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Work Related Education
future. We support and empower young people to develop their employability skills through the qualifications. This means that young people are ready for the demands of the workplace and employers have employees that meet their sta... Go to page
Personal and Social Education
health and wellbeing. This ensures that young people become equipped and confident individuals so that they can effectively and successfully live in a fast changing society and fulfil their ambitions. Further Information We are at the... Go to page
Wales Europe and the World
Wales. The qualifications support young peoples learning across the political, social, economic and cultural elements within the framework. Through the qualifications learners will be able to: understand how their lives are pa... Go to page
Learning in the Outdoors
They provide opportunities for more young people in Wales to achieve their potential through outdoor activities and learning, and gain a valued and accredited qualification that facilitates progression. These qualifications meet th... Go to page
Essential Skills for Practitioners
Essential Skills for Practitioners The Level 3 Certificates for Essential Skills Practitioners - Numeracy, Literacy and Digital Literacyqualifications give practitioners the knowledge and practical skills required to assess, plan and de... Go to page
Exploring Worldviews
Exploring Worldviews The qualification supports both current and new, key educational policy areas of the Welsh Government relating to Religious Education (RE) and Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE). This includes the National Exemplar F... Go to page
News
Scott Mowberry talks about Agored Cymru's newest Banking & Finance qualifications
and strengthening opportunities for young people to develop vital financial skills that will benefit them for life. Building on LIBFs strong legacy, weve updated the structure to align with todays education and regulatory landscape... Go to news item
The Skills Suite and Personal Project: Practical learning that sticks.
Sign Language, the Skills Suite gives young people knowledge they can carry into life, work and further study. We spoke with Osian about what the Skills Suite means for schools, learners and teachers, and why it could finally give a... Go to news item
Esports Leadership Course Sets New Standards in Wales
Judith Archer, Head of Product Development at Agored Cymru, said: Agored Cymru are really pleased to have been able to work with Esports Wales on this qualification development, linking digital skills and business with recreation. This ... Go to news item
Esports Leadership Course Sets New Standards in Wales
Judith Archer, Head of Product Development at Agored Cymru, said: Agored Cymru are really pleased to have been able to work with Esports Wales on this qualification development, linking digital skills and business with recreation. This ... Go to news item
Esports Leadership Course Sets New Standards in Wales
Judith Archer, Head of Product Development at Agored Cymru, said: Agored Cymru are really pleased to have been able to work with Esports Wales on this qualification development, linking digital skills and business with recreation. This ... Go to news item
Case Studies
Where Are They Now: Emma Hughes – From Access to HE Course to Aspiring Nurse Leader
The last 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... 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
Mature Student from Swansea Proves Determination and Hard Work Really Does Pay Off
33-year-old mother-of-three, Vicki Brooke (née Gooden) from Swansea, found the confidence and determination to go back to college to pursue her dream of becoming a midwife... Go to case study
17-year-old Cory was on track to get a handful of GCSEs at his comprehensive school when an accident and time off school meant he fell behind.
By Year 11, 17-year-old Cory’s attendance rates were poor and meant he did not achieve the GCSE grades he needed. “I was accepted onto a Level 2 course to do sport in college, and was chosen to play rugby for the college academy” he explain... 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
“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