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...
Apprenticeship Week 2024: ColegauCymru and NTfW launch new Senedd Cross Party-Group on apprenticeships
Apprenticeship Week takes place from 5 to 11 February 2024, providing an opportunity to celebrate and promote the value of apprenticeships as a pathway into work or a new career, with many associated ...
Apprenticeship Week Wales: Celebrating the value of apprenticeships as valuable pathways to meaningful employment and prosperous economies
This week ColegauCymru joins our further education colleges in celebrating the value that apprenticeships bring to learners, our communities and employers, as we celebrate Apprenticeship Week Wales 20...
Inclusive Multisport event returns for fourth year supporting FE learners to get active!
ColegauCymru is pleased to confirm that our inclusive FE Multisport Event will return for a fourth year. Hosted at Pembrey Country Park on Wednesday 15th May 2024, this Duathlon offers an opportu...
ColegauCymru responds to new VCSEs announcement by Qualifications Wales
Following a public consultation, Qualifications Wales has published its decisions on the types of qualifications that will be available to 14 to 16 year-olds - alongside new Made-for-Wales GCSEs. Th...
ColegauCymru responds to Wales’ new Child Poverty Strategy
This week Welsh Government published its new Child Poverty Strategy for Wales 2024. ColegauCymru Chief Executive, David Hagendyk said, “We welcome the recognition from Welsh Government of the urgent...
Over 60 employers voice concern over potential cuts to apprenticeships
Over 60 employers from across Wales have joined together to call for funding for the Welsh Government flagship apprenticeship programme to be protected, to ensure the economic prosperity of Wales. In ...
ColegauCymru Office Closing Dates for the Festive Break
Please note that the ColegauCymru offices will be closed from Friday 22 December 2023 and will reopen on Wednesday 3 January 2024. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Dave and...
Draft budget announcement “devastating blow to apprentices, employers and communities”
ColegauCymru has responded to today’s Welsh Government draft budget announcement, warning of a devastating blow to work-based learning and further education sectors. Reacting to the announcement, Co...
