A new flagship Welsh Government programme, which will provide personalised support to people who are not currently in education, training or employment to find and stay in work has been launched by the Economy Minister Vaughan Gething. In brief: new £13.25 million a year scheme to provide tailored support to help people into work across Wales ReAct+ will also provide employers with wage and training support for newly-employed staff the programme is part of wider...
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World Food Safety Day is on Tuesday 7 June 2022 and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are launching a campaign to inform food businesses about maintaining hygiene standards, so that food is safe for consumers, and to ensure that businesses are prepared for their inspection. Since the start of the pandemic, local authorities have seen a drop in compliance with food safety standards, in part due to ongoing staff recruitment and retention issues. The FSA...
Are you involved in the management of our coasts and seas, or education or raising awareness with communities or councils or related work? Do you want to help develop an action plan to build ocean literacy in Wales? Ocean literacy is when people understand how our collective and individual actions impact the ocean’s health and how the ocean’s health impacts our lives. Better ocean literacy could lead to improvements in how we manage and use...
The mandate for the Health and Social Care community to take action on the climate emergency has never been stronger – it’s time to act: Net Zero Wales Carbon Budget 2 (2021 to 2025) | GOV.WALES NHS Wales Decarbonisation Strategic Delivery Plan Health Impacts of Climate Change You should know: Emissions from Health and Social Care are the largest of the public sector The Health and Social Care Sector need to reduce emissions by a...
The applications for this year's Small Biz 100 are now officially open! This year Small Business Saturday is once again highlighting 100 small businesses, one a day for the 100 days leading up to Small Business Saturday, 3 December 2022. For the last 9 years, the 100 have not only received exposure on Small Business Saturday's social media channels and in the local and national press, but also joined the Small Business Saturday team in...
Seven of Tech Nation's most exciting growth and sector programmes have opened for applications. If you run a tech company and want to accelerate its growth, Tech Nation can help find the right programme for you. An overview of the different programmes below: NET ZERO X – this programme is brand new, and for later stage climate-tech companies on track to become the UK's next gigacorns. Read more NET ZERO 3.0 – is a programme...
The web is now Welsh with .cymru and .wales domains. .cymru and .wales are the top-level domains for Wales and were launched on 1 March 2015 by Nominet, the organisation responsible for the smooth running of the .UK internet. For those who want to underline their Welsh connection or heritage, the domain name endings are a visible sign to anyone who visits their site. It’s great news for Wales, Welsh businesses and anyone who wants...
World Environment Day 2022, which is being held on 5 June 2022, is the biggest international day for the environment. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP), and held annually since 1974, it has grown to be the largest global platform for environmental outreach. It is celebrated by millions of people across the world. The 2022 World Environment Day campaign slogan is #OnlyOneEarth and calls for collective, transformative action on a global scale to...
Those businesses that achieve high growth and long-term sustainability are the ones that have three key ingredients: A clear vision, strategy and plan. Customer focused culture aligned to the market. Disciplined processes and systems . Some thoughts: Having clarity of what you want to achieve is vital - it is this clarity that drives the successful team. The plan must be articulated into a series of bite - sized activities that drive action and that...
As part of the ATI's regional engagement, join us for a day of conversation about the future of aerospace in Wales. The Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) is working alongside partners in Wales to offer companies an opportunity to engage directly with the ATI team and learn more about the UK’s technology and portfolio strategies, findings from the FlyZero project and opportunities for future collaboration. Attendees will also have the opportunity to schedule an informal meeting...