy for a Digital Communications Assistant, a post that will support Ellie Parker, Marketing and Communications Officer for the Youth Work sector.

DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT (BILINGUAL: WELSH/ENGLISH)

2021/22

Hours of work:                                  30 per week

 

Length of contract:                           October 2021 to 31 March 2022

                                                           

Salary:                                                £27,041 pro-rata (£10,963 actual)

 

Accountability:                                  to CWVYS Chief Executive

 

Place of work:                                   At home and at the CWVYS office (Cardiff Bay) as appropriate. You may also be required to travel further within Wales

 

CWVYS is seeking to recruit and host a Digital Communications Assistant, working alongside and in support of the sector-wide Marketing & Communications Officer with responsibility for a range of duties and projects. This post is funded by the Welsh Government.

We are looking for a fully bilingual (Welsh and English languages), creative and skilled person who will support the marketing and communications needs of the whole youth work services sector in Wales.

Applicants are invited to register initial interest in this position by e-mailing paul@cwvys.org.uk  A copy of the job description/person specification and application form will then be e-mailed in return.

When completing the application form, candidates will be expected to prove how their experience and skills match the requirements of the role as outlined in the job description and person specification.

 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 10.00am on 29th of September 2021

Applicants selected for interview will be informed of the relevant process in due course.

Thank you for your interest.

As you may have heard, certainly if you attended our Regional Meeting this morning, the Interim Youth Work Board have published their final report, “Time to deliver for young people in Wales”; https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2021-09/achieving-a-sustainable-delivery-model-for-youth-work-services-in-wales-final-report.pdf

Here you can find an ‘infographic’ for Young People; https://gov.wales/interim-youth-work-board-report-what-future-youth-work-wales-infographic-young-people

Follow this link to read the Minister’s initial statement; https://gov.wales/written-statement-publication-interim-youth-work-board-wales-report

If you’d like to view or share a short video on the report, you can find it here;

The Welsh Government have published a report summarising the feedback from a consultation on refreshing the Youth Engagement and Progression Framework.

It was undertaken by the Learning and Work Institute, and can be found here; refresh-youth-engagement-progression-framework.pdf (gov.wales)

The Welsh Government Youth Engagement Branch has secured an additional £2.5 million pounds of Youth Support Grant funding to be targeted to Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing of Young People.

As you may be aware from previous CWVYS messages to you, these funds are being allocated directly to local authorities, whose individual workplans need to be submitted to the Welsh Government by 21^st September.

Positively, the criteria states that the workplans must be signed by both the local authority and voluntary sector organisations that have been engaged in their design.

We would therefore again encourage you to make contact with local authority Principal Youth Officers (contact list can be found here; PYOG Contacts List Sept 2021).

Here is the original link to the news from the Minister:

Extra support for youth mental health announced | GOV.WALES

 

Here’s a great opportunity with one of our Members, Community Music Wales;

Do you have an idea for an innovative music project? Can you capture the beating heart of a community and find creative new ways to strike a chord with musicians? CORNERSTONES is an exciting new development programme for fresh thinking and passionate individuals ready to kickstart a career in community music. We are looking for Wales-based applicants from all walks of life (18+) to receive comprehensive training in project management and participatory practice, while developing skills in: + Project planning + Developing and setting outcomes + Budget/ financial management + Funding including ACW, trusts and foundations Partnership and networking + Business admin As well as receiving mentor support and networking opportunities, you will also receive funding to help turn your ideas into dynamic and deliverable new projects. Community Music Wales is a national arts charity, working across the creative landscape of Wales. Cornerstones is funded by Arts Council Wales and the Youth Music Incubator Fund Deadline for applications is 1st September 2021. For an application pack please contact, admin@communitymusicwales.org.uk

The Faculty of Life Sciences and Education at the University of South Wales is offering the opportunity for a candidate to complete a study of “Mapping and Evaluating the Voluntary Youth Work Sector for Wales”

Details;
Annual Stipend: £11.8k p.a
Application Deadline: Sunday 29th of August 2021

This is a funded MbyRes, including a generous stipend and tuition fees, with well-resourced circumstances for a successful scholarship.

