Sioned Lewis

Sioned is an experienced economic development consultant whose main strengths lie in research skills and methodologies. She has managed a wide range of research projects in the fields of education and training, youth policies and community regeneration, employing a variety of interviewing and analytical methods. She is well equipped with quantitative and qualitative research techniques ranging from facilitating focus groups and one-to-one interviewing to questionnaire design and data analysis.

Sioned is managing the Arad research team on the development of pilot projects to Demonstrate Success in Extending Entitlement and 14-19 Learning Pathways (Welsh Assembly Government youth policies) and has recently co-ordinated the two-year evaluation of a pilot workforce development initiative (the Learning Worker Pilot) on behalf of the same client. Other recent and on-going studies include providing evaluations of business support programmes on behalf of the Welsh Development Agency, Cardiff Business School and Chwarae Teg, and a review of the impact of European Structural Funds for a local authority.

Before embarking on her career as an Economic Development Consultant Sioned was a social researcher at the Welsh Assembly Government. A geography graduate, she also has a Masters degree in Regional Development.