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Personal and Social Education
Personal and Social Education The qualifications meet the five different themes within the framework: active citizenship health and emotional well-being moral and spiritual development preparing for lifelong learning sustaina... Go to page
Wales Europe and the World
Wales, 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 ... Go to page
Diploma Approval
Diploma Approval Access to Higher Education centres are required to seek approval from Agored Cymru when they intend to deliver an all Wales Access to Higher Education Diploma that they have not previously offered. This also applies whe... Go to page
Units and Qualifications
Units and Qualifications We continue to invest heavily in developing and strengthening our range of qualifications and units to ensure that we are at the forefront of responding to the evolving needs of the labour market, national agend... Go to page
Work Related Education
Work Related Education The skills and knowledge gained will allow learners to further their aspirations for employment, help them to manage their own career and ultimately develop a tool kit of transferable skills and attributes that wi... Go to page
Learners
Learners We develop units and qualifications that recognise learners achievements. Agored Cymru Unitsand Qualifications We have more than 6,000 units and 400 qualifications, in a range of subjects from Essential Skills to Clinical ... Go to page
News
Award-Winning Partnership: Agored Cymru and HEIW Triumph at FAB 2024
A Relationship Built on Excellence Since 2017, Agored Cymru and HEIW have worked in close collaboration to deliver high-quality, bespoke qualifications for NHS staff. This partnership took a significant step forward in 2020 when Agored ... Go to news item
Award-Winning Partnership: Agored Cymru and HEIW Triumph at FAB 2024
A Relationship Built on Excellence Since 2017, Agored Cymru and HEIW have worked in close collaboration to deliver high-quality, bespoke qualifications for NHS staff. This partnership took a significant step forward in 2020 when Agored ... Go to news item
'Ready Already' for the New Curriculum in Wales - Summer Newsletter 2024
Reforming for the Future, The Benefits of the Agored Cymru Learning Core to Your Learners, How the Learning Core Can Boost Your Capped 9 Score. Read the full newsletter:Cymraeg|English
'Ready Already' for the New Curriculum in Wales - Summer Newsletter 2024
Reforming for the Future, The Benefits of the Agored Cymru Learning Core to Your Learners, How the Learning Core Can Boost Your Capped 9 Score. Read the full newsletter:Cymraeg|English
'Ready Already' for the New Curriculum in Wales - Summer Newsletter 2024
Reforming for the Future, The Benefits of the Agored Cymru Learning Core to Your Learners, How the Learning Core Can Boost Your Capped 9 Score. Read the full newsletter:Cymraeg|English
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
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
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
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
Gavin’s childhood dream of being a paramedic comes true in later life thanks to his drive and dedication
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
“Age is no barrier. If you really want something, go for it – you can do it!”
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