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Early Years Minister Jayne Bryant has welcomed guidance aimed at creating an anti-racist culture in childcare settings in Wales during a launch event in North Wales. The toolkit provides clear and practical advice for childcare providers on a range of anti-racist topics. It will be available for those working in childcare, early years and play sectors in Wales. It was developed by a consortium of five childcare and play partners – Cwlwm - and the...
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Free courses are available during 2024 and 2026 to help you deal with potential harmful situations such as sexual harassment in public places. Have you ever heard a joke, comment or insult against women or girls and wished you'd said something to challenge it? Maybe you've seen something you weren't okay with but did not have the confidence or skills to intervene? When we see or hear unwanted comments that degrade women and girls, which...
Adult Learners Week
Adult Learners’ Week , coordinated by the Learning and Work Institute in partnership with the Welsh Government, is set to take place during 9 to 15 September 2024. The annual campaign presents a special opportunity for people to embrace a second chance at education and work, whilst showcasing the powerful impact of lifelong learning in Wales. Each year the campaign inspires thousands of people to attend special events, sign up to courses and seek advice...
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New partnership between the Welsh Government and OpenAI to improve Welsh language ChatGPT. The Welsh Government has today announced a new data partnership with OpenAI to improve how AI technologies works in Welsh. In the Senedd later today, Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Energy and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles, will outline his key priorities for the Welsh language, with technology a golden thread running through each one. His priorities include: publishing a Welsh Language Education...
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Working with Community Foundation Wales the South West Enterprise Fund (SWEF) provides the opportunity to join a network of peers who are also in the early stage of starting their business to share ideas, experiences and learn. Grants of up to £2,000 are available to young entrepreneurs in Wales that are aged between 18 and 30. Grants can be used for: equipment that will help achieve increased revenues equipment that will help a business increase...
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The Black Founders Programme from Digital Catapult is a 13-week accelerator targeted at pre-seed or seed stage, Black founded companies creating innovative products and services in the creative industry. The aim of the programme is to fast track high-growth potential startups from a business and investment perspective, providing the support needed to increase their investment readiness level. Sony Music UK and Sony Music Publishing UK are collaboration partners for this programme and will play an...
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The second round of Creative Wales’s Music Revenue Fund 2 will open on Monday 24 June 2024. The focus of this round is to help music businesses with: campaigns for new releases promoting live music producing music for background or incidental use in the media Welsh-language music. Music businesses will be able to apply for between £20,000 and £40,000 to spend on projects which would benefit from support, due to financial constraints. Projects could include...
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The United Nations General Assembly designated 27 June as ‘Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Day’. MSMEs account for 90% of businesses, 70% of employment and 50% of GDP worldwide. As the backbone of societies everywhere they contribute to local and national economies and to sustaining livelihoods, in particular among the working poor, women, youth, and groups in vulnerable situations. MSMEs hold the potential to transform economies, foster job creation, and promote equitable economic growth...
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Make UK Manufacturing Awards 2024 are now open for entries. This is your chance to shine a light on the successes of your business and your apprentices. The apprentice categories are: Business Apprentice of the Year: Rising Star Business Apprentice of the Year: Final Year Engineering Apprentice of the Year: Rising Star Engineering Apprentice of the Year: Final Year Apprentice Endeavour Award And the business categories are: Business Growth and Strategy Developing Future Talent Energy...
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The Welsh Government is celebrating doubling the number of employee-owned businesses in Wales - including a highly regarded woollen mill - almost two years ahead of schedule. Today, on Employee Ownership Day (Friday 21 June 2024), the Welsh Government has announced it has reached its aim of 74 Wales-based businesses being under employee control. This new total had already grown from 37 in 2021 to 63 last year. The 2026 target was set by previous...

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