ColegauCymru welcomes additional funding to support FE learners in post-Covid recovery
ColegauCymru has today welcomed the Welsh Government announcement of £65 million of new funding for further education, higher education and adult community learning in Wales. We’re e...
Extension to Erasmus+ 2020 project funding welcomed
Extensions for Erasmus+ 2020 learner and staff mobility projects to December 2023 have been warmly welcomed by CollegesWales International. CollegesWales International is pleased to confirm that...
New steering group to support colleges to enhance teaching and learning through the provision of international learning opportunities
CollegesWales International is pleased to have established a new Steering Group to develop, support and monitor an international strategy for the FE sector. The strategy will support further edu...
Additional funding to support FE learners impacted by pandemic welcomed
ColegauCymru has today welcomed the Welsh Government announcement confirming the provision of additional funding to support learners in colleges and sixth forms across Wales. The additional finance fo...
ColegauCymru Office Closing Dates for the Festive Break
Please note that the ColegauCymru offices are closed from Friday 17 December 2021 and will reopen on Wednesday 5 January 2022. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Iesty...
ColegauCymru calls for high level review of important Estyn report
ColegauCymru is calling for further action as it responds to today’s Welsh Government announcement to Estyn’s recommendations in the Initial teacher education in the post-compulsory educat...
ColegauCymru Autumn Term Roundup
As the Christmas break approaches, ColegauCymru reflects on the challenges and achievements of the Autumn term and prepares for a busy and productive 2022. Supporting members to respond to the c...
Wales FE sector commits to progressing Anti-racist Wales agenda
ColegauCymru and Black FE Leadership Group (BFELG) have formed a strong partnership where both sides are committed to progressing the Anti-racist Wales agenda. ...
Event to celebrate the fifth cycle Work Welsh Scheme
With the Work Welsh in Further Education scheme coming into the fifth cycle this year, we have organized a celebration event, looking at the successes to date and looking forward to what the scheme wi...
Second successful Teachmeet focuses on A level learners
The beginning of December saw the ColegauCymru Teaching and Learning Network host the second in a series of Teachmeet events, designed specifically for colleagues in the further education and work-bas...
ColegauCymru supports ambitious Co-operation Agreement
ColegauCymru welcomes the commitments to address technical and vocational education within the ambitious Co-operation Agreement. ColegauCymru has today welcomed the key commitments set o...
State of the Nation: Analysis of the Welsh Labour Market - Recording now available
With a fantastic turnout, our recent event in conjunction with labour market analytics experts Emsi Burning Glass looked at the changing landscape of the labour market in Wales following the...
Podcast: ALN is everybody’s business
ColegauCymru is pleased to share a podcast which will look provision for additional learning needs in further education in the context of the incoming Additional Learning Needs and Educational Tribuna...
Celebrating digital technology in vocational education
With this week being VocTech week, it was timely for us to reflect on ColegauCymru’s VocTech project which took place during the Summer of 2020. VocTech is the UK's only dedicated event focu...
ColegauCymru joins forces with Emsi Burning Glass to look at the Welsh labour market and what this means for the FE sector
Following a hugely successful webinar series in November 2020, ColegauCymru and Emsi Burning Glass are once again joining forces to take a look at the Welsh labour market and what this means for the f...
Successful first Teachmeet shares practical examples of good practice
Last month, the ColegauCymru Teaching and Learning Network were pleased to host the first in a series of Teachmeet events, designed specifically for colleagues in the further education ...
Culture Drives Change: Progressing the anti-racist Welsh agenda in further education
As part of our commitment to helping to progress the anti-racist Wales agenda, we are delighted to invite you to the launch of the ColegauCymru partnership with Black Further Education Leadership...
ColegauCymru committed to working with Welsh Government to ensure successful reform of post-16 education
ColegauCymru sets out its commitment to working closely with Welsh Government but warns that proposed legislation must be fit for purpose, offer genuine change and open up vocational learning pathways...
Pandemic research finds active wellbeing to be hugely valuable across all aspects of college life
ColegauCymru is pleased to share the findings of two independent reports looking into the effects of the Covid19 pandemic on sport and wellbeing in further education colleges across Wales. ColegauCymr...
Audit Wales sets out current picture of higher and further education
ColegauCymru has welcomed the recent Audit Wales report A Picture of Higher and Further Education which looks specifically at the issues facing the sectors and the challenges faced by learners. The in...
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...
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 ...
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 p...
