Background
Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa (CCDG) operating under the name of Careers Wales is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Welsh Government delivering an all age, impartial, bilingual, careers information, advice and guidance service for Wales.
Careers Wales support customers to become more effective at planning and managing their careers, recognising that career management no longer consists of a one-off occupational choice, but rather a series of lifelong career transitions. Through improving career management skills and competencies, customers are able to make these transitions more smoothly, enjoy a higher level of career satisfaction and play a more active part in the economy.
April 2021 Careers Wales launched their five-year vision, ‘Brighter Futures’. Brighter Futures, has the ambition of creating a brighter future for all young people and adults in Wales.
The board is responsible for:
- establishing and taking forward the strategic aims and objectives of the Company consistent with its overall purpose, the Well-being goals and within the policy and resources framework determined by the Minister;
- ensuring strategies are developed for meeting the Company’s objectives in conjunction with the Welsh Ministers, and other relevant stakeholders, for example employees, customers and funding providers;
- ensuring that the Minister and partnership team are kept fully informed of any changes likely to impact on the strategic direction of the Company or on the attainability of its targets, and of steps needed to deal with such changes;
- ensuring compliance with any statutory or administrative requirements in respect of the use of public funds;
- ensuring the Company operates within the limits of its authority and any delegated authority agreed with the partnership team, and in accordance with any other conditions relating to the use of public funds;
- ensuring that, in reaching decisions, that the Company takes into account guidance issued by the Welsh Government;
- ensuring it receives and reviews regularly financial information concerning the management of the Company;
- ensuring the Minister is informed in a timely manner about any concerns about the Company’s activities, including activities that might affect the future level of resources required, and any policy or practice changes that may have wide financial implications;
- taking appropriate remedial action to address any such concerns or changes with wide financial implications, and providing positive assurances to the Minister through the partnership team about the same;
- demonstrating high standards of corporate governance at all times, including by using the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee to help the board to address key financial and other risks; and
- making senior executive and non-executive appointments to the board, including the Chair and Chief Executive Officer.
- ensuring the Company considers equality of opportunity when approving policies and making decisions; and
- ensuring effective arrangements are in place to provide assurance on risk management, including information security, governance, internal audit, external audit and internal control in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements and, where relevant, Codes of Practice or other guidance relevant to the sector.
The Board must also act in an open and transparent way.