Centre Recognition
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2018 - 2019
standard fee is charged for the Centre Recognition process and will be invoiced at the beginning of the application. Additional charges may be applied where further support from Agored Cymru is required to achieve compliance. Thi... Go to page
Become a Centre
requirements, you will be offered Centre Recognition status. If you wish to accept the offer, we will send you the centre agreement to read, sign and return. 2. Partnership: If your organisation does not currently fulfil the ... Go to page
2020 - 2021
members Fee Notes Centre Recognitionfor new centres 800.00 A non-refundable standard fee is charged for the Centre Recognitionprocess and will be invoiced at the beginning of the application. Additional c... Go to page
Business Development
Business Development Can I still register learners? Yes, its business as usual. Please go ahead and register learners in the usual way If you need assistance please contact centre.support@agored.cymru Can I still become an appr... Go to page
2019 - 2020
Members Fee Notes Centre Recognition for new centres 800.00 A non-refundable standard fee is charged for the Centre Recognition process and will be invoiced at the beginning of the process. Additional cha... Go to page
2021 - 2022
Charges 2021 - 2022 Mandatory charges for members Fee Notes Centre Approval for new centres 800.00 A non-refundable standard fee is charged for the Centre Approval process. 270 will be invoiced at the start of t... Go to page
News
Former College Vice Principal and Awarding Body Director Awarded MBE
Katy Burns, Agored Cymru Board Director, has been honoured for her services to post- 16 education and adult community learning in Wales. With over 30 years in post-16 education Katy started her career in Further Education at Coleg G... Go to news item
Celebrating Success at Agored Cymru’s Annual General Meeting and Centre Conference
The event was well attended by representatives from education and training providers across Wales, which featured the annual up date of financial accounts, highlights of the year and the vision for 2019. The AGM also included a spec... Go to news item
Agored Cymru Access to HE Learner Achieves National Recognition
Nominations across the UK were scrutinised by a panel of judges from each participating Access Validating Agency (AVA) and a winner and runner-up chosen in each category. Victor Morgan, Access Manger at Agored Cymru said: I am delig... Go to news item
Agored Cymru - Leading the way in IT qualification development in Wales
As the only awarding body in Wales offering these innovative and specialist qualifications inWelshandEnglish,Agored Cymru is at the forefront of this constantly developing sector. Our new suite of IT qualifications will contribute to th... Go to news item
Centre Conference and AGM
You would have recently have received an Agenda for the upcoming Centre Conference incorporating the Agored Cymru Annual General meeting on the 27th November. I would like to draw your attention to Agenda item 5, Special Resolution: to ... Go to news item
Agored Cymru Manager Scoops Prestigious Industry Award
Jo is described by colleagues as the glue which holds us together and as pivotal and central to the organisation. Over the years she has totally reconfigured all the processes for regulatory compliance, trained the other new managers, s... Go to news item
Documents
Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy and Procedure
EQA3 - EQA feedback to centre 2021-22
Centre Assessment Standards Scrutiny (CASS) Policy
Centre Adaptation Submission Document
Agored Cymru qualifications - VCRF categories - Centre Information
Case Studies
Gavin’s childhood dream of being a paramedic comes true in later life thanks to his drive and dedication
On 12 April 2021 the national Access to Higher Education student awards were held in memory of Keith Fletcher to recognise the outstanding commitment to study and academic achievement from a field of excellent candidate... Go to case study
Mum of three, Caroline Read, turned her life around after enrolling on an Access to Higher Education nursing course
After becoming a mum at a young age Caroline Read from South Wales, found herself suffering from depression and failing to find any ambition.... Go to case study
Access to HE provides father-of-two the opportunity to pursue a career in nursing
After leaving school at 13, with no qualifications, Jamie Maidment's life spiralled out of control. Jamie had suffered from mental health and substance abuse issues.... Go to case study
Down to Earth
One of our approved centres, that we are incredibly proud to be working with, is Down to Earth. Down to Earth is an innovative social enterprise tackling social inequality and climate change - one sustainable project at a time! Since openin... Go to case study