Careers Wales: Fire Service webinar and workbook

Panel discussion: Sharing good practice for middle managers (further education and apprenticeships) A recording of a panel discussion with four Further Education curriculum area managers as they discuss their approach to increasing bilingual / Welsh provision within their departments. They discuss their good practices as well as how they have overcome challenges: Yusuf Ibrahim, Assistant Principal – Higher Education, Academic Studies, Foundation and Adult Learning - Cardiff and Vale College (Chairing) Lucy Breckon, Work Based Learning Manager (Health, Care and Commercial Enterprises) – Pembrokeshire College     Rhian Pardoe, Health and Care Learning Area Manager – Gower College Swansea     Amy Thomson, Sports and Public Services Program Manager – Grŵp Llandrillo Menai     Rachel Lewis, Construction Curriculum Manager – Bridgend College  The event took place on the 5th of February 2025.  

The meddwl.org website was set up in November 2016, and is run by a small group of volunteers, to try to address the lack of Welsh-medium information available to help people living with a mental health condition, and their families and friends. This is the first website of its kind that contains information on mental health issues exclusively through the medium of Welsh. Everyone has mental health. meddwl.org is a place to get support and information, and to read and share mental health experiences – all through the medium of Welsh.

A website from the UK Parliament: Learning that offers online bilingual teaching resources for learners from the age of 5 to post-16 and beyond. The resources introduce and deal with topics across the UK curricula; including elections, debating, British Values and the work and role of the UK Parliament in our democracy.

These short courses are for apprentices who are fluent in Welsh to assist them to use their Welsh in the workplace. They enable the apprentices to complete a part of their course through the medium of Welsh.   The first five units introduces the importance of the Welsh language as a skill for the workplace while the content of units 6 is tailored to different vocational subjects.  HOW TO USE THE RESOURCES? Everyone will complete Units 1-5 General and then select the version that suits them for Unit 6. Unit 6 has additional versions that have been tailored to the following five specific vocational subjects: Healthcare  Childcare Public Services Agriculture Construction If you do not follow one of the above subjects, you will complete Unit 6 General. WHICH LEVEL SHOULD YOU COMPLETE? There are four levels of Prentis-iaith: Prentis-iaith Awareness Level (for apprentices that have little or no Welsh language skills) Prentis-iaith Understanding Level (for apprentices who already have some understanding of Welsh) Prentis-iaith Confidence Level (for apprentices who wish to increase their confidence to use their Welsh) Prentis-iaith Fluency Level (for apprentices who can speak Welsh fluently) LEARNING PROVIDERS AND COLLEGES These courses are also available via the learning portals of the main apprenticeship providers in Wales. Other providers wishing to make the courses available through their LMS should download the units from the zipfile that can be accessed below. It is possible for learners to print certificates automatically after completeing each unit. Providers can also download versions below to manually fill in and award to students.  Certificate (General) Certificate (includes a blank space to note a particular subject)