The Coleg presents several awards to brilliant individuals during the year, either for outstanding work, achievement or contribution in further education colleges, universities, and apprenticeship settings. Would you like to nominate someone who has made a difference in your organisation? The Awards Night offers a great opportunity to recognize their work and contribution. These prizes are awarded by a panel of Coleg officers and external members, and will be presented to the winners at the Coleg’s Awards Night in June 2023. The opportunity to nominate individuals for these awards is now OPEN! You can submit your nominations using the nomination form below. The deadline for submitting nominations is midday, 10 March 2023. Further information about the individual awards can be found below.
The Coleg's Awards 2023
Equine Studies
A HWB resource pack to improve the knowledge of learners following the City & Guilds: Advanced Technical Extended Diploma Level 2 and 3; BTEC Level 2 and Extended Level 3 in Equine Studies, as well as the work-based learning courses. The pack contains the following resources: Unit 1: Health and safety in the horse industry Unit 2: The signs of health and ill-health in a horse Unit 3: First aid in horses Unit 4: Horse and rider equipment Unit 5: Horse nutrition Unit 6: Preparing horses for presentation Unit 7: Shoeing
Science Conference 2023 (Welsh Medium)
The Science Conference aims to provide an opportunity for scientists to showcase their research in Welsh. Providing a space to discuss science in Welsh has been integral to Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol since its inception, and the conference is going from strength to strength, with a wide range of topics being discussed, from designing a new drug to microplastics! This year for the first time it will be hosted as a hybrid conference in the Council Room, National Library of Wales, on Thursday 15 June 2023. The conference will be hosted in Welsh and simultaneous translation service will be available. To register for the conference please follow the link below. There will be an option to decide if you want to join us in person or online.
Creative Industries Webinars for Learners in Further Education Colleges (Spring 2023)
A series of webinars to give learners the opportunity to discuss their subject through the medium of Welsh. The following guest speakers joined the webinars to speak to the learners: 11.01.23 - Iwan England S4C Head of NonScript 18.01.23 - Naomi Hughes Design and technology Specialist 25.01.23 - Izzy Rabey -Theatr Director and Musician 01.02.23 - Llio James - Textile Deisgner 08.02.23 - Rhuannedd Richards – Director of BBC Wales 15.02.2023- Huw Aaron -Designer and Author 01.03.23 - Elan Elidyr - Dancer 08.03.23 - Steffan Dafydd - Designer and Musician 15.03.23 - Efa Blosse Mason - Animator 22.03.23 – Trip Links to the watch back the sessions that were recorded can be found below.
Agriculture Resource Pack
This resource contains the following units: Health and Safety for the Landbased Industries Animal Physiology Crop Production Agricultural Power Units and Machinery Operations This resource was created by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol based on Agricultural Learning Materials, a resource originally created by Sgiliaith (2002). The authors of the original resource were Lowri Evans, Ian Harries, Mary Richards and Rhys Williams, and it was edited by Penri James.
Webinar: Studying Welsh at university (2022)
In year 12 or 13? Want to know more about studying Welsh as a subject at university? Find out more about what's on offer, and hear the opinions of our ambassadors studying the subject about their courses and their life as students of Welsh. Presentation recorded in November 2022. Includes: General information about studying Welsh at university, e.g. Where can you study Welsh? What can you study in terms of courses and modules? What financial help is available? (up to 29 minutes) Conversation between our Welsh as a subject interns (Hari and Aled) and current student ambassadors (Deio, Cara, Elain and Elen) about studying Welsh at university (29 minutes onwards) Welsh medium presentation.
Cyffro Cyfryngau
The 'Cyffro Cyfryngau' videos show the experience of six people who work within the television industry. The videos focus on live broadcast programs showing the individuals working in their different areas namely make-up, camera, production, directing, editing and presenting. We hear about their passion for the profession and the pleasure they get out of the work; there is an emphasis on their pride in working in Wales and operating in Welsh. If you follow Drama, Media studies, Theatre Studies , Performing Arts courses then you will learn why the skill of using the Welsh language is so valuable in this area in Wales. English subtitles included on videos.
Antur Arlwyo
The 'Antur Arlwyo' videos show the experience of six people who work in the catering and hospitality sector. The videos focus on different departments in the food industry workplace showing the individuals working in their specialist department. We will hear about their passion for the profession and the pleasure they get from working in the industry; there is an emphasis on their pride in working in Wales and operating bilingually. There are six videos in the series: Alun Evans, Pizza Llan Bryn Williams, Bryn Williams at Porth Eirias Cadi Ellis: Siwgr a Sbeis Helen Hollans, Môn ar Lwy Liza , Halen Môn Megan: Ffika Coffee If you’re following Catering and Hospitality courses then you will learn why the skill of using the Welsh language is so valuable in this field in Wales
Wales in the long 18th century
'Wales in the long 18th century. Primary Sources in the Salisbury Collection of Cardiff University' This is a Welsh-language page on the website of Cardiff University which gives an overview with short introduction to the primary sources on the 'long eighteenth century' in the Salisbury Collection of Cardiff University Arts and Humanities Library, Special Collections. The material is presented in categories, such as religion, education, society and politics and some items have been digitised.
Welsh Phrasebank
Banc Brawddegau (Phrasebank) contains example phrases and sentences which can be used when writing a Welsh-medium essay, dissertation or academic paper. It is aimed at students and researchers, particularly those who may be new to Welsh-medium academic writing. Developed by Professor Enlli Thomas and Bethan Wyn Jones, Bangor University, based of Academic Phrasebank (https://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk).
Career in Education
Educators in Wales website which includes information about the different careers available in: Schools Further Education Work Based Learning Youth Work Adult Learning Learning Promoters
Designing and developing your blended learning practice
This playlist includes 5 online courses for post-16 teaching practitioners to explore the use of learning technology models and theories to help in developing their blended learning approaches. These bite-size courses have been designed in a flexible manner to allow you to ‘dip in and out’. The courses have been developed by Jisc subject specialists, following recommendations by Estyn, and have been funded by the Welsh Government.