South Wales Valleys District

External Relationships (Rosemary Gehler)

Please see below for an outline of the work we do and the initiatives we are involved with. However, as this is such a diverse area, if you would like more information then please do not hesitate to contact me.

I hope you find the site useful and would welcome your comments and suggestions on how it could be improved.

• rosemarygehler@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

Phone 01443 484749
Rosemary Gehler
External Relations Manager
Jobcentre Plus
South Wales Valleys District Office
2nd Floor Oldway House
Broadway
Pontypridd
CF91 5AQ

Childcare Partnerships (Sue Ashcroft)

The role of the Childcare Partnership Manager is to help Jobcentre Plus customers find accessible, affordable and good quality childcare so they can make the most of opportunities to work, train or study. Their role is also to support the growth of the Childcare sector by working alongside Children’s Information services, Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships, and also support employers in the childcare sector regarding recruitment. They work with other organisations such as NCMA to promote careers in working with children.

Contracted Partners Network (Ian Jones 3rd Party Provision)

• DASH Training
• Manpower
• Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
• Newport and Gwent Enterprise
• Quadrant
• Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council
• SOVA
• TD Training LTD
• TEDS
• Tydfil Training Consortium LTD
• Working Links
• A4E
• Shaw Trust.

Local Partnerships (Kevin Morgan)

We work in partnership with five Local Authorities across the District.

• Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
• Bridgend County Borough Council
• Caerphilly County Borough Council
• Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
• Rhondda Cynon Taff County Council.

The District is a key partner in supporting the review and improvement of non contracted provision to people across South Wales Valleys District. Some of our external partners are:

• A4E Wales
• Business Eye
• Business in Focus
• Careers Wales Gwent
• Careers Wales Mid Glamorgan and Powys
• Interlink
• Learning for Growth
• Prime Cymru
• Princes Youth Business Trust
• Princes Trust Cymru
• University of Glamorgan
• Wales Council for Voluntary Action.

The District is engaged with each County Council’s Economic Development team and provides advice and support on labour availability, skills supply and social exclusion.

District Marketing (Clare Hughes)

The District Marketing Manager is responsible for organising all the external customer events. The types of events that we host are Jobs fairs, employer open days and information and advice days for the different customer groups.