WCIA Wales Young Peacemakers Awards 2023 recently launched!
6th March 2023
Would you like the children and young people you work with to be recognised for their contribution to peace, sustainability and equality at an international event in Wales? If so, encourage them to enter for this year’s Young Peacemakers Awards 2023! On 6th July 2023 the Welsh Centre for International Affairs (WCIA) and the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod will…
Extra Support for Youth Work in Wales
3rd March 2023
Please find below information from the Welsh Government Youth Engagement team about extra support available for the Youth Sector in Wales; The Minister for Education and Welsh Language has recently agreed to offer further support to the youth work sector to address some of the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis and protect services as we…
Written Statement from Julie Morgan MS, Ministerial Review of Play
3rd March 2023
Here you can find a written statement from Julie Morgan MS, the Deputy Minister for Social Services, on the Publication of the Steering Group's Report, as part of the Ministerial Review of Play: https://www.gov.wales/written-statement-ministerial-review-play-publication-steering-group-report
Rescheduled Taith events
3rd March 2023
The Taith team have now rescheduled the postponed beneficiary sessions to next week. Please find links to register below if you are able to attend. Beneficiaries will be provided with information on reporting, making project changes, requesting additional funding and will be shown the members area of the Taith website. Monday 06 March 12:30-1:30…
Taith events
17th February 2023
Just a reminder from us that there are still a couple of Taith events for you to attend before the closing date for Pathway 1 applications on the 16th of March. The next events are on Tuesday the 7th and Thursday the 9th of March and they are question and answer sessions: If you’d like…
Cranfield Trust Charity Connect day
9th February 2023
To CWVYS members and other charities in Wales! Please see these attachments and the message further below from Jayne Kendall at the Cranfield Trust. Cranfield Contact Day A4 flyer Cranfield staff biographies They are holding a Charity Connect day on the 2nd of March. This will be a whole day of FREE expert advice for…
75 Years of CWVYS!
27th January 2023
2022 marked 75 years of the Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services (CWVYS). Through the year we asked friends of CWVYS, previous staff, Trustees and Presidents past and present if they would be willing to share their recollections of CWVYS over the years. Our hope was to feature these in a document outlining the…
Social Care Wales National Safeguarding Standards
27th January 2023
The CWVYS Safeguarding sub-group received a very informative presentation by Hannah Williams (Improvement & Development Manager at Social Care Wales - SCW). This document provides an outline of the National Safeguarding Standards: National Safeguarding Training Standards Launch Presentation Bilingual (002) CS (002) In addition: SCW be will be looking into the sufficiency of training available…
VACANCY WITH CWVYS: COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
25th January 2023
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (MATERNITY COVER) (BILINGUAL: WELSH/ENGLISH) 2023/24 Hours of work: 24 per week Length of contract: 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024 Salary: …
Taith opens to applications today!
19th January 2023
Taith Pathway 1 is open again for applications! https://www.taith.wales/news/pathway-1-is-back-for-2023/ To support the reopening of the Pathway 1 funding call the Taith team are running a series of online events to support and inform prospective applicants. You can find dates and times below and clicking on the links will take you to the registration page. …
Welsh Government’s “Democratic Engagement Grant”
10th January 2023
The Welsh Government's Elections Division recently announced they were looking to set up a grant scheme to support activities related to improving democratic engagement across Wales. This week the team were pleased to reveal that applications are now welcomed from organisations for funding from the “Democratic Engagement Grant”. Applications are split between those requesting funding…
Secondment opportunity: Senior Youth Work Strategy Manager
5th January 2023
Secondment opportunity: Senior Youth Work Strategy Manager – Legislation and Regional Working Here you can find an advertisement for a secondment opportunity to join the Welsh Government’s Youth Engagement Branch: 10. Senior Youth Work Strategy Manager - Legislation and Regional Working - Secondment - English The successful applicant will focus on work relating to strengthening…