08-07-2025
- Business
- South Wales Argus
Welsh language conference to take place in Cardiff
The conference, taking place in Cardiff on July 8, is focused on promoting the Welsh language in the workplace and is jointly organised by the Welsh language commissioner and the National Centre for Learning Welsh.
Osian Llywelyn, deputy Welsh language commissioner, said: "In our five-year strategic plan we have identified the development of the Welsh language in the workplace as one of our three priority areas.
"We see this as an area that could make a significant difference to the usage of the Welsh language and make it a natural language for day-to-day use in organisations across Wales.
"As we look ahead to the coming years, it is more important than ever that organisations put the Welsh language at the heart of their plans."
The event, held at Cardiff City Stadium, will feature speakers from across the public and private sectors.
Dona Lewis, chief executive of the National Centre for Learning Welsh, said: "The centre specialises in language learning and acquisition, and has seen huge growth in the numbers of people learning Welsh.
"One of the centre's strategic priorities is to support employers to increase the use of Welsh, and it does this through its Work Welsh/Cymraeg Gwaith programme, which was established in 2018."
Manon Humphreys of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, one of the speakers at the event, said she 'very much welcomed the opportunity to contribute' and hoped it would lead to 'new partnerships or opportunities.'
