Resilient Eve thriving on her return to learning as an adult
Resilient Eve Salter believes she’s better prepared to learn as an adult than she ever was as a teenager and is now developing a career…
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Hundreds of free courses on offer across Wales during Adult Learners’ Week
Hundreds of free online and in-person courses, taster sessions and events are being offered across Wales to boost people’s career prospects, skills, confidence and wellbeing…
Infectious Welsh learner Daniel now has job promoting the language
“Immerse yourself in the richness of the Welsh language – the experience will change your life.” Those are the words of Daniel Minty who has…
Schoolteacher who fled war-torn Syria with her children wins Inspire! Award
Schoolteacher Inas Alali, who fled war-torn Syria with her two children following the death of her husband, has won a national award in her adopted…
Octogenarian graduate Tony regenerated by The Open University
It’s turning out to be a memorable year for Tony Morton – not only has he graduated with a degree in history at the age…
Award winner Dan recognised for chasing his film industry career dream
Changing careers at the age of 38 from a comfortable job-for-life in the world of retail to the uncertainty of the film industry may seem…
Congress speaker’s story fuels dyslexic learner’s quest to read and write
Stephen Reynolds was inspired to get support to learn to read and write after hearing a speaker at a GMB Congress talk about his own…
Learner Isaac overcomes toughest life challenges to win national award
Having faced some of the toughest life challenges, Isaac Fabb is now an inspirational learner who is a role model for young people starting out…
New data reveals the highest number of school leavers progressing straight into the labour market in 15 years
As exam results are being released, the Welsh Government is urging young people in Wales to explore the various options and support available to them…
Demonstrating the social value of further education colleges in Wales
CollegesWales is delighted to launch new research which highlights the social value of further education colleges in Wales. With grant funding from Welsh Government, CollegesWales…