Pathways launches August 2026 — register your interest for the first cohort.
Pathways

A creative tech hub · ages 16–25 · Cardiff

Pathways links creativity to tech.

Notes, mentors and momentum. Turn what you already make into a clearer next move.

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✓Free · launching August 2026 · Cardiff

Discover · where you start

Today4 in the room
  • What we explored
  • •Map your interests and current skills
  • –You don’t need it all figured out
  • •Spot where technology already fits
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In partnership with

  • Youth4Change Wales
  • NatWest Accelerator
  • The National Lottery Community Fund

Pathways turns creative instinct into real momentum — with mentors, hands-on sessions and genuine opportunities that help young people in Cardiff build a braver, clearer next move.

Start your Pathway
01

Connect

Understand how technology fits into what you already enjoy, create or want to build.

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02

Build

Develop stronger digital knowledge, practical skills and a clearer sense of your niche.

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03

Progress

Access guidance, mentors, opportunities and continued support to make your next move.

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The journey

How the programme moves you forward.

  1. 01

    Discover

    Explore your interests, current skills, strengths and possible directions.

  2. 02

    Build

    Develop digital understanding, practical knowledge and stronger ways of working.

  3. 03

    Position

    Communicate your value, build visibility and recognise the right opportunities.

  4. 04

    Progress

    Receive mentoring, guidance, connections and practical support to move forward.

By the numbers

A focused first cohort.

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young people

Across the full programme.

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core sessions

Collaborative monthly sessions.

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months

Six months of sessions plus six months of progression support.

From our launch meetup

The community was in the room before session one.

A look at the people already building Pathways with us.

The room in full discussion
Talking under the Pathways canvas
Reviewing shots together
Catching up between conversations
Pointing out ideas on the canvas
The wide view of the meetup

Our philosophy

Not a normal classroom.

Pathways is built around collaboration — a space to test ideas, ask questions and learn by doing, with people who have made the moves you want to make.

Inside the hub · Cardiff, 2026
Practical, discussion-led sessionsMentors and facilitatorsSpace to test ideasSupport after the sessions
Ideas on the wall
Ideas on the wall
Hands on the work
Hands on the work
The room, mid-session
The room, mid-session

The sessions

Six collaborative sessions.

Monthly, discussion-led and hands-on — you learn alongside other young people, not in rows of desks. Hover a session to look inside.

DiscoverBuildCreatePositionAmplifyProgress
Session 01 · Discover

Map your interests, current skills and the directions actually worth exploring — no pressure to have it figured out.

Who backs Pathways

Built with trusted partners.

Pathways is delivered and supported by organisations who believe young people deserve clearer routes into technology.

Youth4Change Wales

Youth4Change Wales

The lead organisation delivering Pathways across Cardiff.

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NatWest Accelerator

NatWest Accelerator

Mentorship, practical advice and enterprise connections.

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National Lottery Community Fund

National Lottery Community Fund

Funding the first twelve months of Pathways.

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Register your interest

Claim your place in the first cohort.

Thirty seats, one relaxed room in Cardiff. Tell us you're interested and you'll be first to hear about dates, sessions and how to join.

Register Your Interest→Refer a Young Person

Free to join · Launching August 2026

PathwaysN° 001

Access pass

Cohort 01

Cardiff · August 2026

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Places

16–25

Ages

Free

Cost

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