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Net zero
SWITCH is delivering essential net zero skills training for the Swansea Bay City Region’s workforce, funded by the Swansea Bay City Deal’s Skills and Talent programme. The shift towards a net zero economy is creating a critical demand for new capabilities across the region. These free, University-level micro-credentials offer individuals and organisations a practical way to meet this demand, focusing on topics directly relevant to the local economy, from Renewable Energy Technologies to Sustainable Transport...
First published
15 October 2025
Last updated
15 October 2025
Daffodils
The First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan announce a new fund for communities across Wales to help them celebrate St David’s Day next year. Applications will open today (14 October 2025) for activities aimed at bringing communities together around the day of Wales’ patron saint Dewi Sant, on 1st March. Activities could include parades, music performances, community workshops, traditional Welsh folk dancing (twmpathau) or food-based events. The Welsh Government has allocated £1 million for the...
First published
14 October 2025
Last updated
16 October 2025
self employed worker
Read the latest updates from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Manual handling at work: guidance on the law: As an employer, you must protect your workers from the risks of manual handling injuries in the workplace. You can find help with preventing these sorts of risks in your workplace on the HSE’s manual handling at work webpages . Easy read guides to support disabled workers: Easy read is a way of making written information...
First published
14 October 2025
Last updated
14 October 2025
AI and human hand
A Bridgend IT services company, ITCS which is harnessing the power of AI is expanding and creating jobs with support from the Welsh Government. ITCS will establish a new headquarters in Wales, doubling its current capacity as it pursues ambitious growth opportunities. Welsh Government Economy Future’s Funding of £350,000 will safeguard jobs at the business and create a further 60 positions by 2028. Established in 2004, ITCS uses AI to help organisations drive productivity by...
First published
14 October 2025
Last updated
16 October 2025
African farmer
World Food Day 2025 on 16 October, is calling for global collaboration in creating a peaceful, sustainable, prosperous, and food-secure future. The private sector in all its forms plays an essential role in shaping the food environment towards affordable, healthy diets and ultimately contributing to a better future for all. Whether you’re a food manufacturer, food retailer, financial institution, a media company, small- or medium-sized enterprise (SME), you can make a difference, regardless of the...
First published
14 October 2025
Last updated
14 October 2025
coins and Welsh flag
Communities in every corner of Wales will benefit from a new fund, worth more than half a billion pounds, to create jobs and grow productivity across Wales. The Local Growth Fund replaces money that used to come from the European Union. Decisions about how the money will be spent will return to Wales, honouring the UK Government’s manifesto commitment to restore decision-making on money that previously came from the EU. The Welsh and UK Governments...
First published
13 October 2025
Last updated
16 October 2025
Newport Transporter Bridge Visitor Centre
The UK’s leading tour operator buyers who sell UK holidays to international visitors have been touring Wales this week to experience the nation’s tourism offer for themselves. The four-day trip, organised by Visit Wales and in partnership with UKinbound, connected the buyers with a range of tourism businesses from across Wales. These included attractions, sightseeing companies and hotels who are keen to attract more international visitors and work with the wider travel industry to do...
First published
13 October 2025
Last updated
13 October 2025
Business owner setting up phone to record promotional content.
The Tour 2025 starts next month! Alongside the annual Small Business Saturday Tour to celebrate all epic small businesses, Small Business Saturday will also be providing an extensive programme of virtual daily workshops at 11am from 3 November to 3 December. Covering essential topics like marketing on a budget, time management, finance, and new digital tools such as AI, you'll get practical tips and insights from industry experts. For further information and to sign up...
First published
13 October 2025
Last updated
13 October 2025
Person using a laptop
ELITE are a registered charity working with disabled people or those at a disadvantage, aged 14 to 65+ across South, Mid and West Wales. ELITE Supported Employment supports hundreds of people every year with vocational opportunities, training and employment and offer a free recruitment service to bring employers and disabled people together to enable successful recruitment practices. Funding is also available to employers looking to hire through ELITE. Depending on the projects available. Their brand...
First published
10 October 2025
Last updated
10 October 2025
digital rocket - business start up/project
Communities set to benefit from better jobs and more opportunities in tech as 14 UK government-backed projects to support local tech sectors across the UK are unveiled. The projects, funded under the UK government’s Regional Tech Booster programme, will provide businesses and entrepreneurs with targeted training, expert guidance, help to build networks, and support to scale their operations from within their communities. This is to ensure that the jobs and benefits of a thriving tech...
First published
10 October 2025
Last updated
10 October 2025

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