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Centres Our qualifications are widely recognised, valued and respected by the education sector, training providers and employers. We offer over 6,000 units and 400 nationally recognised, quality assured, accredited qualifications ra... Go to page

Forward with Schools If you are a secondary school, pupil referral unit (PRU), education other than at school (EOTAS) serviceor special school and an Agored Cymru recognised centre, then you will benefit from our professional bespoke se... Go to page

Register your interest If you are interested in becoming a recognised centre, please fill in your details below and we will be in touch.... Go to page

Become a Centre Quality Assurance All centres are responsible and accountable for their quality assurance. Centres must have capacity to manage quality assurance; this includes assessment of learners and internal quality assurance. C... Go to page

Partnership Arrangements The following Agored Cymru centres are happy to discuss partnership working:... Go to page

Developing a Framework Units and Qualifications You can use our existing units ordevelop new units. Units which are part of Agored Cymru qualifications can be awarded asfree standing units and can count towards a qualification. ... Go to page

The event was well attended by representatives from education and training providers across Wales, which featured the annual up date of financial accounts, highlights of the year and the vision for 2019. The AGM also included a spec... Go to news item

Jo is described by colleagues as the glue which holds us together and as pivotal and central to the organisation. Over the years she has totally reconfigured all the processes for regulatory compliance, trained the other new managers, s... Go to news item

Now in its fourth year, the FAB Awards recognises the contributions made by awarding organisations and their employees to education and skills in the UK over the past year. Kevern Kerswell, Chief Executive of Agored Cymru: I am deli... Go to news item

This important role will provide strategic leadership with a key focus on enabling Agored Cymru to reach more learners, and to have even more impact on individuals, communities and the labour market. Darren will also be working closely ... Go to news item

Agored Cymru has been shortlisted for a record three awards this year for the prestigious national FAB 2018 Awards. Now in its fourth year, the FAB Awards recognises the contributions made by awarding organisations and their employe... Go to news item

Katy Burns, Agored Cymru Board Director, has been honoured for her services to post- 16 education and adult community learning in Wales. With over 30 years in post-16 education Katy started her career in Further Education at Coleg G... Go to news item

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 candidate... Go to case study

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 openin... Go to case study

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,... Go to case study

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 els... Go to case study

After becoming a mum at a young age Caroline Read from South Wales, found herself suffering from depression and failing to find any ambition.... Go to case study

After leaving school at 13, with no qualifications, Jamie Maidment's life spiralled out of control. Jamie had suffered from mental health and substance abuse issues.... Go to case study