ColegauCymru International in Further Education
CollegesWales International leads on delivering overseas development opportunities for both learners and staff in further education (FE). Spending time studying, volunteering, training or on work ...
FE leaders visit Finland to explore and learn from the country’s approach to vocational education and training
In April 2024, ColegauCymru led a delegation of further education Principals and Welsh Government officials on a visit to Helsinki, as part of a Taith funded project. The purpose of the visit wa...
Exploring opportunities for collaborative working with international colleagues
Together with Global Wales, ColegauCymru was pleased to visit Brussels recently in an exercise to scope out opportunities for collaborative projects and partnership development between Welsh, Flemish ...
FE colleagues visit Austria to explore the training and upskilling of vocational education and training practitioners
A delegation of further education colleagues travelled to Vienna, Austria between 19-23 June 2023 to explore the training and upskilling of vocational education and training (VET) practitioners. ...
ColegauCymru Internationalisation Strategy - Your questions answered
ColegauCymru International Project Manager Siân Holleran answers some key questions on the new Strategy. Why have you developed an Internationalisation Strategy for the FE sector in Wales...
Reflections on a productive year in the further education sector: International
August 2021 – July 2022 This year, the FE sector has come together to adapt, collaborate, and innovate as a result of the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic while maintainin...
Lifechanging visit to Sweden for Coleg Sir Gâr’s Equine learners
Our International Project Manager Siân Holleran was delighted to visit to Coleg Sir Gar’s Pibwrlwyd Campus recently to learn of the Equine learners’ fantastic visit to Flyinge Kungsg...
The value of Prior Learning Recognition to support a post-Covid economic recovery
ColegauCymru Consultant Adrian Sheehan provides an overview of the many benefits of Recognition of Prior Learning but also the challenges it faces across the further education sector in Wales. The 202...
Coleg Gwent students benefit from valuable European work placements
Since the launch of Erasmus+ in 2014, Coleg Gwent has been an active participant in ColegauCymru’s Erasmus+ consortium projects. The college has steadily increased the number of learners who par...
