News

EHRC - Good Practice Guide Launch - Fri, 29 May 2009

Following the Wales wide consultation work on the Human Rights Act, we are in the process of compiling a Final Draft Good Practice Guide. We are undertaking a final launch consultation on this guide on Friday, 29 May 2009 in Swansea.

Ministerial Announcement

The launch of a £4 million project with AWEMA as the lead sponsor was announced on 26 February 2009. The project will provide work and skills opportunities for over 1,000 people across West Wales and the Valleys area.

The scheme has been funded with gross funding of £4million over three years from the European Social Fund. The Project was announced at Swansea Metropolitan University by Dr Brian Gibbons AM (Minister for Social Justice and Local Government). The announcement was hosted by Swansea Metropolitan University’s Vice Chancellor Professor David Warner.

Joint-sponsors of the project are: VALREC, YMCA Swansea, SOVA and MEWN Swansea. 

For the full press release click the link below: http://www.wefo.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?action=newsdetail&ID=2571

Tackling Unemployment & Economic Inactivity In Wales

As the Lead Sponsor, AWEMA has successfully secured a gross grant of £3.9 million from the ESF up to December 2011 to deliver a project in the Convergence Programme Area.

The Project will work towards "Increasing Black and Minority Ethnic [BME] Employment and Tackle BME Economic Inactivity". The All Wales Ethnic Minority Association [AWEMA] and its co-sponsors now wish to recruit officers to deliver on the Priority 2 Project outcomes and outputs.

AWEMA’s co-sponsors are: Valleys Regional Equality Council [VALREC]; Supporting Others Through Volunteer Action [SOVA]; Young Men Christian Association [YMCA] Swansea; and Minority Ethnic Women’s Network [MEWN] Swansea.

Main Sponsors