A productive weekend at the @plaidcymru.bsky.social conference in Llandudno, where our fringe meeting on Wales’ growing NEET crisis was standing room only.

Penwythnos cynhyrchiol yng nghynhadledd @plaidcymru.bsky.social yn Llandudno, lle’r oedd ein cyfarfod ymylol orlawn ar argyfwng cynyddol pobl ifanc nad ydynt mewn addysg, cyflogaeth na hyfforddiant (NEETs).

📍 We’ve been at the Labour Party Conference this weekend. While vocational education is high on the agenda, colleges in Wales face funding pressures, leaving around 5,000 learners unfunded this year. We'll keep making the case for investment in learners, communities and employers across Wales.

📍 Rydym wedi bod yng Nghynhadledd y Blaid Lafur y penwythnos hwn. Er bod addysg alwedigaethol yn uchel ar yr agenda, mae colegau yng Nghymru dan bwysau ariannol, gyda thua 5,000 o ddysgwyr heb gyllid eleni. Byddwn yn parhau i alw am fuddsoddi mewn dysgwyr, cymunedau a chyflogwyr ledled Cymru.

🎓 Mae dysgu yn newid bywydau ar bob oedran. Yn ystod #WythnosAddysgOedolion, rydym yn dathlu dysgwyr sy'n oedolion ledled Cymru ac yn galw am fuddsoddiad parhaus mewn cyfleoedd dysgu gydol oes. ✨ 📖 Darllenwch ein blog diweddaraf: buff.ly/0nu21Xz

Paid stopio dysgu: Mae diogelu cyfleoedd addysg oedolion ledled Cymru yn hanfodol - ColegauCymru

Mae ColegauCymru yn nodi Wythnos Addysg Oedolion (21-27 Medi) ac effaith drawsnewidiol addysg oedolion ar fywydau pobl, gan rybuddio ar yr un pryd fod tanariannu parhaus ar draws addysg bellach yn…

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🎓 Learning changes lives at every age. This #AdultLearnersWeek, we're celebrating adult learners across Wales and calling for continued investment in lifelong learning opportunities. ✨ 📖 Read our latest blog: buff.ly/6xR1qy8

Never stop learning: Protecting adult learning opportunities across Wales is critical - ColegauCymru

ColegauCymru is marking Adult Learners’ Week (21-27 September) and the life-changing impact of adult learning, whilst warning that sustained underfunding across FE is placing increasing pressure on…

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Thanks to Sam Rowlands MS for visiting Coleg Cambria today. 🤝 With record learner demand and a £23.5m funding gap facing colleges this year, urgent action is needed to support the sector. Read ColegauCymru's letter to the Senedd below. buff.ly/rDmxpEG

Diolch i Sam Rowlands AS am ymweld â Choleg Cambria heddiw. 🤝 Gyda galw gan ddysgwyr ar ei uchaf erioed a bwlch cyllido o £23.5 miliwn yn wynebu colegau eleni, mae angen gweithredu ar frys i gefnogi’r sector. Darllenwch lythyr ColegauCymru at y Senedd isod. buff.ly/Snpjq99

Mae nifer uchaf erioed yn gwneud cais i astudio yng ngholegau Cymru, ond mae pwysau cyllidebol yn bygwth cyfleoedd i ddysgwyr. Wrth i dymor newydd y Senedd ddechrau, rhaid i fuddsoddi mewn addysg bellach fod yn flaenoriaeth. Darllenwch fwy: buff.ly/VVhGra4

Record numbers are applying to study at Wales’ colleges, but severe budget pressures threaten opportunities for learners. As the new Senedd term begins, investment in FE must be a priority to support skills, growth and opportunity across Wales. Read more: buff.ly/y4gpehR

🌍 ColegauCymru was proud to be showcasing the strength of Wales’ international #furthereducation partnerships at @eaie.bsky.social in Glasgow earlier this week. 🔗 buff.ly/ROZ2sSQ

🌍 Roedd ColegauCymru yn falch o arddangos cryfder partneriaethau rhyngwladol Cymru ym maes #addysgbellach yn @eaie.bsky.social yng Nglasgow yn gynharach yr wythnos hon. 🔗 buff.ly/ePri2T6

56,000 young people in Wales are not in education, employment or training (NEET). With colleges facing funding pressures and record demand, support is under strain. We're in Westminster this week urging politicians in Westminster and Cardiff Bay to back investment in young people and skills.

56,000 o bobl ifanc yng Nghymru nad ydynt mewn addysg, cyflogaeth na hyfforddiant (NEET). Gyda cholegau'n wynebu pwysau ariannol a galw digynsail, mae cymorth dan straen. Rydym yn San Steffan yr wythnos hon yn annog gwleidyddion ym Mae Caerdydd a San Steffan i fuddsoddi mewn pobl ifanc a sgiliau.

