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Budding entrepreneurs have been trying out their business ideas at a youth market in Carmarthen. Pupils from the area’s primary and secondary schools sold their wares at the Young People’s Business Market in St Catherine’s Walk. The event was organised by Carmarthenshire County Council’s business development teams, in partnership with Careers Wales. It is part of their efforts to encourage young people to venture in to the business world and to explore ways of gaining support and employment opportunities locally. The aim is to create a pool of skilled and talented young people who don’t feel the need to move away from Carmarthenshire to get the expertise needed to support their business growth. This, in turn, would create a strong and prosperous economy for Carmarthenshire’s future. The council’s business development officer Angharad Harding said: “The Young People’s Business Market is a great opportunity for people to see youngsters from Carmarthenshire selling their goods or services...

Members of Llanelli Rotary Club lent a hand at the Careers Wales mock interview sessions staged at Coedcae School, Llanelli. The mock interviews gave pupils the chance to gain some experience of doing job and further education interviews. Pictured with some of the Coedcae pupils are Rotarians Alan Owen, Alison Evans, Ken Abban and Roger Stephens. Also pictured is Gareth Price of Careers Wales.

Off to join the team from Llanelli Rotary Club to lend a hand at the Careers Wales mock interview sessions at Coedcae School in Llanelli.

Splendid lunch with Llanelli Rotary Club at the Stradey Park Hotel today. Guest speaker: Gareth Price, Careers Wales.

Staff at Aberglasney Gardens in the Tywi Valley took part in an innovative careers convention which allowed school pupils get a taste of land-based jobs. The convention was organised by Careers Wales at the Coleg Sir Gar Gelli Aur campus in the Tywi Valley to help pupils from Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. “One of the key pillars of the convention was to allow the children to get out and about to sample various land-based jobs” said Aberglasney head gardener Joseph Atkin. “It was an excellent and very exciting opportunity for Year 9 students with an interest in land-based career opportunities to meet with professionals in the sector. “There were opportunities to get a taste of jobs in agriculture, agricultural engineering, animal studies and the equine industry. “At Aberglasney, we were able to explain a variety of career paths in everything from landscape design to countryside management. “For example, there are a whole host of career opportunities linked to a heritage...