Welcome

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd (CCDG) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Welsh Government which was formed on 1 April 2013. Trading as Gyrfa Cymru Careers Wales, we provide the all age, independent and impartial careers information, advice and guidance service for Wales.

What We Do

Career decisions are among the most important people make throughout their lives and careers information, advice and guidance can help to:

improve knowledge and awareness of learning opportunities and the labour market;
improve self-awareness, raise individual aspirations and support people to make effective decisions about their careers;
increase access to, and completion of, learning and training;
motivate people to manage their careers, improve application and interview skills and be resilient in adapting their plans when circumstances change;
address inequality by focussing on the needs of groups who are under-represented in employment, learning or training and by challenging stereotyping; and
improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the labour market, for example by improving the match between supply of, and demand for, skills.

About Us

We deliver a remit set by the Minister for Education and Skills and support the Welsh Government’s strategic objectives as identified in the Programme for Government and related Welsh Government policies, such as the Youth Engagement and Progression Framework (YEPF). The overall focus for our service is to help people make effective decisions and become independent in managing their careers. This includes making realistic career decisions and plans, and ensuring successful progression and positive outcomes for individuals, who we support to gain appropriate training, further learning or employment. Our work helps to develop the nation’s skills base and to support the effectiveness of expenditure on education and training, thereby contributing to the economic and social well-being of Wales.

Gyrfa Cymru Careers Wales is part of the broader “Careers Family” in Wales which includes the Welsh Higher Education Careers Advisory Services, Secondary Schools, Further Education Institutions, Work Based Learning Providers, Local Authority Youth Services, Learning Coaches, Jobcentre Plus, Probation and Youth Offending Services and others.