Apprenticeships
With an apprenticeship you can build your skills, gain a qualification and start your career right away.
Earn while you learn with an apprenticeship at Coleg y Cymoedd.
As an apprentice, you’ll be employed while you train alongside experienced colleagues. You’ll also get time off to study for the qualifications you need in your job at one of Coleg y Cymoedd’s four well-equipped campuses.
Are you an employer looking for apprentices?
Visit Coleg y Cymoedd’s Apprenticeships Hub for everything you need to know about employing apprentices in your business.
Apprenticeships at Coleg y Cymoedd
Explore an apprenticeship route into your new career.
Next open day 29 April 2026
What is an apprenticeship?
An apprenticeship is a paid job where you’ll gain a qualification and job-specific skills while you work.
Alongside your job, you’ll spend between one and three days a week studying at Coleg y Cymoedd. Our experienced tutors are on hand on-hand to help you get a nationally recognised qualification for your chosen career.
You’ll benefit from unbeatable facilities and quality of teaching at one of our four South Wales campuses. Our apprenticeship staff are all time-served experts in their field. Who better to help you learn your trade?
Who can do an apprenticeship?
These are the entry requirements for all apprenticeship programmes:
Each apprenticeship has its own entry requirements. Check details for the individual schemes above to find out more.
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Extra support with your apprenticeship
While you study for your apprenticeship, you can also top up vital maths and literacy qualifications you missed out on at school through Essential Skills Wales.
At Cymoedd we offer learning support services for extra help with literacy and numeracy. We can also support apprentices with disabilities, sensory impairments and additional needs.
Cymoedd Xtra offers clubs, societies and activities that fit around your work and studies and you can even enjoy our on-campus restaurants, salons and sports facilities.
What qualifications do you get from an apprenticeship?
Apprenticeship qualifications range from a level two which is equivalent to GCSEs, up to level six which is a degree equivalent. That means you can start an apprenticeship at the level that’s right for you, based on your previous qualifications.
Here at Cymoedd you can study alongside your work for a level two, three, four or five qualification.
A level two apprenticeship takes around 12-18 months. It’s equivalent to five GCSEs. If you don’t already have your Maths and English GCSEs you can top up with functional skills training as part of your apprenticeship.
A level three apprenticeship usually takes around two years to complete. It’s the equivalent to two A levels.
This is equivalent to a Higher National Certificate (HNC) or the first year of a degree.
A level five apprenticeship is a qualification that’s equivalent to a foundation degree or a Higher National Diploma (HND).
Apprenticeships and the Welsh language
At Coleg y Cymoedd we pledge to raise awareness and encourage use of the Welsh language with all learners, including apprentices.
We are committed to creating a supportive Welsh-medium and bilingual environment. If you want to upskill and feel more confident using and developing your Welsh language skills, just speak with your apprenticeship assessor or contact a member of the team.
Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol
We work with Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, which promotes training and study opportunities in Welsh. Their aim is to inspire learners, students and apprentices to use the Welsh skills they have. Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol supports and invests in Welsh language provision at Coleg y Cymoedd.
Find out more about Support for the Welsh Language at Coleg y Cymoedd.
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Contact the Apprenticeships Team
Need more information? Get in touch with the Coleg y Cymoedd Apprenticeships Team.
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Latest apprenticeships news
Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Skills Strategy | Literacy, numeracy and digital skills are an essential aspect of your overall development within learning. We want to ensure we never miss an opportunity to help you improve these skills as part of your learning experience so will embed support within our overall course delivery
Additional Learning Support Strategy | We recognise that each of our learners will have a unique set of strengths and challenges and carry out an initial induction with each learner to help us tailor a learning experience individual to your preferences and needs.
Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol | The Coleg Cymraeg creates training and study opportunities in Welsh and inspires learners, students and apprentices to use the Welsh skills they have. We are grateful to the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol for the investment and support.
Bilingual Delivery Strategy | As a partnership, we pledge to promote and offer Welsh-medium and bilingual learner opportunities to all learners and raise awareness of Welsh language and culture with both learners and employers. We pledge to create a supportive environment and help facilitate staff and learners’ upskilling to feel confident using, and developing, their Welsh language skills. To schedule a meeting with a Bilingual Representative and discuss our Welsh/bilingual provision please speak with your assessor or a member of the Work Based Learning department.
Skills Academy Wales (SAW) | Coleg y Cymoedd is proud to be part of the SAW training consortium. SAW are responsible for monitoring how you are doing during your Apprenticeship programme and will request feedback at several stages of your apprenticeship to support shape continuous improvements
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