The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the people of Wales has shown that young people have been disproportionately affected. This could mean that many young people may be wondering about their options in and after education. We might be living and learning in very difficult times, but there are still opportunities available. To make sure no young person misses out, radio presenter, Huw Stephens, has teamed up with Welsh Government to launch Your Future Festival – an online platform of…
Begw Rowlands of Cardiff – Photographer Huw John An aspiring actress from Cardiff says the pandemic has given her more time to think about her future, as she prepares to collect her A-Level results this summer. Until the coronavirus pandemic hit, Begw Rowlands, 17, was planning on heading to drama school in September. Now she’s planning on taking a year out to volunteer at a local theatre and decide what she wants to do long-term. Begw, who attended Ysgol…
Ceri Jones of Cardiff – Photographer Huw John An 18-year-old from Cowbridge whose trip to work abroad was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, is hopeful things will be back to normal when he starts his degree in 2021. Ceri Vaughan Jones was always planning to take a year out from his studies before starting his degree in Business Management and Spanish. While the pandemic hasn’t changed his plans, it has meant the postponement of his year working abroad…
Welsh local authorities, schools, colleges and work-based learning providers will be hosting a series of Virtual Open Days for Year 11 pupils for the first time this month. An event specifically for pupils from Bridgend, the Vale of Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Cardiff will take place on Friday 10 July and will cover a series of sessions on post-16 options including A Levels at sixth form or college as well as work-based qualifications. Jonathan Davies OBE will…
Companies from south Wales have been recognised for helping school pupils across Wales prepare for their future careers. Held at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff bay, 16 companies from across south Wales attended the Careers Wales Valued Partner Awards ceremony, which was hosted by former BBC news anchor Sara Edwards. The Careers Wales Valued Partner Awards recognises the important contribution made by businesses who consistently step up to support the workforce of tomorrow by signing up to…
A group of Cardiff pupils have heard all about the jobs, skills and industries of the future at an event hosted by Careers Wales at Cardiff Metropolitan University’s FabLab. The event forms part of a new #FutureWorkWales campaign being launched by Careers Wales, aimed at educating young people on the skills and jobs needed for the future economy. Located at Cardiff Metropolitan’s School of Art and Design, FabLab is a creative space focusing on teaching digital manufacturing technologies, such as…
Careers Wales is helping young people in Cardiff understand their options as hundreds of pupils gear up to receive A-level and GCSE results over the next two weeks. In collaboration with Welsh Government, the careers advice body is running a Where Now? campaign to raise awareness of the options for pupils after results days. Data released by the careers body in the run-up to results shows that, in 2016, 63.75% year 13 school leavers from Cardiff progressed to university –…
