Sgiliau Hanfodol Cymru
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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
Essential Skills Wales
Essential Skills Wales Our Essential Skills qualifications range from Entry Level 1 to Level 3. The higher level qualifications sit within all apprenticeship frameworks. Agored Cymrus strength is our expertise in this area. We can p... Go to page
Qualifications and Accreditation
Qualifications and Accreditation The Learning Core Qualifications Our Learning Core qualifications are built around the Curriculum for Wales reforms and we will continue to evolve with these emerging developments. Agored Cymru is commit... Go to page
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships The Agored Cymru Apprenticeships Package We provide the complete apprenticeship qualification package, this makes us the perfect partner for providers looking to simplify their Apprenticeship administration by workin... Go to page
Become a Centre
Become an Essential Skills Wales Centre Seven steps to adding Agored Cymru Essential Skills Wales Qualifications to your framework. Step 1 Contact ourBusiness Development teamto discuss the options available to you and our charg... Go to page
Employability
Employability As an organisation we pride ourselves on creating quality, industry led qualifications and rewarding achievement. Everything we produce is designed to benefit the learner, individually, socially and economically. We believ... Go to page
News
Assessor and Internal Quality Assurance Training - Autumn 2024
These sessions are essential for enhancing your teams skills and expertise in these areas, as well as for personal professional development. Click here to read the update in [Welsh | English]... Go to news item
Qualification, Quality Assurance and Training Update - Sept 2024
This edition includes updates on new and withdrawn qualifications, vital quality assurance resources, training opportunities, and key dates for upcoming events. We hope you find it helpful as you continue supporting your learners. A... Go to news item
Scott Mowberry talks about Agored Cymru's newest Banking & Finance qualifications
Q1: Can you give some background to the new Agored Cymru Banking Finance qualifications? These qualifications have been developed as part of the transition from the London Institute of Banking Finance (LIBF) to Agored Cymru. Leading t... Go to news item
The Skills Suite and Personal Project: Practical learning that sticks.
Its one of the reasons why hes excited about the new National 14-16 Skills Suite for Wales. These qualifications put real-world learning at the heart of the classroom. Whether its managing money, building digital skills, looking after w... Go to news item
Delivery and Awarding of Qualifications - July 2024
From 1st September 2024, Agored Cymru has a regulatory duty to provide a mechanism for all centres to record and submit data on Learner language preference. This relates to all qualifications and all regulated units. Agored Cymru ha... 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
Documents
Assessment Adaptation - Generic Guidance 2020-2021 for Agored Cymru Qualifications
Agored Cymru Approach to Awarding - Information for Centres
Agored Cymru qualifications - VCRF categories - Centre Information
Impact Report 2022
Impact Report 2023
Case Studies
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
Mum of three, Caroline Read, turned her life around after enrolling on an Access to Higher Education nursing course
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
Access to HE provides father-of-two the opportunity to pursue a career in nursing
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
Former Clwyd Alyn resident turns her life around through a pioneering training initiative
19 year old Beccie Barnes from North Wales turned her life around and found a new job after achieving accredited qualifications through the Opening Doors, Enhancing Lives programme... 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
Moving Forward qualification has helped 16-year-old Paige Williams prepare for life in the Armed Services
Paige, a 16-year-old pupil at Morriston Comprehensive School in Swansea is doing a mix of GCSEs, Welsh Baccalaureate, Hairdressing and qualifications in Hospitality and Health and Social Care.
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