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History
Network (OCN) Movement and credit in Wales. From the first 18 students to gain credits in Clwyd in 1990, over 6 million credits have been awarded to learners across Wales. The Wales Access Forum (WAU) established in 1989 was instrum... Go to page
History
areas of development. In 1989, The Wales Access Forum was formed. It was tasked with establishing and developing Access to Higher Education activity in Wales. In 1990, The South West Wales Open College and Access Consortium (SWWOC... Go to page
Essential Skills for Learners
the full suite of Essential Skills Wales Qualifications from Entry Level 1 to Level 3. Essential Application of Number Skills (EAoNS) Essential Communication Skills (ECommS) Essential Digital Literacy Skills (EDLS) Essential ... Go to page
Wales Europe and the World
Europe and the World Our Window on Wales qualifications support the Welsh Governments Wales, Europe and the World: a framework for 14 to 19-year-old learners in Wales. The qualifications support young peoples learning across the p... Go to page
Qualifications and Accreditation
are built around the Curriculum for Wales reforms and we will continue to evolve with these emerging developments. Agored Cymru is committed to creating 21st Century qualifications for a 21st Century curriculum in Wales. The Essential ... Go to page
Learning in the Outdoors
for an active, healthy and inclusive Wales, where learning in the outdoors provides a common platform for participation, fun, achievement and employment, increasing the understanding of the environment, the Welsh language and the cultur... Go to page
Case Studies
Access to HE student now a Lecturer of Health Science at his Former College
and Theatre. He returned home to North Wales questioning his next steps.... Go to case study
Double award-winning learner hails Access to HE diploma as key to her success
“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... Go to case study
Caerphilly mum who was inspired by cancer journey to become a nurse wins national award
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 Acc... Go to case study
The incredible journey of a single mum from South Wales who refused to let her past define her future
Following many years of severe abuse and neglect, the loss of both her parents and time spent in care, single mum of one, Karly Jenkins from Llanelli decided to rewrite her future and return to education.... Go to case study
Agored Cymru's Access to Higher Education Diploma provides a 'gateway' to a new life for single-mother of five
After leaving school at 15 with no qualifications and an ingrained belief that she was ‘stupid and would never amount to anything’, single mother of 5, Lauretta Hughes, defied the odds to become the Agored Cymru’s annual Access to Higher Ed... Go to case study
Former Access to Higher Education Learner Achieves First-class Honours Degree in Midwifery
Julia Fivash-Henderson from North Wales, graduated from Bangor University with a first-class honours degree in Midwifery after successfully gaining an Access to Higher Education Diploma in health science.... Go to case study