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The groups we are looking to support will be providing services and activities that will make a huge difference to local families and individuals facing crisis and hardship. The groups we are looking to support will be providing services and activities that will make a huge difference to local families and individuals facing crisis and hardship.

The deadline to make an application is midday on Tuesday 4th July 2023.

Grants will cover the core and/or project costs of groups that can demonstrate they are providing services to the community to help alleviate situations of crisis and hardship.  Groups can apply for a maximum grant of £5,000 a year for up to 3 years. In order to be considered for multiyear funding, groups must be able to produce at least one set of annual accounts (i.e. have been in existence for at least 12 months).

This fund is open to constituted community-based charities and organisations supporting people in the local community as a direct result of the cost of living crisis:

• Constituted Groups
• Registered Charities & Charitable Incorporated Organisations
• Companies Limited by Guarantee (Not for private profit)
• Community Interest Companies
• Social Enterprises

Apply online here: https://communityfoundationwales.org.uk/grants/our-communities-together-a-cost-of-living-fund/

Leading Youth Work Monday 26 June 4-5:30pm

We’re celebrating Youth Work Week 2023 with a special event with pioneering leaders in the youth work sector. Join Sharon Lovell MBE (NYAS Cymru), Marco Gil-Cervantes (ProMo-Cymru) and Gethin Jones (Ceredigion County Council) as they share their leadership journeys within the youth work sector.

The speakers will be sharing their own personal stories, strategic approaches to developing leadership and how they support young people across Wales.

Hosted by Gavin Gibbs (Senior Youth Lead, Torfaen Youth Service), Paul Glaze (Chief Executive, CWVYS) and the National Academy for Educational Leadership Wales.

Registration essential here

This is an exciting opportunity to play a major role in taking forward workforce development for youth work in Wales. The Workforce Development Officer (WDO) will be located with the WLGA and work closely with ETS, Welsh Government and other key stakeholders in both voluntary and local authority sectors.

The Interim Youth Work Board (IYWB), in its final report to the Welsh Government ‘Time to deliver for young people in Wales’ (September 2021), identified the need for support and development of the youth work profession, a career structure offering progression, and a workforce development strategy and plan for the youth work sector. The WDO will play a leading role in putting this agenda into action.

You’ll be working with ETS and the Workforce Development Implementation Participation Group on implementing the Workforce Development Pilot Plan, including recruitment and retention issues, what’s available currently for youth workers and youth support workers in training and professional learning, how it is funded, and addressing the gaps.

We’re looking for a qualified youth and community worker with extensive experience in training and professional learning, who understands the youth work sector in Wales, has the proven ability to write and present plans effectively, and to discuss and consult on ideas about developing the workforce.

Closing Date:         Sunday 25 June 2023

Interview Date:      Wednesday 12 July 2023

Fersiwn Cymraeg;

Mae hwn yn gyfle cyffrous i chwarae rhan bwysig yn y gwaith o ddatblygu’r gweithlu ar gyfer gwaith ieuenctid yng Nghymru. Bydd Swyddog Datblygu’r Gweithlu (WDO) yn cael ei leoli gyda CLlLC ac yn gweithio’n agos gyda ETS, Llywodraeth Cymru a rhanddeiliaid allweddol eraill yn y sectorau gwirfoddol ac awdurdodau lleol.

Nododd y Bwrdd Gwaith Ieuenctid Dros Dro (IYWB), yn ei adroddiad terfynol i ‘Amser i gyflawni ar gyfer pobl ifanc yng Nghymru’ (Medi 2021), yr angen am gefnogaeth a datblygiad y proffesiwn gwaith ieuenctid, strwythur gyrfa sy’n cynnig cynnydd, a strategaeth datblygu’r gweithlu a chynllun ar gyfer y sector gwaith ieuenctid. Bydd WDO yn chwarae rhan flaenllaw wrth roi’r agenda hon ar waith.

Byddwch yn gweithio gydag ETS a Grŵp Cyfranogiad Gweithredu ar Ddatblygu’r Gweithlu ar weithredu Cynllun Peilot Datblygu’r Gweithlu, gan gynnwys materion recriwtio a chadw, yr hyn sydd ar gael ar hyn o bryd i weithwyr ieuenctid a gweithwyr cymorth ieuenctid mewn hyfforddiant a dysgu proffesiynol, sut mae’n cael ei ariannu, a mynd i’r afael â’r bylchau.

Rydym yn chwilio am weithiwr ieuenctid a chymuned cymwys sydd â phrofiad helaeth mewn hyfforddiant a dysgu proffesiynol, sy’n deall y sector gwaith ieuenctid yng Nghymru, sydd â’r gallu profedig i ysgrifennu a chyflwyno cynlluniau’n effeithiol, ac i drafod ac ymgynghori ar syniadau am ddatblygu’r gweithlu.  

