Apprenticeship Week 2023 takes place from 6 to 12 February 2023. As the annual National Apprenticeship Week gets underway, Economy Minister Vaughan Gething is encouraging more firms to consider how an apprentice can help them boost their businesses. The aim of this week is to celebrate and promote apprenticeships in Wales as a valuable pathway into work or a new career. and the benefits they bring to both individuals and employers. As part of the...
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Are you an individual, artist or arts co-op who identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community in Wales? Are you practising or planning to practise your creative work through the medium of Welsh? Have a new idea for a new and exciting performance, exhibition or event? If so, this is the opportunity for you! Mas ar y Maes with Pride is looking to commission 5 new and exciting pieces of artwork for display at various...
From 6 to 12 February 2023, schools, families and communities across the UK will take part in Children’s Mental Health Week. This year’s theme is Let’s Connect. Let’s Connect is about making meaningful connections for all, during Children’s Mental Health Week – and beyond. When we have healthy connections – to family, friends and others – this can support our mental health and our sense of wellbeing. Free resources will help you explore mental health...
Minister Julie James has announced a new £50 million scheme to bring more empty homes back to life. The National Empty Homes Grant scheme, that will run over the next two years, has been developed to build on the success of previous Welsh Government initiatives like the Valleys Taskforce Empty Homes Grant. The National Empty Homes Scheme could see up to 2,000 long-term empty properties brought back into use. This scheme will run alongside with...
Time to Talk Day is on the Thursday 2 February 2023 in Wales. It’s a chance for all of us to be more open about mental health – to talk, to listen, to change lives. Time to Talk Day is a four-nation campaign which happens every year in the UK. In Wales, Time to Talk Day 2023 is run by Time to Change Wales, Adferiad Recovery, Mind Cymru and in partnership with the Co-op. The...
There is an exciting opportunity to work with the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST) and Health Boards within Wales to reduce the unprecedented demand on both ambulances and Urgent & Emergency Care services across Wales. Patients are waiting longer than they should for an ambulance response and once at hospital (Emergency Department (ED), can spend a considerable amount of time in the ambulance before handover to the ED clinical teams. SBRI Centre Of Excellence...
The National Eisteddfod, Wales’ largest cultural festival, will take place in Llŷn and Eifionydd, Boduan, Gwynedd from 5 to 12 August 2023. Details of all the #Steddfod2023 catering concessions The Llŷn and Eifionydd National Eisteddfod has the following opportunities available for tender: Y Pentref Bwyd (Mobile Catering Units) Other Retail Offers Platiad Restaurant/Sit down catering offer Ice Cream Caravan Site Catering and Convenience Store Maes B Crew Canteen Closing date for tender submissions: 12 noon...
Virtually anyone that has succeeded in their profession, career or sport has had to overcome their inner fears and anxieties. These will be personal to you, and you need to take action to overcome them or run the risk of them holding you back from what you want to achieve. In many instances, fear is an emotion you create in your own mind and it often results from a lack of confidence in your abilities...
Great Taste is the world’s largest and most trusted food and drink accreditation scheme. Putting your food or drink to the test with our panel of over 500 experts is a quick way to get honest, straightforward and impartial feedback from chefs, buyers, food writers and retailers. Whether your product receives a 1, 2 or 3 star accolade, Great Taste stars are highly respected seals of approval. General entry closes 7 February 2023 (competition will...
The Business Charity Awards provide the perfect platform to reflect on your efforts, share best practice and reward your achievements within the community. The Awards recognise the outstanding contribution made by UK businesses to good causes. The awards not only recognise the role that individuals, teams and entire companies play in supporting charitable activity both at home and abroad, but also help to educate the wider business community about the best ways to support good...