There will be elections to Welsh Local Authorities on 5 May 2022. This will be preceded by a formal pre-election period for the Welsh Government, commencing on 14 April 2022, in […]
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UK Shared Prosperity Fund Prospectus Published The UK Government has published the full Prospectus and supporting documents for the Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF). The Prospectus builds on the pre-launch guidance […]
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A package of support for farmers, foresters, land managers and food businesses worth over £227 million over the next three financial years has been announced by Lesley Griiffiths MS, Minister for […]
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The CCRSP has been established to bring people together to promote strategic and collaborative decision making in relation to skills for the Cardiff Capital Region. Representatives from business, education and […]
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This communication is intended to provide WEFO beneficiaries with an update on the EU funding that could be available to support Ukrainians arriving in Wales. What flexibilities has the European […]
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We are internationally known for transformational research, strong industrial and public sector engagement, and for delivering sustainable solutions with impact. We focus our research on many sectors of strategic importance […]
WEFO recently published new guidance, the Social Model of Disability, for EU Structural funded projects on best practise when engaging and communicating with disabled people. The social model, developed by […]
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This is a just a reminder for lead project partners to keep the WEFO communications team informed of your achievements, milestones, success stories and closure event plans in order for […]
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Wales Rural Network are planning to return to normal with a bang with the first ‘physical’ conference since 2019. The 9th & 10th June 2022 will see an event like […]
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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 […]
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Regional Skills Partnership (RSP) The CCR Skills Partnership have been working to develop a new regional 3-year Employment & Skills Plan which will be launched in the Autumn of 2022. […]
Information on all their Start up Support is available on Starting up and Business Planning | Business Wales (gov.wales) Barriers to Start Up grant The purpose of the grant is […]
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EESW is pleased to announce its success in receiving £492,350 from the UK Community Renewal Fund to run pilot projects in 2022. The projects will be run in six local […]
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The ERDF funded Social Business Wales have hit a major milestone in the success of their New Start programme where 200 social enterprises which have been incorporated since the programme […]
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Part-funded leadership programmes to support Welsh businesses Do you want to become an extraordinary leader? The ION leadership programme is designed to develop and enhance the leadership skills of owners, […]
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The METaL project (Materials and Manufacturing Education Training and Learning) is an industry demand led project focused on technical training modules to address skills shortages and provide industry with the […]
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Case Study – Leabold Financial Management Leabold Financial Management, based in Abercynnon, signed up to Chwarae Teg’s fully funded Agile Nation2 Business Programme as it wanted to place staff development […]
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Fast Track Data/AI Graduate Programme The Fast Track Data/AI Graduate Programme is a partnership between leading Welsh businesses and academics led by the Welsh Contact Centre Forum, made possible thanks […]
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Aberystwyth University’s Advanced Media Production course continues to go from strength to strength having been shortlisted for the Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year at 2021’s ‘THE Awards’, widely recognised […]
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WEFO are delighted to announce that Mike Hedges MS has taken over the role of Chair for the Wales Programme Monitoring Committee for European Structural and Investment programmes (2014-2020). Mike […]
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This year, to celebrate the achievements and success of the EU Structural Funds programmes in Wales, WEFO delivered a week long social media campaign. It highlighted the impressive performance of […]
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WEFO would like to remind lead project partners to keep the WEFO communications team informed of your achievements, milestones, success stories and closure event plans in order for them to […]
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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 […]
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Challenge Fund The CCR Challenge Fund team have continued to support the Cardiff & Vale Health Board Tracheostomy Challenge which is well underway (phase two contracts awarded) with some excellent […]
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On the 17th November, Learning & Work Cymru held their annual conference, via the Sligo platform. It was an interesting morning with two keynote speeches. The first, from Vaughan Gething […]
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