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Today the Welsh Government published its Draft Budget for 2025/26. ColegauCymru Chief Executive, David Hagendyk, said, “We welcome today’s Draft Budget announcement from the Welsh Government which...

Today, the Welsh Government has announced an additional £10million in-year allocation to support the further education sector this year. ColegauCymru Chief Executive, David Hagendyk, said, “We wel...

ColegauCymru has set out how further education and apprenticeships are fundamental to Wales’ economic recovery in its response to the Welsh Government Draft Budget Proposals for 2025-26.  ColegauCy...

ColegauCymru was delighted to return to North Wales recently, to hold the second edition of the regional Ability Counts Football Tournament for FE college learners.    ILS and pre-vocational learn...

ColegauCymru and the National Training Federation for Wales (NTFW) have today published new data which highlights the far-reaching economic and social consequences of apprenticeship funding cuts in Wa...

Together with Cardiff and Vale College, ColegauCymru was delighted to welcome members of the Senedd Health and Social Committee along with other stakeholders to the City Centre Campus today. The visit...

Ahead of today’s Welsh Government update to the Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, ColegauCymru sets out the commitment of the Further Education (FE) Sector i...

This year’s ColegauCymru Annual Conference and Dinner 2024 concluded on a high note, marking another successful gathering of Wales’ further education leaders, educators, policymakers, and partners...

ColegauCymru has conducted a comprehensive review of the Finnish Vocational Education and Training (VET) model to identify learning for Wales. Set in the context of the Welsh Government’s Review of ...

ColegauCymru is delighted to announce the return of our Annual Conference which will take place on 24 October at Cardiff City Stadium, with a conference dinner the evening before at Hilton Hotel, Card...

ColegauCymru is delighted to celebrate the achievements of learners from further education colleges in Wales who formed part of TeamUK at the recent WorldSkills competition.  Over 1,500 young people ...

ColegauCymru was delighted to support the annual Learning & Work Institute Inspire! Adult Learning Awards which took place on 10 September at Cardiff’s Coal Exchange Hotel.  The Inspire! Adult Lear...

Wales’ First Minister has appointed a new Welsh Government Cabinet.  Lynne Neagle MS continues in her role as Cabinet Secretary for Education, being joined by Vikki Howells MS appointed as Minister...

This week we’re celebrating Adult Learners’ Week, the largest celebration of lifelong learning in Wales, with over 10,000 adults participating each year in a wide range of learning activities. Thi...

Further education colleges across Wales are today congratulating learners as they receive their GCSE and vocational results.       We send our warmest congratulations to all learners as they receiv...

ColegauCymru is delighted to celebrate with learners from across Wales as they receive their qualification results today. The success of Welsh learners is a testament to their dedication and to the co...

ColegauCymru has published a report highlighting the impact of the Senedd Cross Party Group (CPG) for Further Education (FE) and Skills work in 2023/24.   This academic year, the CPG was pleased to ...

Four partners came together at the Eisteddfod today: Qualifications Wales, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, Coleg y Cymoedd and ColegauCymru to raise awareness of how collaboration across the sector is hel...

We’re pleased to announce the election of The College Merthyr Tydfil Principal and Chief Executive, Lisa Thomas, as Chair of ColegauCymru, with Coleg Sir Gâr/Coleg Ceredigion Principal and Chief Ex...

Colleges across Wales welcome appointment of First Minister, Eluned Morgan ‘The election of Eluned Morgan as our new First Minister will be warmly welcomed by colleges across Wales. She has long bee...

Today, the Welsh Government has laid the Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill before the Senedd. The Bill is aimed at helping the Welsh Government to achieve one million Welsh speakers by 2050, w...

This Thursday voters across the UK will go to the polls in the General Election. Here, ColegauCymru Chair, Guy Lacey, has written an open letter to the UK’s next Prime Minister, calling on them to r...

Gower College Swansea Chief Executive, Mark Jones, has been honoured in The King’s Birthday Honours in recognition of his services to education.   The King’s Birthday Honours 2024 marks the ext...

ColegauCymru was pleased to hold the first in-person “Power Up” Weight-lifting competition at Coleg Sir Gâr on 5 June 2024.  This first in person event, supported by Welsh Weightlifting, saw lea...

ColegauCymru is pleased to share details of the Global Wales partnership funding, aimed at fostering international collaborations between Welsh colleges and universities in designated priority regions...