We want to see organisations taking proactive steps to increase the use of the Welsh language across their organisations and services – by developing the workforce so that they have the right skills to deliver services to the public, and by carrying out activities to increase internal use of Welsh.
Advice on recruitment and assessment of Welsh skills
In order to be able to offer high quality bilingual services, organisations need to ensure that their workforce has the right skills. A number of standards place specific requirements on organisations to consider the need for Welsh language skills in recruitment and to assess staff skills. Below is guidance and support on a range of issues relating to recruitment and assessment of Welsh skills.
Increasing use of Welsh in an organisation
We want to see organisations that implement the standards increase their use of Welsh internally and enable staff to use their Welsh in all aspects of their working life. We want all workplaces to provide more opportunities for staff to use Welsh with each other, and with service users. Our hope is to see more organisations using Welsh as the main language of internal administration, or to maintain that position where it already exists. The following pages contain practical help to create a bespoke internal use policy, and resources and ideas on how to increase the use of Welsh.