{"id":1360,"date":"2021-09-15T16:06:37","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T15:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/?post_type=newyddion&p=1360"},"modified":"2021-09-15T16:06:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T15:06:37","slug":"dathlu-llwyddiannau-lleol-pobl-ifanc","status":"publish","type":"newyddion","link":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/en\/newyddion\/dathlu-llwyddiannau-lleol-pobl-ifanc\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating success of local young people"},"content":{"rendered":"

A unique project which helps young people across Gwynedd and Anglesey venture into the world of work and business has paid tribute to the latest cohort to take part in the scheme.<\/p>\n

A Menter M\u00f4n project, Llwyddo\u2019n Lleol 2050 aims to challenge the perception that it\u2019s necessary to leave rural areas like north west Wales to succeed in work or business. Some 35 participants have already received support through the scheme – several having gone on to set up successful businesses or to find work locally.<\/p>\n

The project focuses on entrepreneurship, employability and developing professional skills. But, with changing priorities in the wake of Covid19 there\u2019s also a clear message that lifestyle is also important and that this is the ideal place to ensure the right balance between work and leisure.<\/p>\n

Jade Owen, is a project officer with Menter M\u00f4n, and has been supporting the young people who have been taking part in Llwyddo\u2019n Lleol to date. She said: \u201cToo often young people feel they have to leave their communities to succeed in their careers. This is such a loss, especially in rural areas and the impact it has on the economy and the Welsh language is significant.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur message through Llwyddo\u2019n Lleol is simple – there are plenty of opportunites here in north west Wales in so many different sectors. We can provide support and advice to those who want to turn an idea in to a successful business or to help improve skills through work placements and training.\u201d<\/p>\n

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One who benefited from taking part in Llwyddo\u2019n Lleol 2050 earlier this year is Lois Hughes. Having studied British Sign Language (BSL) she found that there were no resources available in Welsh – so she decided to change this by setting up her own business called \u2018Arwyddo\u2019 with a help from the project. Encouraging others to go for it she said: \u201cLlwyddo\u2019n Lleol has meant that I have been able to turn an idea into reality – without it I don\u2019t think I would have taken the first step. It has given me the confidence and motivation to go for it and take the plunge.\u201d<\/p>\n

More recently the project ran the \u2018Swyddogion Stori\u2019 programme which gave ten young people marketing training with Beth Woodhouse from Marketshed. Whilst developing skills and experience of the young people, 19 local businesses also benefited from free marketing support.<\/p>\n

Sioned Morgan is projects director at Menter M\u00f4n. She explains why this is such an important project. \u201cPromoting local opportunites is central to our vision as a company and ensuring those opportunites are available to young people. We employ many who are just starting off on their career journeys and want to encourage other local business to do the same so that we can keep talent in the area, for the benefit of our communities, the economy and the Welsh language.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the next few months Llwyddo\u2019n Lleol 2050 is again calling on young people from Gwynedd and Anglesey to register to make the most of new opportunites to get support as they take a first step into employment. \u00a0The next round of opportunities with the scheme will be shared on Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n

The project has received funding through the Welsh Government Arfor Fund and the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government. It is also part financed by Gwynedd Council, NDA and Anglesey Charitable Trust.<\/p>\n

To learn more and to register an interest, Menter M\u00f4n is encouraging young people between the ages of 18 and 25 who are originally from the Anglesey and Gwynedd area to contact Jade Owen at jade@mentermon.com<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1361,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1360","newyddion","type-newyddion","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newyddion\/1360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newyddion"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/newyddion"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}