Time to deliver for learners with ambitious new Programme for Government
The First Minister has today launched an ambitious Programme for Government - a plan to build a stronger, greener, fairer Wales for everyone. ColegauCymru welcomes the clear general commitment to deli...
Further education colleges to build a new construction apprenticeship programme for Wales
From 1 August 2021 all Welsh Government funded construction apprenticeships will be led by Wales’ network of 11 further education colleges. Despite the significant change in contracting arrangem...
Sharron Lusher honoured for services to further education
Former Pembrokeshire College Principal and ColegauCymru Chair Sharron Lusher has been honoured in this year’s Queen's Birthday Honours Lists for services to further education. M...
Boost to Covid recovery: Welsh Government funds additional post-16 learner support
ColegauCymru has welcomed today’s Welsh Government announcement that they will provide £33 million to support learners in colleges and sixth forms across Wales. The additional finance is p...
TES Awards success for Welsh colleges
ColegauCymru is delighted to congratulate member colleges Gower College Swansea and Cardiff and Vale College on their recent success at the TES FE Awards 2021. The virtual event took place on Fr...
Minister for Education visits new Coleg Gwent campus
The newly appointed Minister for Education yesterday visited the newly opened Torfaen Learning Zone in Cwmbran. The Torfaen Learning Zone opened its doors for the first time in April 202...
ColegauCymru congratulates Cardiff and Vale College on prestigious equality, diversity and inclusion award
ColegauCymru is pleased to congratulate Cardiff and Vale College on winning the award for Further Education Provider of the Year Award at the prestigious National Centre for Diversity #FREDIEAwards 20...
Weightlifting Challenge to "Power Up" College Competition
ColegauCymru is pleased to join forces with Weightlifting Wales to launch Power Up FE, a new weightlifting challenge for FE learners in the summer term of 2021. This competition is designed to pr...
Turing Scheme ensures continuation of valuable work and study abroad opportunities for FE learners
ColegauCymru has this month submitted an application to the Turing Scheme on behalf of our member colleges in Wales. The Scheme ensures continuation of valuable work and study abroad opportunities for...
ColegauCymru celebrates Apprenticeship Awards Shortlist
ColegauCymru is celebrating its member colleges shortlisted as finalists in six categories for this year’s Welsh Government Apprenticeship Awards Cym...
Warm welcome to the new Minister for Education
ColegauCymru is pleased to welcome the appointment of Jeremy Miles MS as the new Education Minister for Wales. We look forward to working with Mr Miles on the issues facing Wales, not just the recover...
Senedd Election 2021: ColegauCymru welcomes new and returning Members of the Senedd
Following the results of the elections to the Senedd over the weekend 7-8 May, ColegauCymru looks forward to working with new and returning Members of the Senedd over the next five years. ColegauCymru...
Exciting new podcast series provides practical teaching and learning tips for FE and WBL practitioners
#TeachPod is a new series of podcasts designed to provide practical teaching and learning support for the FE sector. Made possible by the financial support of Welsh Government and with contributions f...
FE colleges lead the way on the future of apprenticeships
ColegauCymru believes that the Welsh Government’s confirmation of investment in the FE-led work-based learning sector is essential to ...
Wales’ FE colleges kick off scheme to empower next generation of active wellbeing young ambassadors
The inaugural meeting of the Further Education Young Ambassador Programme (FEYA) on 19 April 2021 signalled the launch of a new scheme to empower learners to be...
ColegauCymru Annual General Meeting
Notice is herby given that the ColegauCymru Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 18 May 2021, to receive the annual report. A calendar appointment,&n...
EQAVET - VET graduate tracking measures in Europe and compared to Wales
Our latest EQAVET project ran from 2019 to 2021 and investigated VET graduate tracking measures in Europe and compared them to those in Wales. The report Where Did They Go? provides an...
EQAVET - The relationship between higher level skills and economic resilience
Between 2017/19, CollegesWales International received funding to explore the relationship between higher level skills and on economic resilience. This project was carried out in the wake of the 2008 g...
EQAVET - Training and skills for the Retail, Tourism and Hospitality sectors in Wales
In 2016/17, CollegesWales International undertook a one-year project into the acquisition of skills for the Retail, Tourism and Hospitality sectors in Wales. The amusingly titled final report, Ga...
Sustained financial support will be essential for young people to successfully emerge from Covid19 pandemic
We welcome today’s publication of the Welsh Parliament Children and Young People and Education committee final report The impact of COVID-1...
Mental health and blended learning provision must be fully funded to meet Estyn recommendations
ColegauCymru has today welcomed the findings of two thematic reports published by Estyn, looking at both the support available for learners’ mental health and emotional wellbeing; and developmen...
The future of further education and the Welsh language challenge
As a key part of Welsh life, considerations of the Welsh language run through all five of ColegauCymru’s policy themes. Highlighted is the Welsh language ...
ColegauCymru welcomes announcement of new International Learning Exchange programme to make good the loss of Erasmus+
The Welsh Government has today announced a new international learning exchange programme, following the UK Government’s decision to withdraw from the popular Erasmus+ scheme. Col...
Using Recognition of Prior Learning Seminars
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a key part of any process which can connect non-formal and informal learning to recognised entry standards and qualifications. Currently, there is...
EQAVET Project Dissemination
CollegesWales has been carrying out research looking at vocational graduate tracking - i.e. following up the destinations of those who have completed vocational courses - in countries and regions acro...
