Celebrating Global Learning Opportunities in Further Education
ColegauCymru was delighted to host an engaging online event on Wednesday 9 July 2025, showcasing some of the exciting overseas opportunities taken up by FE learners in 2024/25 through Taith and Turing...
Financial pressures facing FE sector remain acute
Today, Members of the Senedd debate the Welsh Government’s First Supplementary Budget 2025-26. Acute financial pressures continue to face the further education sector, and it is critical that the co...
ColegauCymru Secures Turing Scheme Funding to Support Global Learning Opportunities for over 100 Welsh Learners
ColegauCymru is delighted to confirm that our consortium application for the 2025/26 Turing Scheme has been successful. Thanks to this funding, 118 learners - both A Level and vocational - alongside 1...
ColegauCymru welcomes Welsh Government update on Vocational Education and Training
ColegauCymru Chief Executive, David Hagendyk said, “Today’s announcement from the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Vikki Howells MS, confirming that Welsh Government is to publish a ...
Financial boost for colleges easiest way to ensure economic growth, principals tell Prime Minister
For the first time in living memory, college leaders from Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland have come together to speak with one voice to urge the UK Government to put investing in FE and ...
Success as FE Learners and Staff Take on Multisport Challenge at Pembrey
Last week marked the return of the ColegauCymru FE Multisport event to the scenic Pembrey Country Park, welcoming 400 learners and staff from colleges across South and West Wales. Now in its fifth y...
Urdd Gobaith Cymru Peace and Goodwill Message 2025
This year, the Urdd’s Peace and Goodwill Message focuses on Poverty. With the current child poverty crisis in Wales and around the world, the Urdd and the young people of Wales have decided to foc...
Why does Mental Health Awareness Week matter for further education in Wales?
At ColegauCymru, we’re proud to support Mental Health Awareness Week (12–18 May) and this year’s theme, Community. Further education has a vital role in promoting wellbeing, and across Wales, co...
Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week: FE Sector in Wales Leading the Way
ColegauCymru is proud to mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, taking place between 12 - 18 May, by celebrating the vital work further education colleges across Wales are doing to support mental he...
ColegauCymru responds to 12% drop in apprenticeship starts
New data published by Medr shows a 12% drop in apprenticeship starts this quarter, compared with the same period last year. ColegauCymru Chief Executive David Hagendyk said, “The data is a sta...
Technical Teaching Fellowship Recognises Innovation at NPTC Group of Colleges
ColegauCymru is delighted to celebrate the success of NPTC Group of Colleges as they take centre stage in advancing technical education. William Davies, Motor Vehicle Lecturer at Brecon College, has b...
Multisport Events Set to Inspire FE Learners Across Wales This May
Following the success of last year’s Further Education Multisport events, ColegauCymru is delighted to announce the return of two exciting duathlon events this May. These inclusive events will bring...
ColegauCymru responds to Estyn’s Review of Learner Behaviour in Further Education
Today, Estyn has published a report exploring behavioural challenges in further education colleges in Wales. ColegauCymru Chief Executive, David Hagendyk, said, “As the report highlights, behavi...
ColegauCymru Active Wellbeing Forums Champion Thriving FE Environments Across Wales
This spring, ColegauCymru successfully hosted a series of regional Active Wellbeing Forums, bringing together staff from further education colleges across Wales to collaborate, share best practice, an...
Request for Quotation - Strengthening learner voice in Further Education
ColegauCymru has received Taith Pathway 2 funding to undertake an international project to strengthen learner voice in Further Education in Wales. The key findings from this project will be used to sh...
From Merthyr to the Middle East: Built Environment learners gain global perspective in Dubai
A group of A Level Built Environment learners from The College Merthyr Tydfil recently returned from a transformative 16-day visit to Dubai, funded by the UK Government’s Turing Scheme. Organise...
Tackling Misogyny: Community of Practice members from Wales share best practice with Canadian Partners
ColegauCymru is pleased to confirm the next stage of its international collaboration to tackle peer-on-peer sexual harassment and misogyny among learners in further education. As part of a Taith-fund...
Additional Learning Needs in the post-16 sector - An Update
Further Education Institution (FEI) Transformation The Additional Learning Needs and Educational Tribunal (Wales) Act (ALNET) and ALN Code became live for some learners in colleges in September 2...
Join Us This October: ColegauCymru Annual Conference 2025
ColegauCymru is delighted to confirm that our Annual Conference will return on Thursday 23 October 2025, taking place once again at Cardiff City Stadium. We’re pleased to announce Agored Cymru as ...
Welsh Colleges Shine at AoC Sport National Championships 2025
Welsh Colleges Shine at AoC Sport National Championships 2025 Further education learners from across Wales were proud to represent their colleges at this year’s AoC Sport National Championships, h...
Enhancing Leadership Skills - ColegauCymru Senior Leadership Development Programme
Enhancing Leadership Skills - ColegauCymru Senior Leadership Development Programme A group of senior leaders from further education colleges across Wales have successfully completed the ColegauCymru...
Longstanding champion of FE, John Griffiths MS, to stand down at the 2026 Senedd election
Ahead of the Senedd election in 2026, John Griffiths MS, has announced that he will not be seeking re-election. Following this announcement, and as #CollegesWeek2025 draws to a close, this is a fi...
Cross party meeting highlights critical role of FE colleges in delivering green skills and driving economic sustainability
This week the Senedd’s Cross-Party Group on Further Education and Skills, chaired by John Griffiths MS, brought together senior leaders to discuss green skills and their role in driving economic gro...
Celebrating #CollegesWeek2025: Recognising the Power of Further Education in Wales
This week, ColegauCymru is proud to celebrate #CollegesWeek2025, a UK wide campaign highlighting the vital role that further education colleges play in shaping lives, communities, and the economy. T...
Welsh Colleges Women’s Football Squad to Compete in Prestigious International Tournament
With the popularity of women’s football at an all-time high and the Wales women’s senior side gearing up for the 2025 Euros in Switzerland later this year, Welsh FE colleges are playing a crucial...
