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Essential Skills for Learners
Essential Skills for learners Agored Cymru continues to meet the needs of all learners by offering the full suite of Essential Skills Wales Qualifications from Entry Level 1 to Level 3. Essential Application of Number Skills (EAoNS) ... Go to page
Assessment Process
methods can be used to evaluate a learners achievement against each assessment criterion. Step 3. Devising assessment tasks The assessor ensures that all assessment tasks are appropriate for the cohort of learners and are acc... Go to page
Frequently Asked Questions
or Social Sciences, are suitable for learners who want to continue onto a specific Higher Education programme. Other courses, such asHumanities or Science, offer a more general background knowledge for entry onto various Higher Educ... Go to page
Essential Skills for Work and Life
ESFWL offers an alternative for those learners only needing to focus on specific aspects of their essential skills. This suite of qualifications ranges from Entry Level 1 to Level 3 and includes literacy and numeracy skills as well as di... Go to page
Principles of Assessment
authentic: all the work is the learners own reliable: assessment evidence is consistent and generates outcomes that would be replicated were the assessment repeated current: assessment evidence is up-to-date sufficient... Go to page
Learner Registration
Learner Registration learner registrations can be carried out by most named roles within a Centre but is usually carried out by those assigned the Exams Contact or Admin Contact role. Assigned roles can be viewed and managed on Contact ... Go to page
News
July Centre Bulletin
In this edition: New and Emerging Qualifications Developments inCommunity Wellbeing,Clinical Imaging and Radiation Sciences,Dietetic Support,Speech Language Therapy Support, andTrade Union Learning Representatives. Operational Dea... Go to news item
July Centre Bulletin
In this edition: New and Emerging Qualifications Developments inCommunity Wellbeing,Clinical Imaging and Radiation Sciences,Dietetic Support,Speech Language Therapy Support, andTrade Union Learning Representatives. Operational Dea... Go to news item
October Centre Bulletin
In this edition: New and Emerging Qualifications Developments in: Digital Marketing, Development and Strategy; 5G Telecommunications; Learning in Natural Environments Operational Deadlines Key information on upcoming registrat... Go to news item
Centre Bulletin January 2026
In this edition: New and Emerging Qualifications Developments in: Supporting People Living with Frailty; Multi-Professional Support Workers; Banking and Finance Operational Deadlines Key information on upcoming registration an... Go to news item
Centre Bulletin April 2026
In this edition: New and Emerging Qualifications Developments in: Coaching and Mentoring in Health Screening, Cancer Care and Support, Equity and Inclusive Practice, Anatomical Pathology Support Workers, and Leading Health and Well... Go to news item
Scott Mowberry talks about Agored Cymru's newest Banking & Finance qualifications
go beyond exams, they give learners confidence and practical know-how to make real-life financial choices. Ive seen first-hand the difference financial education makes, so being part of this development feels truly rewardi... Go to news item
Case Studies
Agored Cymru's Access to Higher Education Diploma provides a 'gateway' to a new life for single-mother of five
annual Access to Higher Education learner of the Year Award for Outstanding Commitment to Study... Go to case study
Former Access to Higher Education Learner Achieves First-class Honours Degree in Midwifery
Mother of two and former Body Shop manager, 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 ... Go to case study
Double award-winning learner hails Access to HE diploma as key to her success
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... Go to case study
Where Are They Now: Emma Hughes – From Access to HE Course to Aspiring Nurse Leader
time the Agored Cymru team spoke to learner Emma Hughes was in 2023, after she won the Agored Cymru learner of the Year Award for Outstanding Commitment to Study. Now in 2025, we caught up with Emma to hear all about her experience und... Go to case study
Coleg Gwent AHE Learners to Begin Ambitious Futures in Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science, and More
to Higher Education - Medicine (Access) learners are proving just how transformative the right support and structure can be for those wanting to pursue a new career path... Go to case study
The course that helped Mollie find her spark
When Mollie signed up for the Youth Work qualification with Blaenau Gwent Youth Service, she had no idea it would change the direction of her life. She wasn’t sure where she was heading, only that she wanted to work with young people. What ... Go to case study