Written Statement: Vaughan Gething, The Minister for Economy, Jane Hutt, The Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip. The UK Government commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), in February 2023, to review the Shortage Occupation List (SOL) as a key part of the UK Government’s overall immigration policy. In particular, within this review the MAC has been asked by the UK Government to review the list of eligible occupations; with it being made clear that...
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Sustainable Fashion Week (SFW) is a week of community activity, gathering people together to inspire, upskill and empower the community to make sustainable fashion choices and takes place from 25 September to 8 October 2023. For the first time, SFW is partnering with individuals, organisations, brands and education providers to create Hubs across the UK. These will be immersive, accessible spaces where you can come and get inspired - learning skills and sharing knowledge to...
The Welsh Government is investing £30 million in new programmes that will help Welsh organisations develop and embed new innovative products and services to help improve people’s lives, grow the economy and address the climate and nature emergency, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething and Climate Change Minister, Julie James have announced: New £30 million funds launched to boost innovation in Wales | GOV.WALES New £20 million SMART Flexible Innovation Support (SMART FIS) programme designed to invest...
Wales-Quebec joint call for proposals 2023 – Proposals focused on the areas of economy, science and innovation and arts and culture will be prioritised. The deadline for applications is 11.59pm on 24 July 2023. Contact QuebecWalesProjects@gov.wales if you have any questions about this funding call. Initiative to encourage economic co-operation with Oita, Japan – Proposals will be focused on the areas such as Arts & Culture, Sport, Academia, Tourism, Food & Drink. Open to applications...
ARFOR is a joint venture by Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Gwynedd and Anglesey Councils which seeks to use entrepreneurship and economic development to support the heartlands of the Welsh language and, thus, maintain the language. The ambition of the Arfor programme's Challenge Fund will be to explore solutions that strengthen the relationship between Welsh language and economy, and are looking for schemes that offer to test the following: The Welsh language boosts the economy The Welsh language...
Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible compiling and maintaining the council tax and rating lists for Wales. Based on the available evidence, the VOA determines if a property is classed as domestic and liable for council tax, or as non domestic and liable for non domestic rates. The process for listing properties is supported by extensive legislation and guidance. The VOA is independent of the...
This prize celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind Europe’s ground-breaking innovations. For the 2023 to 2024 edition, the European Innovation Council and the European Institute for Innovation & Technology have teamed up to create a bigger and bolder European Prize for Women Innovators, with no fewer than 9 prizes to be awarded. The European Prize for Women Innovators celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind Europe's most ground-breaking innovations. The prize awards women from across the EU and...
The Social Business Wales Awards are part of the Social Business Wales (SBW) project which is funded by Welsh Government. This year there are six award categories for social enterprises to choose from and enter which reflect the ways that social enterprises and social entrepreneurs have really made a difference to our lives in the last 12 months. All winners will go on to represent Wales at the Social Enterprise UK Awards in December. Categories...
Under the BFI NETWORK WALES offer, Ffilm Cymru funds world-class live-action, documentary and animated short films in partnership with BBC Cymru Wales. Beacons provides funding as well as creative and practical support, training and mentoring opportunities to help filmmakers advance their careers. Beacons short films have achieved success at festivals, won numerous awards, been broadcast on BBC Wales and released on iPlayer. Who can apply? Writer, director (or writer-director) and producer teams Writer and director...
The Welsh Government will invest £15 million to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points across Wales. The funding, confirmed by Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters, will be used to help local authorities increase the number of charging facilities ahead of fossil fuel vehicles being phased out in 2030. The new funding follows the £26 million already invested in charging infrastructure across Wales since 2021 which has created more than 1,600 charging points...