SE Wales RET Celebration Event Photos

The SE Wales RET EU funds celebration event took place on 10th May 2023 at the Radisson Blu hotel in Cardiff. A big thank you to our presenters and all […]

RET update December 2022

Welcome to our final newsletter of 2022. It’s been another busy period for us; we’ve delivered a number of briefing sessions, held the latest round of our network meetings and […]

WEFO update December 2022

Agile Cymru funding call A new £30k initiative for Welsh organisations is inviting proposals to build economic co-operation between Wales and the Oita region of Japan in areas such as […]

Regional performance figures November 2022

These are the latest available headline figures for the performance of the ESI funded operations within the SE Region. If you would like more detail on the data please email […]

Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) update

Inaugural annual report from the CCR The CCR has published its first Annual Report, covering the financial year April 2021 to March 2022, detailing the progress made in committing £252m […]

Regional employability achievements celebrated

On Friday 25th November Torfaen County Borough Council held an event at the International Conference Centre Wales. Torfaen CBC provide the lead beneficiary role for Bridges into Work 2, Working […]

Active Inclusion Fund

Over the course of its delivery, the Active Inclusion Fund managed by WCVA has supported 184 organisations, 482 projects and 26,121 participants and has awarded £42 million of European funds. […]

Staying Well @ Work case studies

The ESF Priority 1 funded Staying Well @ Work Service (SWAW) is led by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. It offers support to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) […]

East Wales employability projects exceed targets

Newport City Council has been leading on the delivery of ESF funded Local Authority Employability projects across the East Wales area of the region but now that work has come […]

Graduate Programme Wales win at the Wales STEM Awards

Graduate Programme Wales, was announced as the “STEM Educational Programme of the Year (Private Sector)” at this year’s 2022 Wales STEM Awards held at the Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel […]

RET Update September 2022

Welcome to our September newsletter! This edition is focused on how EU funds are contributing to the ambition to reach net zero. Read on to see how projects are supporting […]

WEFO Update September 2022

Update on the ESF Participants Survey Please be aware that WEFO has commissioned IFF Research to undertake the second part of the ESF Participants Survey for the 2014-2020 Programme. IFF […]

Regional performance figures September 2022

These are the latest available headline figures for the performance of the ESI funded operations within the SE Region. If you would like more detail on the data please email […]

CCR Climate Coalition

Join the climate coalition putting CCR’s Energy Strategy into action… Climate change is the greatest issue facing us today – and yet there’s a growing consensus that not enough is […]

Big Ideas Wales is Going on Tour!

The Young Person’s Guarantee (YPG) is the Welsh Government’s key commitment to everyone living in Wales under the age of 25, with support to gain a place in education, training […]

Wales’ Green Agenda: First Minister announces Welsh Government’s legislative programme

Following the publication of climate change statistics in June this year, the First Minister outlined in July how all five of the Bills to be introduced during the second year […]

Focus Futures

Focus Futures, delivered by Business in Focus is funded by the UK Government’s Community Renewal Fund support local people to ‘build back better’. This project has been developed to support […]

Infuse and the Fight Against Climate Change

Latest news from the Infuse programme: Infusing our public sector with ingenuity and innovative skills Our public sector is transforming before our very eyes, and the Infuse programme is delivering […]

Circular Economy Innovation Communities – CEIC

At CEIC, they are promoting a Circular Economy (CE) approach in which materials and equipment are used, reused, and repurposed as effectively as possible, and for as long as possible. […]

Introducing Business Wales’ Green Ambition Summits

Business Wales will be hosting eight digital sessions featuring expert speakers sharing their knowledge, exploring resource efficiency and how they can help you to take action to mitigate your impact […]

Valleys Regional Park & A National Nature Service for Wales

The Valleys Regional Park (VRP) has been working with a range of other stakeholders on the development of a National Nature Service for Wales. Valleys Regional Park aims to pilot […]

The Skills Challenge for Reaching Net Zero

The journey to Net Zero will require major scientific, technological and cultural advances but one of the biggest factors will be furnishing the workforce with the skills to deliver the […]

Kickstart at WCVA

The Kickstart Scheme has come to a close, with more than 230 young people recruited through WCVA for voluntary organisations across Wales. The Kickstart Scheme was a UK Government initiative […]

Advanced Media Production

Advanced Media Production aims to provide accredited training to enhance innovation and productivity within Welsh public and private sector industries. Working with Aberystwyth University, we offer businesses and their employees […]

Learning to Grow – Please note this project has now closed.

The operation uses green spaces and environmental activities as an engagement tool into a positive model of progression; aligned with local education, training, employment and time-banking opportunities. The project has […]