Medr/2026/45: Employment and Enterprise Bureau: 2026/27 guidance and funding

Publication summary

1. This publication sets out Medr’s requirements and funding arrangements for the Employment and Enterprise Bureau (EEB) activity in 2026/27. It confirms monitoring arrangements, timelines and attaches monitoring templates.

2. The aim of the EEB is to deliver positive employment and self-employment outcomes for learners, by providing a package of support to develop learner employability, enterprise and entrepreneurial skills. This support should be delivered by working in collaboration with employers, Careers Wales, the Regional Skills Partnerships (RSPs), and other key partners to develop opportunities for learners in their regions.

3. The funding should be used to continue to integrate enterprise and entrepreneurship delivery within the EEB, with the aim of increasing the self-employment opportunities available to learners and leavers, as well as promoting embedding employability and entrepreneurship within the curriculum to the benefit of learners.

2026/27 funding

4. The total budget available to support the EEBs from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026 is £1,320,000. This funding is comprised of £960,000 of Medr funding and £360,000 received from Business Wales, which must be used to support the Enterprise and Entrepreneurship element of the EEB activity in Further Education Institutions (FEIs) in Wales. The total allocation will continue to be split equally between 12 FEIs in Wales so that each FEI receives a total allocation of £110,000 in 2026/27.

Monitoring and timelines

5. FEIs are required to submit an interim and end of year monitoring report, using the templates at Annex A and B, to Medr by the dates set out in the timeline. As the enterprise funding for 2026/27 is provided by the Welsh Government, information that is reported to Medr against those requirements will be shared with the Welsh Government so the impact of its funding can be monitored.