These courses are for apprentices who already have some Welsh language skills. They enable apprentices to complete part of their qualification in 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 two levels of Prentis-iaith:

1. Prentis-iaith Awareness Level (for apprentices that have little or no Welsh language skills)
2. Prentis-iaith Understanding Level (for apprentices who already have some understanding of Welsh)

If you are unsure which level is suitable for you, use this quiz to determine the suitable level.

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)

This resource is a collection of resources to support educators who wish to introduce more Welsh in the delivery of the Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core course.
The collection has been created to support educators in planning and setting classroom work activities or evidence based on learners' Welsh language skills.
The collection includes:
• a guide that explains how to use the resource.
• 'Mapping the Opportunities to introduce the Welsh language' document for each core unit.
• a series of tasks that meet the requirements of specific assessment criteria of the course. They demonstrate how it is possible for all learners to complete the same task, whilst developing their Welsh language skills at individual and appropriate levels.
• bilingual posters of the key terms for each unit.
• a resource that provides ideas for learners to use the Welsh language on work placements.

This collection consists of 10 blended learning sessions for learners studying Health and Social Services at Levels 2 & 3. The level of each individual resource has been noted in the title of each resource. 

The units can be viewed in your browser by following the links below. Colleges can download a zip file containing SCORM files for all 10 units to place within their local virtual learning platforms. 

These sessions are bilingual, the English slides can be used as reference, but the questions can only be answered in Welsh.  

Copyright Heart of Worcestershire College on behalf of the Blended Learning Consortium and Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. These resources are for use only in educational organisations and must not be modified or resold. 

This collection is a series of posters containing key bilingual vocabulary to support the Health and Social Care: Core Level 2 course. The vocabulary is grouped to match the level of the learner's language skills. There is an individual vocabulary poster for the 7 units:

Unit 1: Principles and values of health and social care (adults))
Unit 2: Principles and values of health and social care (children and young people)
Unit 3: Health and well-being (adults)
Unit 4: Health and well-being (children and young people)
Unit 5: Professional practice as a health and social care worker
Unit 6: Safeguarding individuals
Unit 7: Health and safety in health and social care

A resource for Key Stage 3 learners to find out more about a career in the social care (early years) sector. Learners will be able to watch a webinar and complete a workbook.

A resource for Key Stage 3 learners to find out more about a career in the health sector. Learners will be able to watch a webinar and complete a workbook.

A conference for undergraduate and postgraduate Psychology students and those studying related subjects such as health and education. 17-18 year old learners were invited to join. 

The morning presentations followed the themes of:

• Health & Wellbeing
• Language, Development and Education.

A Careers Panel was held in the afternoon with people representing the following careers:

• Educational Psychologist      
• Clinical Psychologist
• Applied Behaviour Analysis Psychologist  
• Speech & Language Therapist
• Higher Education lecturer

There was also an opportunity to ask questions. The conference was held online, through the medium of Welsh

Below is a link to the resources section on the Social Care Wales website. The resources are relevant to educators and learners in the field of Healthcare and Childcare.

There is also a link to a document that has identified the resources that are relevant to the Level 2 and 3 Children's Care, Play, Learning and Development: Core courses. 

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.

This is a resource to encourage and support effective communication in Health and Social Care.  The resource is suitable for students studying level 3 concepts such as Principles and Contexts (Level 3).

Because it is a common subject, this information can be useful to any student studying a health based subject, 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.

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.

This is a resource that introduces the components of a balanced diet. It is aimed at staff and students of Health and Social Care.The presentation will look at the concept of a balanced diet and the activities check learning asthe user progresses through. It discusses the role differing nutrients play in the diet. It will also deal with the Basal Metabolic Rate, the Body Mass Index and helps the learner to create a nutrition plan for individuals.

This resource was adapted by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Thank you to Pembrokeshire College for sharing the original material.