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Stuart Merali-Younger
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Evaluation of the Peer Networks Programme: Insights into SME Support and Resilience
The Peer Networks Programme was a national business support initiative that adopted a "designed nationally, delivered locally" approach
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Anna Burgess
Oct 22, 20243 min read
Working Wales Career Reviews: Supporting Job Seekers in a Changing Job Market
As the workforce evolves and the population ages, supporting older workers in their careers has become increasingly more important.
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Michael Pang
Sep 12, 20242 min read
Creative Industries: Evaluating Skills and Business Support in West Yorkshire
To ensure culture and the creative industries are part of a broader economic recovery strategy, we’re evaluating West Yorkshire CA strategy
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Simon Tanner
Jul 22, 20242 min read
"I left with a voice”: Young People Celebrate Success as Youth Employment Programme Offers Them More Than a Job.
Wavehill has been conducting an independent evaluation of the Jobs Growth Wales+ (JGW+) programme, part of the Welsh Government’s Young...
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Anna Burgess
Jul 18, 20242 min read
Working Wales Review: Employability Support Across Wales
Working Wales is an impartial and professional, careers and employability support service that was launched in 2019 and is delivered by...
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Andy Parkinson
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Return to Work / Carers into Work: supporting unpaid carers back into work
The Return-to-Work / Carers into Work project was an initiative to provide focused support for individuals re-entering the labour market...
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Ioan Teifi
Jul 3, 20232 min read
Employee Ownership (EO): research on the impacts and benefits
Our research has shown that the number of Employee-Owned Businesses (EOB) in Wales has grown in number, geography and across sectors in...
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Wavehill
Jun 13, 20233 min read
Lessons on evaluating youth social action projects
Context In 2017 Comic Relief partnered with the #iwill Fund to create the #iwill Youth Social Action Fund a £2.4million fund that would...
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Anna Burgess
May 10, 20233 min read
Nature based evaluations; understanding Wavehill’s approach to environmental impact.
Our work spans a range of economic development and social research environment.
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Declan Turner
May 2, 20234 min read
How Government can support economic gains from offshore renewable energy
The UK is a global leader in offshore energy, with 11GW of installed capacity from mostly fixed bottom offshore wind farms. The UK...
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