Youth Workers celebrated at awards ceremony
Youth workers from across Wales have been recognised for their hard work and dedication at this year’s Youth Work Wales Excellence Awards.
View ArticleNew £800,000 fund to build on improving school attendance
Education Minister Leighton Andrews, has announced £800,000 of funding to help regional education consortia drive up levels of school attendance.
View ArticleMinister calls for un-blocking of social networking sites
The Education Minister has called for local authorities to allow schools to offer pupils greater access to social networking websites on a supervised basis.
View ArticleGiving the gift of reading on World Book Day
As Wales celebrates World Book Day, Education Minister, Leighton Andrews is encouraging parents and carers to make time to read with their children.
View ArticleApprentices make a real and valued difference in North Wales
The Deputy Minister was in Wrexham and Abergele today to visit two small businesses that have been able to expand with support from Apprentices.
View ArticleAdditional £40 million for Welsh Apprenticeships to boost economy
Businesses are being encouraged to realise the full potential of apprentices for the Welsh economy by Deputy Minister for Skills Jeff Cuthbert.
View ArticleApprentices take centre stage at Wales Millennium Centre
Deputy Minister for Skills, Jeff Cuthbert was today joined by Finance Minister, Jane Hutt on a visit to the Wales Millennium Centre where young apprentices are taking centre stage.
View ArticleStudents get a taste of Government
Sixth formers from Aberaeron joined other students from across mid Wales in Aberystwyth today to learn more about how Government works in all aspects of life.
View ArticleYsgol Dolbadarn learn all about the Welsh Government
Pupils from the school have had the opportunity to understand how Wales is governed and how the organisation works during a visit to the Welsh Government's office in Llandudno Junction office.
View Article4,000 jobs filled by flagship employment programme – Jobs Growth Wales
Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology Jeff Cuthbert has announced that over 4,000 jobs have been filled and well over 5,000 job opportunities created by Jobs Growth Wales.
View ArticleStudent chefs serve a taste of Ireland at the Welsh Government’s Llandudno...
The Irish cuisine event gave students the opportunity to demonstrate their culinary and service skills by preparing and serving delicacies from across the sea.
View Article£700,000 package to help teachers introduce reading and numeracy tests
A £700,000 support package to help schools in introducing new reading and numeracy tests has been announced by Education Minister, Leighton Andrews.
View ArticleChildren in fine voice thanks to continued funding for school singing project
Education Minister, Leighton Andrews, has announced nearly £245,000 of funding to extend an innovative project to promote singing in schools for another year.
View ArticleMinister announces major capital boost for Welsh schools
An additional £35.7m has been allocated to capital projects in Wales to allow local authorities to start building projects earlier than planned, Education Minister Leighton Andrews has announced.
View ArticleULN into Schools Process
We welcome representatives from Local Authority schools data support teams, mainstream and special schools, FE colleges and Work Based Learning organisations to these workshops.
View ArticlePost-16 Planning and Funding Information Events
The Welsh Government will be holding information events across Wales so that we can talk to you about the new Post-16 Planning and Funding system.
View ArticleDeputy Minister confirms phased closure of Genesis Cymru Wales 2 programme
Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology, Jeff Cuthbert, has announced the phased closure of the Genesis Cymru Wales 2 programme from July 2013.
View Article£75m employment programme outstrips job targets
A Welsh Government programme to get jobless young people into quality employment marked its first anniversary this week with news that it has outstripped its initial job creation target by nearly 50%.
View ArticleA new chapter for careers services in Wales as Careers Wales transfers into...
Careers Wales has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Welsh Government, Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology, Jeff Cuthbert, has announced.
View ArticleDeputy Minister appoints new chair of Careers Wales
John Taylor has been appointed as the new Chair of Careers Wales, the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology, Jeff Cuthbert, has announced.
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