Case Studies

Emma Hughes, a Coleg y Cymoedd student, has been awarded this year’s Agored Cymru Learner of the Year Award for Outstanding Commitment to Study. Our Learner of the Year awards celebrate the achievements of individuals who have completed Access to Higher Education diplomas – qualifications which prepare people without traditional qualifications to study at university. - Emma, 36,...Read Story>

“I still can't quite believe I won!” ~~ Kelly Osborne, a Grwp Llandrillo Menai - Coleg Meirion Dwyfor, student has been awarded this year’s Agored Cymru Learner of the Year Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement as well as the national Keith Fletcher award in the same category! - Kelly didnt always know what she wanted to do when she left school - after a few years travelli...Read Story>

One of our approved centres, that we are incredibly proud to be working with, is Down to Earth. Down to Earth is an innovative social enterprise tackling social inequality and climate change - one sustainable project at a time! Since opening over 15 years ago, they have worked with thousands of vulnerable and disadvantaged young people and adults, equipping them with skills a...Read Story>

Originally from Kurdistan, Northern Iraq, Shokhan Hasan moved to the UK in August 2010 to get married. As an Anaesthetic Nurse in Kurdistan, Shokhan moved to Cardiff. Speaking only Kurdish, Shokhan was determined to learn English initially, to enable her to continue to study. - In 2016 Shokhan enrolled to study at Cardiff and Vale College (CAVC) at Level 2 on the Skills for Furt...Read Story>

Lorna Hughes didn’t always want to be a nurse. In fact, she read Languages at University and went on to work as a translator for many years. But, after becoming a mother and caring for her father, Lorna realised that there was something else she desired for her life and career: nursing. - At 49 years of age, Lorna believed it was too late, that her chances of being accepted on t...Read Story>

On 12 April 2021 the national Access to Higher Education student awards were held in memory of Keith Fletcher to recognise the outstanding commitment to study and academic achievement from a field of excellent candidates - Although the awards ceremony was not hosted at its usual prestigious setting, Houses of Parliament Westminster, it was a wonderful occasion celebrating the ac...Read Story>