Joining forces to celebrate Cymraeg provision in creative subjects
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...
ColegauCymru elects new Chair and Vice Chair
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
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...
ColegauCymru responds to Cabinet Statement on the Introduction of the Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill
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...
An open letter to the next UK Prime Minister from colleges in Wales
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 honoured in HM The King’s Birthday Honours List 2024 for services to education
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...
Weightlifting competition offers new sporting opportunities for college learners
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...
Global Wales Partnership Funding opportunities for FE Colleges
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...
Another successful FE Multisport event!
Yesterday saw the ColegauCymru FE Multisport Event return for its fourth year! Hosted at Pembrey Country Park on Wednesday 15 May 2024, the Tri Active Cymru (TAC) Duathlon (1km Run / 4km Bike / 1...
ColegauCymru calls for expansion of junior apprenticeship programme in Wales
ColegauCymru has today welcomed the Estyn review of the junior apprenticeship programme in Wales. Interim Chief Executive, Kelly Edwards, said, “We warmly welcome Estyn’s report highlighting the p...
Inclusive Multisport event returns for fourth year supporting FE learners to get active!
The ColegauCymru inclusive FE Multisport Event will return today for its fourth year! Hosted at Pembrey Country Park on Wednesday 15 May 2024, this Duathlon offers an opportunity for all learners an...
Championing movement to nurture mental resilience and foster wellbeing
As we continue to celebrate #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, Sport Wales Service and Partner Development Officer for Health and Education, Melanie Davies, emphasises the importance of movement in supportin...
Mental Health: What Wales’ Further Education sector can learn from Slovenia
Catherine Lewis, NPTC Group of Colleges Principal, reflects on a recent visit to Slovenia and what Wales could take from the nation’s emphasis on active wellbeing. Mental Health Awareness Week tak...
Further education colleges committed to supporting learner mental health
Today marks the first day of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. The FE sector in Wales is committed to prioritising the mental health of our learners and staff which in turn will support healthier individual...
David Hagendyk secondment to Welsh Government
This week ColegauCymru Chief Executive David Hagendyk will be starting a three-month secondment into Welsh Government. During this time, Kelly Edwards will become the Interim Chief Executive at Colega...
Demonstrating the social value of further education colleges in Wales
ColegauCymru is delighted to launch new research which highlights the social value of further education colleges in Wales. With grant funding from Welsh Government, ColegauCymru commissioned develop...
Colleges in Wales and Canada to work together in tackling peer-on-peer sexual harassment, in a new project funded by Taith
ColegauCymru has been successful in securing Taith Pathway 2 funding to partner with Colleges and Institutes Canada to establish a Community of Practice between colleges in Wales and Canada to address...
ColegauCymru welcomes new Welsh Government cabinet secretaries
Today, Wales’ new First Minister Vaughan Gething appointed his top team. We urge the First Minister and his cabinet colleagues to embrace further education and work-based learning and ensure the sec...
ColegauCymru Sport Update
As we move into the second half of the spring term there is plenty of sporting activity to report on from the FE sector in Wales. ColegauCymru continues to develop opportunities for learners supported...
ColegauCymru welcomes CTER Statement of Priorities
Today, the Welsh Government published its ‘Statement of Priorities’ for the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research. ColegauCymru warmly welcomes the commitment to put learners at the heart...
ColegauCymru responds to Welsh Government final budget
Today, the Welsh Government published its final budget for 2024/25. Responding to the budget, Chief Executive of ColegauCymru, David Hagendyk said, “We are pleased that the Welsh Government has r...
Investing in skills and maximising the impact of TVET funding
Forty-six senior policy makers, educational leaders and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) managers from Asia and Africa recently attended a British Council international policy se...
Celebrating the opportunities for overseas learning and work experience as Erasmus+ programme comes to an end in Wales
CollegesWales International has led on delivering development opportunities overseas for further education learners and staff through the Erasmus+ programme since 2011, enabling learners to study ...
Inward staff mobility offers innovative new approach to international learning opportunities
Funded by Taith through ColegauCymru’s consortium project, last month saw an inward mobility visit from Nexgen Careers to FE colleges across Wales. Based in Barcelona, Nexgen’s mission is to h...
Proposed apprenticeship funding cuts could cost Welsh economy up to £406.8m
The Welsh Government draft budget proposal to cut apprenticeship funding by nearly 25% could cost the Welsh economy £406.8m in the long term, hitting apprentices from deprived backgrounds the hardest...
