ateb iaith
Welsh Language Consultancy
Ateb is the complete solution to your organisation’s strategic and operational Welsh language support needs.
With a proven track record and extensive experience, we ensure your resources focus on what matters most.
Solutions for the Public Sector - Welsh Language Standards
The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 introduced the Welsh Language Standards. They give people in Wales a legal right to receive public services through the medium of Welsh.
For some organisations, meeting the requirements and maintaining compliance can be a challenge.
What can Ateb offer?
● Preparing for the standards, including undertaking gap analysis, consultation response support and advising on formal challenges.
● Providing ongoing compliance guidance support including developing action plans, internal compliance guides, delivering training, policy reviews, translation and dealing with complaints.
● Undertaking compliance reviews and health-checks to provide compliance assurance and, where needed, identifying improvements to ensure that requirements are consistently met.
Solutions for the third sector – practical and deliverable language strategies
The Welsh language is not just a means of communication – done well it can help you reach new audiences and strengthen as well as enabling you to be more competitive when tendering to deliver services in Wales on behalf of public sector organisations.
Our experience of working with four nation organisations, many based outside Wales, means we understand how to get the right balance whilst remaining authentic.
What can Ateb offer?
Our approach is practical, we always make sure what we recommend is workable and sustainable. We have worked with organisations across Wales and the UK.
● Review your current offer and develop Welsh language strategies and policies.
● Provide Welsh language communications support and capacity including social media.
● Deliver Welsh language awareness briefings.
● Support with tender responses and service planning.
Solutions for Businesses – giving you a competitive edge in Wales
Actively offering bilingual services can improve customer loyalty and help business attract new customers. We provide support and capacity for large and small businesses whether you are looking to develop a formal approach to the language, looking for translation and proof-reading services, or want to develop customer focused Welsh medium campaigns, Ateb can help businesses develop an authentic Welsh voice and get you noticed.
Get in touch
Please get in touch for an informal chat about the services we offer.