ColegauCymru responds to Qualifications Wales proposals for new GCSE qualifications
For ColegauCymru Chief Executive Iestyn Davies, the proposed new GCSE qualifications in the recently published Qualified for the Future call for a new way of delivery and the provision of general edu...
ColegauCymru welcomes ILEP Chair appointment
ColegauCymru has warmly welcomed the Welsh Government announcement that former Education Minister Kirsty Williams is to chair the International Learning Exchange Programme (ILEP) Advisory Board. Confi...
New academy set to create fantastic learning and work spaces to support key skills for future workforce
Alongside Education Minister, Jeremy Miles MS, ColegauCymru was today delighted to attend the official opening of the Bridgend College STEAM Academy. This exciting new building will accommodate teachi...
ColegauCymru responds to HEFCW and Welsh Government evaluation of Degree Apprenticeships
Wales’ post-16 education charity ColegauCymru acknowledges key reports but states more should be done to ensure degree apprenticeships are fit for purpose and widely available across Wales Foll...
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 post compulsory e...
Partnership launch between ColegauCymru and Black Further Education Leadership Group
ColegauCymru, on behalf of our member colleges, is committed to helping to progress the anti-racist Wales agenda and is delighted to be establishing an official partnership with the Black Further Educ...
ColegauCymru accredited as a Living Wage Employer
ColegauCymru is delighted to have been accredited as a Living Wage employer. By paying the Real Living Wage, employers voluntarily take a stand to ensure their employees can earn a wage which is eno...
Autism qualification set to transform provision for ALN learners in further education
ColegauCymru is delighted to have worked with the University of South Wales to coordinate the delivery of an Additional Learning Needs (ALN) programme of study designed specifically for FE practitione...
Making the Connection – Active Wellbeing and Sport in Further Education
The Covid19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the health and wellbeing of the nation as well as the interruption to the education system. ColegauCymru is pleased to host a webinar which will reflect...
Pilot Mobilities from Wales to Brittany: Reflecting on contacts made; looking forward to learner activities to come
In partnership with The Regional Council of Brittany and Welsh Government, ColegauCymru is pleased to hold an online event this Autumn which will reflect on the pilot mobilities from Wales to Brittany...
Colleges welcome additional funding to support further education pay increases
Colleges across Wales have today welcomed the Minister for Education, Jeremy Miles’ commitment to an injection of £1.5m of additional funding to support the costs of staff pay increases. Welsh Gove...
Apprentice furlough and redundancy numbers continue to fall; Colleges warn that additional support still needed
ColegauCymru today welcomes the publication of Welsh Government statistics highlighting the falling number of apprentices furloughed or made redundant up to 27 August 2021. ColegauCymru Director of ...
Reflecting on a challenging 12 months; looking ahead to a productive year
As a new academic year gets underway and as we continue to navigate the challenges brought about by the Covid19 pandemic, ColegauCymru is optimistic about the year ahead. We’re grateful to staff, le...
Fifth Cycle of Successful Work Welsh Project Gets Underway
Supported by the National Centre for Learning Welsh, ColegauCymru co-ordinates the Cymraeg Gwaith project for the Further Education sector in collaboration with the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. As the ...
Further education colleges offer congratulations following second challenging year
Further education colleges are today congratulating learners across Wales as they receive their GCSE and vocational results and plan their next steps in what has been a second challenging academic yea...
Success for further education learners as they receive A level and vocational results
ColegauCymru is pleased to congratulate learners from across Wales as they receive their qualification results today following a second challenging academic year. ColegauCymru Chair Guy Lac...
Funding boost secures new overseas learning and work opportunities for further education learners
ColegauCymru is delighted to have received funding for further education and vocational education and training (VET) through the Turing Scheme, the UK’s global programme to study and work abroad. ...
ColegauCymru looks forward to building on strong Estyn relationship as new Chief Inspector is appointed
ColegauCymru is pleased to congratulate Owen Evans on his appointment as the new HM Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales. Mr Evans will replace the current Chief Inspector Meilyr ...
Minister for Education pledges continued support for further education
The Colegau Cymru Principals’ Forum today met with the Minister for Education Jeremy Miles MS in a productive meeting to discuss the future of further education in Wales. ColegauCymru Chair, Gu...
Success in College #PowerUpFE Weightlifting Challenge
ColegauCymru is delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural Power Up FE Challenge, a new weightlifting competition for FE learners which took place in earlier in the summer term. The compe...
Celebrating Adult Tutors at the Inspire! Awards
The Learning and Work Institute Wales last night celebrated the achievements of adult tutors at the Inspire! Awards in what has been a particularly challenging year. The Awards are a celebration ...
Sadness and shock at untimely passing of Gareth Pierce
ColegauCymru and the further education sector were sad to hear of the sudden loss of Gareth Pierce, former Chief Executive of WJEC and current Chair of Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. During a successf...
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...
New website to support the transition of ALN learners from school to further education
ColegauCymru is pleased to launch a valuable new website, designed to help young people with additional Learning Needs (ALN) to make a successful transition from school to further education. The ALN P...
New Senedd Committee Chairs Announced
The Committee chairs for the newly formed Senedd have been announced. As the new Senedd gets under way in earnest, ColegauCymru looks forward to working with all committees to ensure robust scru...
