The £10 million ‘Trailblazer’ programme continues to deliver tailored employment support with confirmation of second year funding.
People in Wales will continue to benefit from innovative employment support as Welsh and UK Government Ministers visited Ebbw Vale today (18 September 2025) to mark the launch of the second Wales ‘trailblazer’ area and confirm funding for a second year of the scheme.
The Trailblazer programme, funded by the UK Government, targets economically inactive people of working age who are disabled and/or have health conditions, or caring responsibilities by providing tailored interventions including one-to-one mentoring, counselling services, wellbeing provision, and specialist support for those with health conditions.
The Trailblazer programme in Wales covers three areas: Blaenau Gwent, Denbighshire, and Neath Port Talbot, allowing local leaders to design employment support schemes tailored to their community's unique challenges. This represents a significant shift from the previous ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to employment support.
For further information please select the following link: Tailored employment scheme blazing a trail into the workplace | GOV.WALES
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