Here is an exciting opportunity to conduct a research study which could lead to entirely new approaches in the voluntary youth work sector.

The selected candidate will apply their knowledge on the sector, research skills and ambition to assist in mapping and evaluating the voluntary youth work sector. This opportunity will allow the student to develop transferable knowledge and skills in this most exciting and active field of criminology/social science.

The project is backed by CWVYS. You can find more information here;

KESS 2 Mapping and Evaluating the Voluntary Youth Work Sector for Wales – MRes Scholarship

The Youth Community and Playwork Team at Adult Learning Wales is recruiting for Part Time Associate Tutors to teach on the Youth Support Worker Qualifications.  They deliver these qualifications to youth workers across Wales.  There is a good demand for their courses and there is a need to expand the pool of part time tutors.

To apply you will need to be Professionally Qualified Youth Worker to Level 6 and have a minimum Teaching Qualification at Level 3.

All course materials have been written and approved.  Tutors will need to plan delivery and assess learning.  If your application is successful, you will join the Youth Community and Playwork Team of Tutors and Adult Learning Wales Tutors.

If you are interested, you can find out more in this document. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact; recruitment@adultlearning.wales

The closing date is 5pm on Wednesday 25th of August 2021.

The application pack is available at; https://www.adultlearning.wales/en/about/jobs 

Here is a message from the BBC who would like to share details of an “incredible opportunity for young people” – aged 18-24 – in Wales to work with the BBC and to potentially get their faces on national news;

The scheme allows young storytellers – aged 18-24 – (can be people who shoot their own YouTube, TikToks, write newsletters, host radio shows, basically anything in the media, or who are training to work in the media) to get involved in the BBC’s coverage of climate change issues ahead of COP26 – with a place for two reporters with ideas from Wales, with at least one being Welsh speaking.

It’s an incredible opportunity both for the young people and for us, with the chance for the reports to feature both across our outlets, and network, but also a range of special BBC programming for COP26 and Our Planet Now.

The deadline is September 5th for applicants, and they will need to have a strong idea for a story, and pitch it to our newsdesk.

• The scheme is open to content creators – so influencers, instagrammers, youtubers, reporters, etc – and those interested in working in the media, who have original ideas about environment and climate change related stories.
• It is part of a UK-wide scheme with 22 reporters chosen from different nations and regions.
• The successful candidates will get the chance to work with our journalists and producers to produce original stories about sustainability and climate for our programmes and online outlets in the lead up to and during the UN Climate Change Conference of Parties in November. They will also get access to careers guidance.
• They will get training with BBC staff and have an individual mentor to help train them and support them as they create and report on stories for our outlets.

If people could share this information on their socials I would be really grateful, the tweet is here: https://twitter.com/BBCYoungReport/status/1424642884670738433

A link to a story talking about this amazing opportunity can be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57921487

And in Welsh here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/57974553

And people can apply www.bbc.co.uk/youngreporterclimate

As you may know, CWVYS supports the Welsh Government to collect articles and news for the Youth Work newsletter.
The next issue is due out in September, so we’d like to encourage you to send us information about your news and events by 13^th August.

Please send all information to ellie@cwvys.org.uk

In this issue, we’ll be reflecting on the experiences and challenges of the last 18 months. We’ll also be highlighting how we are implementing the learning that has resulted from the pandemic – so if you have a story that fits this theme of ‘reflections’, we’d love to hear it.

Here you can find the Style Guide to give you an idea of what the Youth Engagement team at the Welsh Government expects.

You can find previous issues here: https://gov.wales/youth-work-newsletters

To subscribe follow this link: https://gov.wales/subscribe-youth-work-newsletter

We look forward to seeing your submissions!

The 2021 Youth Work Excellence Awards are now open for nominations.

All of the information you need to make a nomination, including the nomination form itself, is available online using the following link: https://gov.wales/youthworkexcellenceawards

We would be grateful for your help in circulating this information widely through your networks.

The closing date for nominations is Thursday 29 July 2021. 

We will be discussing at the next CWVYS Regional meeting on the 22nd of July, we strongly encourage CWVYS members to nominate themselves, the sector has a wealth of fantastic work going on and it’s worth sharing.