Cymraeg at the College

Your Language; Your Way!

Croeso to Coleg y Cymoedd’s Welsh Language Team page

Let’s talk Cymraeg! Whether you’re starting from scratch or brushing up on your skills, using Welsh is a fantastic way to connect with the culture and identity of Wales. Plus, being bilingual is a valuable employability skill that can set you apart in the job market, opening doors to career opportunities across Wales.

Meet the team

Lois Roberts

Welsh Language Manager

I manage the Welsh Language Team. The team is responsible for developing bilingual and Welsh-medium provision; protecting the rights of Welsh speakers and creating opportunities for learners and staff to retain and improve their Welsh skills.

E-mail: lois.roberts@cymoedd.ac.uk

Liam Higgins

Welsh Language Development Officer

I am the branch officer for Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol in Coleg y Cymoedd. It is my role to help promote Welsh Language and culture throughout the college by running activities and events for learners and staff.

E-mail: liam.higgins@cymoedd.ac.uk

Nerys Wyn Davies

Welsh Language Facilitator

My role requires me to facilitate the use of the Welsh language within the priority areas of Business and the Creative Industries. I support staff and learners and help them to gain confidence when using the Welsh language, and having fun at the same time.

E-mail: nerys.davies@cymoedd.ac.uk

Lois Moremon

Welsh Language Facilitator

My role requires me to facilitate the use of the Welsh language within the priority areas of Health and Social Care and Construction.

E-mail: lois.moremon@cymoedd.ac.uk

Rhys Ruggiero

Welsh Language Facilitator

My role requires me to facilitate the use of the Welsh language within the priority areas of Sport, Public Services and Construction.

E-mail: rhys.ruggiero@cymoedd.ac.uk

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.
You can read more about the work of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol here.

Welsh Ambassadors

Every year, we give 3 students the opportunity to be employed as ‘Welsh Ambassadors’.
Their role is to promote and promote the language among the learners.
They help with events, open days and on social media.
It’s a great opportunity to meet people and something great to put on the CV or university application.

Using Welsh on your course

With funding from the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, we offer bilingual provision in the following fields

Childcare
Health and Social Care
Sport
Public Services
Creative Industries
Business
Construction

In addition to that, the following can be studied:

Bilingual Welsh Baccalaureate Course at AS and A-level
Welsh-medium GCSE Mathematics Retake Course
AS and A-level Welsh course

Your right as a Welsh Speaker

You have the right to have the following in Welsh. We encourage you to use your right.

Letters, forms and correspondence from the College
Welcome booklet and prospectus
To apply for financial support
Personal tutor
Access to a counselling service
Meetings relating to complaints, disciplinary matters and support
Submitting work
Certificates

If you have questions about this, remember to contact the Welsh Language Team.

Cwtsh Cymraeg

On every campus there is Cwtsh Cymraeg – a place to come and relax,
socialize in Welsh, speak Welsh, learn Welsh.
Everyone is very welcome at the Cwtsh. Contact the Welsh Language Team
for more information about the Cwtsh, or just pop in when you have a 5 minutes to spare.

Support in Welsh

We want you to use your Welsh as much as possible. Here is a list of the support available to help you do that…

Welsh support in the Engagement Hubs
Welsh support in your main qualification
Welsh support in tutorials
Opportunities to be Welsh Ambassadors
Welsh volunteering opportunities
Welsh Futures support
Welsh Well-being and Safeguarding Support
Mathematics support in Welsh
Mentoring in Welsh
Welsh UCAS/HE application support
Learning Support in Welsh
Welsh resources such as glossaries of terms

You can also use our booking system to arrange a face to face or online session to get 1 to 1 support with a Facilitator or you can ask us to come in to support your lessons. We will also be available in the Engagement Hubs on each campus.

Want to learn Welsh?

We have a whole host of resources to help you learn Welsh.
There are free online courses here through the National Centre for Learning Welsh,
all created especially for young people.
Prefer to have face-to-face Welsh lessons? Call into our Engagement Hub
or Welsh Cwtsh on each campus for 1-1 support and loads of books, magazines and other resources.