Cardiff Capital Region is Wales’ largest regional economy and home to some of the country’s most dynamic and globally connected sectors, from compound semiconductors and advanced manufacturing to a thriving creative cluster and a fast-growing fintech ecosystem.

Host Gemma Casey is joined by guests from the Cardiff Capital Region Skills Partnership, Chair Leigh Hughes and Regional Skills Partnership Manager Caryn Grimes, to discuss how the latest Skills Plan aims to deliver prosperity through partnership.

South West Wales is at the centre of one of the most significant industrial transformations in the UK, with developments including the Celtic Freeport and floating offshore wind and innovations around hydrogen, carbon capture, grid upgrades and advanced manufacturing.

Host Gemma Casey is joined by guests from the Regional Learning and Skills Partnership for South West Wales, Chair Dean Ward and Regional Partnership Manager Jane Lewis, to discuss how the region’s skills strategy supports such major economic development.

North Wales is seeing growing demand for skills in digital and green sectors and has a number of major investment programmes reshaping the regional economy. Host Gemma Casey is joined by two guests from the North Wales Regional Skills Partnership, Sian Lloyd Roberts, Regional Skills Manager, and David Roberts, Chair, to discuss the need to ensure a skills strategy translates into real solutions for employers on the ground. This episode was recorded prior to Sian taking up a secondment with Welsh Government.