A report  by Dr Seimon Brooks, Associate Professor at Swansea University's School of Management.  Following Academi Hywel Teifi's Swansea University grant from the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, Dr Simon Brooks was commissioned to produce a report on taxation policies and planning for second homes in Wales and Cornwall. However, due to the growing interest in the hot topic, the researcher was asked by the Welsh Government to extend the research and scrutinize some broader issues relating to second homes as well as to make policy recommendations.

The Welsh-French / French-Welsh online dictionary is suitable for students studying for a degree in the subject, as well as A level students and professionals. Although the target audience is A-level and Higher Education students, this up-to-date dictionary will be available, and useful, to any public audience interested in Welsh, French and languages in general. Thanks to CAA and the Welsh Government for their support in adapting and updating the original dictionary and making it available digitally.

Here you will have access to health and wellbeing resources that can be used in lectures, seminars or in personal tutoring meetings. Each resource is accompanied by an instruction sheet for the lecturer. Resources include: Activity 1: The Wheel of Wellbeing Directions 1: The Wheel of Welfare Activity 2: The well-being self-assessment tool Directions 2: The well-being self-assessment tool These resources have been prepared by Dyddgu Hywel, Senior Lecturer in Education, Cardiff Metropolitan University.   Sources of Help If you have a medical emergency, serious problem or a threat to life, call 999 If you are worried about your mental health, the first step to getting help is to tell your GP. A list of helplines, charities and useful information can be found on the meddwl.org website

This is a resource that highlights forms of communication in Health and Social Care.  The resource applies to students studying level 3 concepts in the field such as Principles and Contexts or A levels. Because it is a common subject, this information can be useful to any student studying in health e.g. Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or working in social care in the community. This resource was adapted by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Thank you to Llandrillo Menai Group for sharing the original material.

Excellent customer care is an integral part of working in many areas but particularly in the field of hospitality. Below is a video which includes 8 suggestions for introducing excellent customer service in hospitality. Additionally there is a video which introduces Cambrian Training to the apprentice and outlines the range of services available. The resources below were developed by Cambrian Training with support from the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.  The content is considered good practice and could also be relevant to other apprenticeship providers in other fields.  

This is a workshop to get you started on using the Mentimeter website confidently in your teaching as a way of engaging with your students. www.mentimeter.com This workshop will benefit anyone who wants to develop and build on online teaching methods, innovative learning, online delivery and student engagement.  Trainer background:   This session is led by Dyddgu Hywel. Dyddgu studied BSc (Hons) Design and Technology Secondary Education leading to Qualified Teacher Status' at Bangor University, she graduated with first class honors.  Her early career started as a Design and Technology A Level lecturer at Coleg Meirion Dwyfor, before being appointed as a Design and Technology teacher at Rhydywaun Comprehensive School.  She’s now been working at Cardiff Metropolitan University for the last seven years, working as a senior lecturer in the School of Education, with her expertise in innovative teaching, student engagement and technology enhanced learning. 

This resource was created for Level 3 Medical Science students but the information is relevant to any student studying biology at level 3 such as Health and Care or A level. The content is also useful for lecturers and students of studies with an element of animal science. This resource looks at the movement of substances in and out of the animal's cell membrane. It also deals with the mechanism of movement of the substances, and in particular looking at active transport. There are activities within the presentation to check your learning. This resource was adapted by Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Thank you to Coleg Sir Gâr for sharing the original content.

Link to a 10 hour short course on the OpenLearn Cymru website from the Open University.

This video of Helen Dobson who works as a Social Worker is part of the #WeCareWales campaign. Helen was a supply teacher in primary schools for thirty years, but one day she decided that she wanted to do more to make a difference, so she did her MSc in Social Care and became a Social Worker. Further details are available on the WeCare.Wales website.

The aim of Sgiliaith’s National Staff Development Programme isto provide innovative training and practical advice on good practice and resources to staff in the further education and apprenticeships sectors. The purpose of this programme is to support practitioners to offer Welsh medium and bilingual provision to both learners and apprentices. Sgiliaith’s development opportunities are suitable for everyone working in the sector, regardless of Welsh language skills or previous experience. Sgiliaith’s Staff Development Training Programme offers a range of development opportunities to support the progression of practitioners’ bilingual skills, whilst Sgiliaith’s Staff Mentoring Programme offers support to practitioners in real learning situations to embed Welsh/bilingualism in the classroom or workplace. A national staff development and mentoring programme for the post-16 sector was commissioned. It is delivered by Sgiliaith on behalf of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

The digital school was created by Meredudd Jones, a teacher from Ysgol Maes y Gwendraeth. It includes a range of supporting videos and tutorials that help teachers and pupils develop their digital skills to use technology to present their lessons and work. Although the videos have been created primarily for secondary school staff and pupils, they would also be suitible for lecturers in Further Education Colleges who use the same technology within their colleges. The videos includes support on how to use different elements of packages such as: Google classroom Adobe Creative Cloud Express (ne name for Adobe Spark) Microsoft Teams Scratch and Python Thank you to Meredudd Jones for allowing us to share these videos on the Porth Adnoddau.

Work Experience in the Agriculture Industry A resource to help agricultural students learn about the skills they need to identify whilst looking for and participating in a period of industry-relevant work experience. The resource will support learners who are preparing for employment within the agricultural sector and should; Identify employment opportunities in the agricultural sector explain the process of applying for a job explain the good interpersonal skills needed to work in the industry. Section 1 - contains a series of video clips preparing for employment within the agricultural sector. Section 2 - contains a presentation that describes the process of applying for a job, it includes finding vacancies, creating a CV and how to write an application letter. Section 3 - contains a video clip by an employer explaining the good interpersonal skills that are necessary and expected within a workplace. This resource has been created or commissioned by the Welsh Government and is available on the HWB platform.