Dyddiad Cau:                   Dydd Sul 25 Mehefin 2023

Dyddiad y Cyfweliad:     Dydd Mercher 12 Gorffennaf 2023

The government is taking action at all levels to prevent crime and make our streets safer, but we know there is more to do to protect the public and end serious violence.

There is an opportunity to comment on upcoming knife legislation changes that are being proposed. You can find the proposals in the attached document, which can also be found here.

Responses can be submitted online or can be sent by email to machetes-knives-consultation@homeoffice.gov.uk by 6th June 2023.

For more information on the Consultation, follow this link.

Wales Violence Prevention Unit

Fersiwn Cymraeg;

Annwyl Gydweithiwr,

Mae’r llywodraeth yn cymryd camau ar bob lefel i atal troseddu a gwneud ein strydoedd yn fwy diogel, ond gwyddom fod mwy o waith i’w wneud i ddiogelu’r cyhoedd a rhoi diwedd ar felltith trais difrifol.

Mae cyfle i wneud sylwadau ar y newidiadau arfaethedig i ddeddfwriaeth cyllyll. Gallwch ddod o hyd i’r cynigion yn y ddogfen atodedig, sydd hefyd i’w gweld yma.

Gellir cyflwyno ymatebion ar-lein neu eu hanfon drwy e-bost at machetes-knives-consultation@homeoffice.gov.uk erbyn 6 Mehefin 2023.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am yr Ymgynghoriad, dilynwch y ddolen hon.

Uned Atal Trais Cymru

 Youth Voice Network for Wales tender – CCM:0548246

The Electoral Commission is the independent public body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. We work to promote public confidence in the democratic process and ensure its integrity.

We also use our expertise to make and advocate for changes to our democracy, aiming to improve fairness, transparency and efficiency.

Our education work aims to promote greater consistency in political literacy education, increase knowledge and understanding of democracy and politics amongst young people, and increase educators’ confidence and understanding of democracy. Over the last year, we have developed a network of young people who actively inform our work and create resources for young people that are engaging and fit for purpose. The first phase of our youth voice work came to end in March 2023, and over the next three years we aim to grow the impact and reach of our Youth Voice Network. The aim of this work is to ensure young people receive quality and impartial information which explains how to vote, what they are voting for, and how they can engage in democracy with confidence.

We will shortly be going out to tender for this project and are hoping for several strong applications from youth organisations across Wales. If your organisation would be interested in applying, please get in touch and I’d be happy to have a quick chat before the tender goes live to provide some further detail about the project and what we’re looking for.

Fersiwn Cymraeg;

Mae’r Comisiwn Etholiadol yn corff cyhoeddus annibynnol sy’n goruchwylio etholiadau ac yn rheoleiddio cyllid gwleidyddol yn y DU. Rydym yn gweithio i hyrwyddo hyder y cyhoedd yn y broses ddemocrataidd a sicrhau ei huniondeb.

Rydym hefyd yn defnyddio ein harbenigedd i wneud ac eirioli dros newidiadau i’n democratiaeth, gyda’r nod o wella tegwch, tryloywder ac effeithlonrwydd.

Nod ein gwaith addysg yw hyrwyddo mwy o gysondeb mewn addysg llythrennedd gwleidyddol, cynyddu gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth o ddemocratiaeth a gwleidyddiaeth ymhlith pobl ifanc, a chynyddu hyder a dealltwriaeth addysgwyr o ddemocratiaeth.

Dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf, rydym wedi datblygu rhwydwaith o bobl ifanc sy’n llywio ein gwaith yn weithredol ac yn creu adnoddau ar gyfer pobl ifanc sy’n ymgysylltu ac yn addas i’r diben. Daeth cam cyntaf ein gwaith llais ieuenctid i ben ym mis Mawrth 2023, a dros y tair blynedd nesaf ein nod yw cynyddu effaith a chyrhaeddiad ein Rhwydwaith Llais Ieuenctid. Nod y gwaith hwn yw sicrhau bod pobl ifanc yn derbyn gwybodaeth o ansawdd a diduedd sy’n esbonio sut i bleidleisio, yr hyn y maent yn pleidleisio drosto, a sut y gallant ymgysylltu â democratiaeth yn hyderus.

Byddwn yn mynd allan i dendro ar gyfer y prosiect hwn cyn bo hir ac yn gobeithio am sawl cais cryf gan sefydliadau ieuenctid ledled Cymru. Os oes gan eich sefydliad ddiddordeb mewn gwneud cais, cysylltwch â ni a byddwn yn hapus i gael sgwrs gyflym cyn i’r tendr fynd yn fyw i roi rhagor o fanylion am y prosiect a’r hyn rydym yn chwilio amdano.

