What can be discussed?
A focused employability session, supported use of the CV Builder, portfolio or interview preparation, learner consultation, an employer-informed challenge or a small practical STEM pilot.
Schools, councils, youth services, employers and funders
Practical STEM and employability partnerships for schools, colleges, councils and youth organisations across Swansea and South Wales.
We work with organisations that want young people to gain useful practical experience, and understand how to present that experience when applying for education, training or work.
Who may take part?
Participant groups are agreed with the partner. Delivery can be designed for secondary learners or young people preparing for employment, training or further education.
What is agreed first?
Purpose, scope, responsibilities, cost, timetable, venue, staffing, safeguarding, risk, accessibility, data handling, evaluation and communication routes.
What happens after an enquiry?
We confirm what is currently deliverable and prepare a written scope covering outcomes, responsibilities, cost, safeguarding, accessibility, data handling and evaluation.
A route for each partner
Start with the outcome you want to make possible.
The first conversation should identify the gap, existing provision and the part The Hwb Collective could responsibly add.
Schools and colleges
Explore curriculum-connected practical activity, careers and work-related experiences, transferable-skills reflection, CV preparation or portfolio evidence. Delivery is agreed with the setting and does not replace statutory careers advice.
Councils and youth services
Discuss targeted employability activity, community consultation, supported digital access or a small pilot for an identified group. Referral, eligibility, data and evaluation responsibilities must be clear.
Employers
Offer an authentic problem, workplace insight, staff expertise, suitable equipment, sponsorship or a progression opportunity. Employer involvement should be meaningful, safe and connected to learning.
Funders
Support access, equipment, programme development, evaluation or organisational capacity. We will separate funded commitments, delivered outputs and participant outcomes in reporting.
Community organisations
Help reach young people, understand local barriers, host appropriate activity or connect support with trusted relationships already in place.
Education and skills networks
Share evidence, avoid duplicating provision, strengthen referral pathways and test where practical STEM can add value to existing employability support.
Partnership route
Build with the community, not for it.
The organisation should test assumptions and report what is learned rather than presenting a preferred model as inevitable.
Listen
Understand need, context, existing provision and barriers.
Scope
Agree audience, format, cost, roles, outcomes, data, safeguarding and resources.
Deliver
Run a proportionate and well-supported activity or pilot.
Learn
Separate outputs, outcomes, feedback and recommendations.
What a written proposal will cover
A proposal should define the participant group, purpose, delivery format, timetable, venue, staffing, equipment, accessibility, safeguarding, risk controls, data responsibilities, costs, cancellation arrangements and evaluation. Nothing is treated as confirmed until the scope is agreed.
Costs and funded access
Costs depend on group size, preparation, delivery time, venue, staffing, equipment, accessibility and evaluation requirements. Grant-supported or sponsored places may be available for an eligible group. A written price and scope will be provided before commitment.
Public-sector due diligence
The organisation can provide legal details, its approved governance manual, named safeguarding and data-protection roles, relevant policies and a current status statement. The Assurance page identifies work that is still in progress instead of implying that every control or certification is complete.
Data roles
Before a partner asks participants to use the CV Builder or supplies participant information, both parties should determine whether each organisation is acting as a controller, joint controller or processor. The correct contract or data-sharing arrangement depends on the actual activity.
Outcome evidence
Reporting should define the period, source and meaning of each figure. Proposed reach, funded targets and completed activity will not be blended. Small-number reporting should avoid identifying individual young people. See the impact and funding approach.
Current geographical focus
The Hwb Collective is rooted in South Wales. Earlier planning explored a permanent STEM hub, but the current approach is to test local need and delivery models before making a commitment to a physical site or larger-scale programme.