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Minister for the Economy, Vaughan Gething, delivering the keynote speech to open the event

SE Wales RET Celebration Event Photos

Jul 10, 2023

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 […]

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RET update December 2022

Dec 16, 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 […]

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WEFO update December 2022

Dec 16, 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 […]

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Regional performance figures November 2022

Dec 16, 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 […]

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Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) update

Dec 16, 2022

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 […]

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Regional employability achievements celebrated

Dec 16, 2022

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 […]

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Active Inclusion Fund

Dec 16, 2022

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.  […]

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Staying Well @ Work case studies

Dec 16, 2022

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) […]

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East Wales employability projects exceed targets

Dec 16, 2022

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 […]

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Graduate Programme Wales win at the Wales STEM Awards

Dec 16, 2022

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 […]

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RET Update September 2022

Sep 30, 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 […]

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WEFO Update September 2022

Sep 30, 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 […]

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Regional performance figures September 2022

Sep 30, 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 […]

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CCR Climate Coalition

Sep 30, 2022

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 […]

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Big Ideas Wales is Going on Tour!

Sep 30, 2022

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 […]

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

Sep 30, 2022

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 […]

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Focus Futures

Sep 30, 2022

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 […]

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Infuse and the Fight Against Climate Change

Sep 30, 2022

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 […]

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Circular Economy Innovation Communities – CEIC

Sep 30, 2022

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. […]

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Introducing Business Wales’ Green Ambition Summits

Sep 30, 2022

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 […]

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Valleys Regional Park & A National Nature Service for Wales

Sep 30, 2022

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 […]

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The Skills Challenge for Reaching Net Zero

Sep 29, 2022

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 […]

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Kickstart at WCVA

Sep 29, 2022

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 […]

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Expansion of CfW+ in 2023

Jun 30, 2022

The Welsh Government will be funding the expansion of the Communities for Work Plus (CfW+) employability programme in April 2023, doubling its original £12m budget, to help bridge the gap […]

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Round 2 of the Community Ownership Fund opens

Jun 30, 2022

The Community Ownership Fund (COF) is a £150million, UK government fund that helps community groups to protect, through community ownership, assets in their local area which are at risk of […]

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