Join us for a free, online Teams session on 20 June delivered by the team at the Welsh Language Commissioner’s Office in collaboration with CWVYS. There will be two sessions, one in Welsh from 10:30am-12:00pm and the other in English from 2:00pm-3:30pm.

Please specify which session you would like to attend in your cover note when expressing interest via email. We kindly ask you to email us expressing your interest to participate, and we will keep your details safe before sending them to the Commissioner’s Office. The deadline for expressions of interest is 16th June. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to learn more about the Welsh language!

Please e-mail manon@cwvys.org.uk to register your interest!

Cymraeg;

Ymunwch â ni am sesiwn Timau ar-lein rhad ac am ddim ar 20 Mehefin a gyflwynir gan y tîm yn Swyddfa Comisiynydd y Gymraeg mewn cydweithrediad â CWVYS. Bydd dwy sesiwn, un yn Gymraeg o 10:30yb-12:00yp a’r llall yn Saesneg o 2:00yp-3:30yp. Nodwch pa sesiwn yr hoffech ei mynychu yn eich nodyn clawr wrth fynegi diddordeb trwy e-bost.

Gofynnwn yn garedig i chi anfon e-bost atom yn mynegi eich diddordeb i gymryd rhan, a byddwn yn cadw eich manylion yn ddiogel cyn eu hanfon i Swyddfa’r Comisiynydd. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer datganiadau o ddiddordeb yw 16ed o Mehefin. Peidiwch â cholli’r cyfle gwych hwn i ddysgu mwy am y Gymraeg!

Plis e-bostiwch manon@cwvys.org.uk er mwyn dangos diddordeb.

The Youth Work Leadership & Management Programme

This is a programme of leadership and management based on a previously successful model but which has now been co-designed with representatives from the youth work sector and contextualized to bring it up to date and to suit the needs of the current youth work leaders and managers in Wales.

It will take you on a journey of learning about yourself as a leader in the provision of services for young people.

The programme is supported by CWVYS, ETS Wales, the WLGA, the Wales Principal Youth Officers’ Group, TAG Cymru and funded by the Welsh Government. This programme is endorsed by the National Academy for Educational Leadership (NAEL).

Y Rhaglen Arweinyddiaeth a Rheolaeth Ar Gyfer Gwaith Ieuenctid

Raglen arweinyddiaeth a rheolaeth yw hon ar fodel a fu’n llwyddiannus yn flaenorol, syda bellach wedi’i chyd-ddylunio gyda chrynrychiolwyr o’r sector gwaith ieuenctid a’i chyd-destunoli i’w gwneud yn gyfredol ac i weddu i anghenion arweinwyr a rheolwyr gwaith ieuenctid cyfredol yng Nghymru.

Bydd yn mynd a chi ar daith ddysgu amdanoch chi eich hun fel arweinydd yn narparieath gwasanaethau i bobl Ifanc.

Cydlynir y rhaglen gan CWVYS, ETS Cymru a gyda chefnogaeth CLILC, Grwp Prif Swyddogion Ieuenctid Cymru, TAG Cymru as fe’i hariennir gan yr Academi Genedlaethol ar gyfer Arweinyddiaeth Addysgol Cymru (NAEL) a Llywodraeth Cymru.

Over the next month Victoria English Wellbeing will be holding two individual Teams meetings to discuss both the Mental Health/Cost Living Crisis and Understanding Adolescent Brain Providing a trauma Informed Environment. . If you’d like to participate in any of these sessions, please follow the link below.

9th May –  Mental Health & Cost Living Crisis & Building Youth Worker Wellbeing

In this session we will analyse how the cost of living crisis and the pandemic has impacted youth work and look at ways that we can build professionals wellbeing.

10-12pm

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18th May – Understanding Adolescent Brain Providing a Trauma Informed Environment

The pandemic has further exacerbated poor mental health amongst young people in this session we will analyse how the adolescent brain works , the mental health struggles young people may face and how to provide a trauma informed environment.

10-12pm

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Adult Learning Wales are providing Youth Work Support Worker Training. 

Would you or any of your colleagues be interested in supporting us to deliver Youth Work Training? 

If so then we have some part funded places for the Training the Trainer Level 2.  This will run 25/05/23 – 20/07/23 online on Thursday mornings 09:30am – 12:30pm.  (If the funding is a barrier, please talk to us).

This is also a great opportunity for Continuous Professional Development. 

More information is on the flier attached.  This is a quick turn around, so please would aim to complete application on the flier of below by 19/05/23 and we will allocate places appropriately. 

22-23 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) application

If you have any questions please contact;

youthwork@adultlearning.wales

Fersiwn Cymraeg

Addysg Oedolion Cymru – Hyfforddiant Gweithiwr Cymorth Gwaith Ieuenctid.

