Cardiff and Vale College staff immersed in Welsh learning with enjoyable residential stay
Cardiff and Vale College staff have recently enjoyed a fantastic residential stay focused on developing their Welsh skills. Set on the banks of the beautiful lake Tegid near Bala in North Wales, Urdd ...
Lifechanging visit to Sweden for Coleg Sir Gâr’s Equine learners
Our International Project Manager Siân Holleran was delighted to visit to Coleg Sir Gar’s Pibwrlwyd Campus recently to learn of the Equine learners’ fantastic visit to Flyinge Kungsg...
The Covid Cohort: Supporting our young people during challenging times
As we finally look to be emerging from a two-year global Pandemic, ColegauCymru Chief Executive Iestyn Davies reflects on the challenges faced by our further education learners here in Wales, and thos...
Going Further and Higher: Deepening college and university collaborations
ColegauCymru has warmly welcomed the publication of a joint report on accelerating collaboration between colleges and universities across the four nations of the UK. Here, our Chief Executive, Iestyn ...
Apprenticeships helping to develop individuals and build confidence
As we continue to celebrate the value of Apprenticeships with Apprenticeship Week Wales, Matthew Hayward shares details of how apprenticeship programmes and college support turned around his experienc...
Apprenticeship success for Pembrokeshire College learner
As we celebrate Welsh Government Apprenticeship Week 2022, we learn of how Level 3 Mechanical Engineering student Hywel Jackson was able to realise a dream of working in Formula 1. Former Pembro...
Over 150 new Welsh language and bilingual resources to support further education learners and apprentices
More than 150 new Welsh and bilingual resources have been published on the Porth Adnoddau, the Coleg Cymraeg's resources website, to support lecturers and practitioners in further education colleg...
Continental or Commonwealth?
In this latest blog post, ColegauCymru Chief Executive Iestyn Davies, looks again at the old problem of delivering higher level skills in vocational and technical areas. He concludes that as a nation ...
“The information I’ve gained will improve my practice and was worth the commitment of time and energy.”
Coleg Gwent ALN Manager Elaine Jones shares her experience of studying towards the PG Cert SEN/ALN (Autism), which forms part of the full MA offered by the University of South Wales.&nb...
Respond, Renew, Reform? What next for FE and vocational education in Wales
As Welsh Government sets out the next phase of its post-Covid planning for education and we anticipate further progress on the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research Bill (CTER), ColegauCymru ...
Time to match vision with action
ColegauCymru Chief Executive Iestyn Davies outlines why Welsh Government needs to press ahead with a radical reform and commit to delivering on the promises within its vision for p...
Case Study: "Highly beneficial for a professional career in supporting learners with ALN and autism within further education.”
Julia Green is the Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Coordinator for Coleg Sir Gar. Overseeing 75 members of staff across 7 campuses, she acts as liaison for all ALN learners, parents and guardians, whi...
The value of Prior Learning Recognition to support a post-Covid economic recovery
ColegauCymru Consultant Adrian Sheehan provides an overview of the many benefits of Recognition of Prior Learning but also the challenges it faces across the further education sector in Wales. The 202...
Starting a new role in a global pandemic
Our Policy Assistant Jon Davies shares his experiences of starting a new job just as the nation was plunged into a national lockdown. Just a week into my new role within the policy team at ColegauCymr...
Delivering bilingual skills to all apprentices and learners
Dr Lowri Morgans works as the Academic Manager for Colegau Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Here she talks about progress made on the Further Education and Apprenticeship Welsh-medium Action Plan and what the fu...
What does a skilful Wales look like in 2021 and beyond?
Ben Francis is Policy Chair at FSB Wales and Director of family-run housebuilding firm, Hygrove Homes, Swansea. Here he shares his thoughts on the importance of a skilled workforce for Welsh SMEs and ...
Active Wellbeing in colleges embracing a ‘new normal’
ColegauCymru Sport Project Manager Rob Baynham looks at how colleges have risen to the challenge that has faced them during the Covid pandemic to embrace a ‘new normal’ and to create oppor...
Lessons for the future: Results 2020 and results 2021
Our Director of Policy and Public Affairs Dr Rachel Bowen looks back at the last few months in the further education sector in Wales and the decisions currently being made which will shape the future ...
Coleg Gwent students benefit from valuable European work placements
Since the launch of Erasmus+ in 2014, Coleg Gwent has been an active participant in ColegauCymru’s Erasmus+ consortium projects. The college has steadily increased the number of learners who par...
England raises the bar – Where next for adult learning and skills investment in Wales?
With the Senedd Election on the horizon, Learning and Work Institute Director David Hagendyk reflects on the future of adult learning and skills in England and looks at what the future might hold for ...
The Value of Adult Learning in a post-Covid landscape
As we celebrate the achievements of adult learners from across Wales during Adult Learners’ Week, it’s important to look at the wider benefits of the sector and its importan...
New thinking not old structures required for renewal and resilience in the economy
ColegauCymru responds to OECD report on the future governance of regional development and public investment in Wales In response to the publication of the OECD report The Future of Regional De...
Hindsight is a gift; foresight is a requirement: An extraordinary year for the education sector in Wales
The year 2020 and the term ‘unprecedented’ will forever be synonymous. Nobody could have foreseen the extent of disruption brought about by the pandemic across school...
