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17th June 2026 |
Your Career, Your Future
Hospitality with Nando’s This June as part of Refugee Week, our Education and Employment team partnered with Nando’s in Cardiff and Swansea to deliver the next “Your Career, Your Future” work programme designed to support clients into employment. What does the programme involve? As part of this, participants received tailored training and interview skills preparation …
17th June 2026 |
Your 2026 Nation of Sanctuary Award winners
Last night we shared stories of courage and community as we gathered for the 2026 Nation of Sanctuary Awards. Hosted by the Welsh Refugee Council, this year’s celebration marked the fifth edition of the awards — and once again reminded us that sanctuary is built not only through policies, but through people. From the powerful …
5th June 2026 |
Your Career, Your Future
Construction with Hale This June, the Welsh Refugee Council has partnered with Hale Construction, The Gap Centre and ARC Training in Newport to deliver a tailored recruitment programme designed to get those with a passion for construction into Onsite and Green Careers. What does the programme involve? Hosted at the Gap Centre, this programme began …
4th June 2026 |
Celebrating the volunteers changing children’s lives
It’s Volunteer Week and what an important time to recognise the incredible commitment and skills shared by our community volunteers. Let’s see how this works in practice with the BOOST project. Imagine knowing exactly what you want to do in life. But no matter how hard you try on your own, through training and experience, …
8th May 2026 |
Your Career, Your Future
Hospitality with Constellation and Barclays At the beginning of May, the Welsh Refugee Council partnered with Barclays and Constellation to deliver a tailored employability programme designed to support people from refugee backgrounds to build confidence, develop workplace skills, and explore new career pathways in hospitality. What does the programme involve? To kick off this programme, …
5th May 2026 |
The facts about Wales and Sanctuary
Did you know that Wales is officially a Nation of Sanctuary? How about that this is supporting people and communities in ways that rarely make the headlines? When it comes to sanctuary and what it means to find safety in Cymru, we don’t always hear about the facts. It’s why we’re going behind the headlines …
31st March 2026 |
Jay’s story: employment support can change someone’s future
There can be moments in life when the world feels stacked against you. Times when the weight of uncertainty and exhaustion makes giving up seem like the only option. Jay* knows that feeling all too well. When he arrived in Cardiff in 2023, Jay did not know what the future would hold for him and …
23rd March 2026 |
Your Career, Your Future
Construction with CMB Engineering The Welsh Refugee Council Education and Employability (E&E) project supports refugees and sanctuary seekers across Wales including our main hubs of Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. By increasing formal employment and offering opportunities for learning and skills development, we’re supporting integration at the heart of our communities. It’s a direct way to …
16th March 2026 |
GUEST BLOG: The power of reciprocity
Refugee women in Wales tackling barriers to education and employment Article by Dr Camila Montiel McCann and Professor Marie Gillespie (The Open University) This year, on International Women’s Day, it feels more important than ever to acknowledge and celebrate the power of collaboration among women to effect change. At a time when hostility towards refugees …
2nd March 2026 |
New UK asylum changes are unworkable.
Statement from the Welsh Refugee Council The Welsh Refugee Council is deeply concerned about UK Government’s new asylum rules, which would cut refugee status from five years to 30 months and leave people fleeing war and persecution in limbo. These proposals are, quite simply, wrong. They will create more cost, more bureaucracy and more instability in a system …