A fyddai gennych chi neu unrhyw un o’ch cydweithwyr ddiddordeb mewn ein cefnogi i ddarparu Hyfforddiant Gwaith Ieuenctid?

Os felly, mae gennym rai llefydd wedi’u hariannu’n rhannol ar gyfer cwrs Lefel 2 Hyfforddi’r Hyfforddwr. Bydd y cwrs ar-lein yn cymryd lle o 25/05/23 – 20/07/23  ar fore dydd Iau rhwng 09:30yb – 12:30yp. (Os yw cyllid yn rhwystr, siaradwch gyda ni).

Mae hwn yn gyfle gwych ar gyfer Datblygiad Proffesiynol Parhaus hefyd.

Ceir rhagor o wybodaeth ar y daflen sydd ynghlwm. Mae hwn yn dro sydyn, felly a fyddech cystal â chwblhau’r cais ar y daflen isod erbyn 19/05/23 a byddwn yn dyrannu lleoedd yn briodol.

22-23 Cais Datblygiad Proffesiynol Parhaus (DPP).

Os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiynau cysylltwch efo’r tim youthwork@adultlearning.wales

Introducing the Voluntary Youth Work Organisations Support Scheme (VYWOSS), a new initiative aimed at providing funding to voluntary youth work organisations in Wales. The scheme has been established in response to the cost-of-living crisis and other related challenges that have impacted young people’s access to support services.

With a total funding of £180,000 available in the 2023/24 period, the VYWOSS will be split into two rounds of funding. The first round will open in May 2023, and the second round will open in October 2023. Successful applications can receive up to a maximum of £7,500 in funding.

Eligible organisations for the VYWOSS include voluntary sector youth work organisations operating within a maximum of two local authority areas in Wales, providing youth work support to young people based on the principles and purposes of youth work as outlined in Youth Work in Wales: Principles and Purposes – CWVYS. Organisations that have received funding from the Strategic Voluntary Youth Work Organisation Grant (SVYWO) or work in more than two local authority areas will not be eligible to apply.

The funding from VYWOSS can be used for various costs and activities, such as covering operational and utilities costs to open or remain open for young people, covering staff and volunteer costs for service delivery, and providing support to young people to address current challenges, such as hot food and drinks.

To register your interest, please fill in the application form and contact CWVYS via Amanda@cwvys.org.uk

Fersiwn Cymraeg:

Cyflwyno’r Cynllun Cefnogi Mudiadau Gwaith Ieuenctid Gwirfoddol (VYWOSS), menter newydd sydd â’r nod o roi arian i fudiadau gwaith ieuenctid gwirfoddol yng Nghymru. Mae’r cynllun wedi’i sefydlu mewn ymateb i’r argyfwng costau byw a heriau cysylltiedig eraill sydd wedi effeithio ar fynediad pobl ifanc at wasanaethau cymorth.

Gyda chyfanswm o £180,000 ar gael yng nghyfnod 2023/24, bydd y VYWOSS yn cael ei rannu’n drwy ddwy rownd o gyllid. Bydd y rownd gyntaf yn agor ym mis Mai 2023, a bydd yr ail rownd yn agor ym mis Hydref 2023. Gall ceisiadau llwyddiannus dderbyn hyd at uchafswm o £7,500 mewn cyllid.

Mae sefydliadau cymwys ar gyfer y VYWOSS yn cynnwys sefydliadau gwaith ieuenctid y sector gwirfoddol sy’n gweithredu o fewn uchafswm o ddwy ardal awdurdod lleol yng Nghymru, darparu cefnogaeth gwaith ieuenctid i bobl ifanc yn seiliedig ar egwyddorion a dibenion gwaith ieuenctid fel yr amlinellir mewn Gwaith Ieuenctid yng Nghymru: Egwyddorion a Dibenion – CWVYS. Sefydliadau sydd wedi derbyn arian o’r Grant Sefydliad Gwaith Ieuenctid Gwirfoddol Strategol (SVYWO) neu sydd wedi gwneud gwaith mewn mwy na dwy ardal awdurdod lleol yn gymwys i wneud cais.

Gellir defnyddio’r cyllid gan VYWOSS ar gyfer costau a gweithgareddau amrywiol, megis talu costau gweithredol a chyfleustodau i agor neu aros ar agor i bobl ifanc, talu costau staff a gwirfoddolwyr ar gyfer darparu gwasanaethau, a darparu cymorth i bobl ifanc i fynd i’r afael â heriau cyfredol, fel bwyd poeth a diodydd.

I gofrestru eich diddordeb, plis llenwch y ffurflen cais mewn a cysylltwch â CWVYS trwy Amanda@cwvys.org.uk