The GO Wales project (Graduate Opportunities Wales) was an
employability
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Overview
Employability is related to work and the ability to be employed, such as:
*The ability to gain initial employment; hence the ...
and business support project in
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
. It was managed by the
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) is the Welsh Government Sponsored Body responsible for funding the higher education sector.
Functions
HEFCW distributes funds for education, research and related activities at Wales's hi ...
(HEFCW), delivered in partnership with all
higher education
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institutions in Wales and funded by the
Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
, with additional funding from the
European Social Fund
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of the
European Union
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.
Background
The project started in April 2003
from an amalgamation of the Cymru Prosper Wales
work placement scheme, the Graduate Wales project with additional services.
Services
*Work placements: a short-term period of project-based employment organised and monitored by GO Wales staff. The employee is a higher education student or a graduate and the employer is a business based in Wales, normally an SME (small to medium-sized enterprise). All candidates offered the opportunity to gain a City & Guilds Professional Development Award during their work placement.
*GO Wales Jobs: a web-based service advertising graduate-level jobs in Wales. Companies can advertise their vacancies and job-seekers can search for jobs and apply online. Both advertising vacancies and applying for vacancies are free of charge.
*Graduate Training and Development Fund: Clients of this service are SMEs. These companies may not have the resources available to larger companies for staff development and training. Small businesses in Wales can access a training fund which is designed to assist with the business-specific training and development costs of graduates in the organisation.
*Careers advice and informationvia information sheets and advisers from university careers services .
Project completion
The GO Wales project ceased at the end of 2014 after European funding ran out.
References
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External links
Project home page
Career advice services
Educational organisations based in Wales
Higher education organisations based in the United Kingdom