Wales Co-operative Centre Newsletter

Wales Co-operative Centre to lead digital inclusion initiative

Edwina Hart, Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration, launched the Communities@One project on 26 January 2006. The project, which is being delivered and administered by the Wales Co-operative Centre, aims to achieve digital inclusion – social inclusion through the use of technology – in 132 of the most deprived areas of Wales.... Read More

On-line directory for co-operatives in Wales

This Spring the Wales Co-operative Centre, Co-operatives and Mutuals Wales and Co-operativesUK will be launching www.wales.coop.... Read More

Centre pilots learning on-line

A new on-line distance learning course being piloted by the Wales Co-operative Centre could help hundreds of people access the Centre’s training courses.... Read More

Blind masseur offers the gentle touch

It’s a far cry from production work at a telecommunications firm, but one Valley’s man has found a new lease of life – as a masseur.... Read More

ERP Conference Announced

‘Releasing the Entrepreneur’, a one-day conference celebrating the Enterprise Rehearsal Project, takes place at the North Wales Conference Centre in Llandudno on Wednesday 14 June.... Read More

UCAN Do It

A co-operative arts project has been officially launched in Cardiff. UCAN, the Unique Creative Arts Network, aims to create opportunities for visually impaired youngsters to participate in the arts.... Read More

Training Needs Analysis leads to Co-operative Learning

As an organisation develops, it needs to update its knowledge and skill level to sustain and further its growth. To support this need for ongoing learning, the Training Team has launched a Training Needs Analysis service for existing client organisations... Read More

New Faces

Three new staff have joined the Wales Co-operative Centre in recent months. Serena Allen joins the Business Support Team, Paul Ashman joins the Enterprise Rehearsal Project and Karen Neill joins the Training Team... Read More

An Enterprising Kick-Off

Football hero Ian Rush visited Tredegar in February to launch a pilot scheme that will encourage more people to set up new businesses on the Enterprise Rehearsal Project... Read More