Author: Rhys Gregory

More than £13million will support Trade Unions deliver skills solutions and learning support to workers over the next three years, Economy Minister Vaughan Gething announced today. The Wales Union Learning Fund (WULF) programme and the Wales TUC Trade Union Education programme support Trade Unions in Wales to develop the essential skills and employability of the workforce, with a particular emphasis on removing barriers for traditional non-learners. The new phase of the Wales Union Learning Fund (WULF) programme will see 18 unions receive funding to provide a range of activities to upskill individuals in the workplace and progress their career aspirations.…

A support service helping people in Wales living with the long-term effects of COVID-19 will benefit from a further £5m of Welsh Government funding. The extra funding follows the first six-month review of the Adferiad (Recovery) programme, which found it was treating and managing the needs of people who had sought help for their debilitating symptoms. The model of community-led rehabilitation services has been welcomed by people who have used the services and by clinicians as an effective way to support people. Rehabilitation services, which have developed using this model, include the Wellness with Welsh National Opera long-COVID programme, which…

Age Connects Cardiff & the Vale has received £15,000 funding from the Postcode Community Trust. Funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, the grant will support part of the salary costs for a Grants Officer. Jeff Hawkins (CEO) said: “We are delighted to have received this grant as there are very few trusts or grant-making bodies that will support specific infrastructure costs. “We were very fortunate during the pandemic to have received several small grants to enable us to maintain our services at a critical time when demand was so high but as we move into the post-pandemic period,…

Gemma Grainger has announced a 26-player squad for her side’s key 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers against France and Kazakhstan. Cymru go into the international window with an almost full-strength squad to choose from. Josie Green returns to the side after missing the Pinatar Cup in February through injury, however Esther Morgan and Hannah Cain both miss out due to injury. Cymru will face France in Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli on Friday 8th April before heading to Nur-Sultan to face Kazakhstan on Tuesday 12th April. Following Wayne Hennessey’s centurion achievement during the recent men’s international window, Helen Ward and…

The rising cost of living and scams epidemic are among the top concerns for Welsh consumers, according to Which?’s annual Consumers in Wales’ Report. The consumer champion carried out extensive research with more than 1,000 people in Wales to understand the key issues for Welsh consumers today. Eight in 10 (83%) Welsh consumers said they were worried about energy prices, a huge increase from the almost six in 10 (57%) who were concerned last year. Worries about fuel and food prices were also very high at 79 per cent and 75 per cent respectively – again, a major increase on…

Stars of the Welsh Government’s Apprenticeship Programme are being encouraged to shine brightly at this year’s prestigious Apprenticeship Awards Cymru. Successful employers, inspirational apprentices and talented work-based learning practitioners are being encouraged to enter the awards to showcase their outstanding achievements during unprecedented times. Highlight of the year for apprentices, employers and work-based learning providers and practitioners, the awards are organised by the Welsh Government and supported by the National Training Federation for Wales (NTfW). Headline sponsor for third year is Openreach. The Welsh Government has recently announced £366 million investment over the next three years to deliver 125,000 all-age…

Dynamic application security testing (DAST) is one of the four primary forms of security testing. The other three are static application security testing (SAST), source code analysis (SCA), and penetration testing. DAST is often underrated and misunderstood, so we’re going to clear some things up in this blog post. We’ll start by answering the question: who needs to do DAST? Then we’ll move on to discuss what makes it different from the other AST categories and why it’s important. Finally, we’ll show you the best DAST testing instruments. Why Is DAST Important And Who Needs To Do It? DAST is…

The Royal Mint, inspired by Disney, has launched the latest 50p coin in the much-loved Winnie the Pooh and Friends coin collection, featuring Eeyore on an official UK 50p coin. Also joining the adventure in 2022 are Kanga and Roo and a final gathering of Pooh and his closest friends from Hundred Acre Wood represented on a 50p, concluding the popular nine-coin collection. In collaboration with Disney, the childhood character coin designs have been inspired by the original illustrations of E. H. Shepard from A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh stories published in 1926. Combining traditional craftsmanship and innovation, the classic watercolour…

Parents want to spend more than 40 additional hours a year interacting with their children to help develop their speech and language skills, according to a new survey. While parents said they could spend more time talking and reading with their children during lockdowns, other priorities meant they were hampered from spending as much time as they like with their children in normal times. But experts are keen to reassure parents and carers that  even short interactions with their child during every day routines is enough to help develop key skills that will help them in later life. The survey…

A predictive tool using artificial intelligence could provide hope for earlier diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in children across the UK, reducing the risk of potentially fatal diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), early research presented at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2022 has revealed. Type 1 diabetes is a serious auto-immune condition that cannot yet be prevented, and the gradual destruction of insulin-making beta cells can start months or even years before being diagnosed. Symptoms usually start to appear much closer to diagnosis. Early diagnosis and awareness of the signs and symptoms of diabetes are crucial to ensure that both children and…