📢 Opportunity to support the development of a new guidance and training framework for suicide and self-harm prevention in FE. We're looking for experienced providers to help strengthen prevention, awareness and support across the sector. 🔗 Find out more: buff.ly/3UD31ul

Request for Quotation: Guidance and Training Framework for Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention in Further Education - ColegauCymru

ColegauCymru is inviting quotations from suitably qualified organisations to develop a guidance document and training framework to support suicide and self-harm prevention across the FE sector in…

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📢 Cyfle i gefnogi datblygiad fframwaith newydd o ganllawiau a hyfforddiant ar gyfer atal hunanladdiad a hunan-niweidio mewn addysg bellach. Rydym yn chwilio am ddarparwyr profiadol i helpu i gryfhau gwaith atal, codi ymwybyddiaeth a chymorth ar draws y sector. 🔗Darganfyddwch fwy: buff.ly/sPYWAlg

Cais am Ddyfynbris: Fframwaith Canllawiau a Hyfforddiant ar gyfer Atal Hunanladdiad a Hunan-niweidio mewn Addysg Bellach - ColegauCymru

Mae ColegauCymru yn gwahodd dyfynbrisiau gan sefydliadau â chymwysterau priodol i ddatblygu dogfen ganllawiau a fframwaith hyfforddi i gefnogi atal hunanladdiad a hunan-niweidio ar draws y sector…

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🎟️ Tocynnau ar gael ar gyfer Cynhadledd Flynyddol ColegauCymru! 📅 23 Hydref 2025 📍 Stadiwm Dinas Caerdydd 🔗 Archebwch nawr: www.colegau.cymru/cy/event/col...

🎟️ Tickets now available for ColegauCymru Annual Conference! 📅 23 October 2025 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🔗 Book now: www.colleges.wales/en/event/col...

A positive start to the new term meeting with Children’s Commissioner for Wales, Rocio Cifuentes. We discussed learner voice and the need for urgent action on learner travel, ensuring transport is never a barrier to education, training or enrichment. Hear from learners: buff.ly/xGQuzNQ

Fair Travel, Fair Future / Teithio Teg, Dyfodol Teg

Fair Travel, Fair Future - a short film from ColegauCymru highlighting the lived reality of further education learner travel across Wales. From rising costs and rural isolation to ALN barriers and…

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Dechrau cadarnhaol i’r tymor newydd gyda Chomisiynydd Plant Cymru, Rocio Cifuentes. Trafodon ni lais y dysgwr a’r angen am weithredu brys ar deithio i ddysgwyr, gan sicrhau nad yw trafnidiaeth yn rhwystr i addysg, hyfforddiant na gweithgareddau cyfoethogi. Clywch gan ddysgwyr: buff.ly/xGQuzNQ

Fair Travel, Fair Future / Teithio Teg, Dyfodol Teg

Fair Travel, Fair Future - a short film from ColegauCymru highlighting the lived reality of further education learner travel across Wales. From rising costs and rural isolation to ALN barriers and…

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🎉 Congratulations to everyone receiving their GCSE results today. As learners across Wales plan their next steps, record demand for college places means many are facing uncertainty. We're calling for sustained investment in further education so no learner is left behind. 🔗 buff.ly/1uSxud5

🎉 Llongyfarchiadau i bawb sy'n derbyn eu canlyniadau TGAU heddiw. Mae'r galw digynsail am leoedd coleg yn golygu bod llawer o ddysgwyr yng Nghymru yn wynebu ansicrwydd. Rydym yn galw am fuddsoddiad parhaus mewn addysg bellach fel nad oes unrhyw ddysgwr yn cael ei adael ar ôl. 🔗 buff.ly/HSLl66w

🎉 Congratulations to everyone receiving their GCSE results! Still deciding what’s next? Colleges across Wales offer everything from A Levels and Engineering to Criminology and Beauty. With flexible study options and dedicated learner support, there’s a pathway for you. buff.ly/IlZjQ2r

🎉 Llongyfarchiadau i bawb sy’n derbyn eu canlyniadau TGAU! Dal i benderfynu beth sydd nesaf? Mae colegau ledled Cymru yn cynnig popeth o Lefelau A a Pheirianneg i Droseddeg a Harddwch. Gyda dewisiadau astudio hyblyg a chymorth pwrpasol i ddysgwyr, mae llwybr addas i chi. buff.ly/U3VXqV8

🤝 Supporting collaboration, sharing effective practice and improving outcomes for learners across Wales. Read about the achievements of the ColegauCymru Independent Living Skills Network over the past year: www.colleges.wales/en/blog/post...

Independent Living Skills Network continues to drive collaboration and improvement across Wales - ColegauCymru

The ColegauCymru Independent Living Skills (ILS) Network has completed another successful year of activity, bringing together practitioners, curriculum leads and partners from across Wales to…

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🤝 Cefnogi cydweithio, rhannu arferion effeithiol a gwella deilliannau i ddysgwyr ledled Cymru. Darllenwch am gyflawniadau Rhwydwaith Sgiliau Byw'n Annibynnol ColegauCymru dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf: www.colegau.cymru/cy/blog/post...

Rhwydwaith Sgiliau Byw'n Annibynnol yn parhau i ysgogi cydweithio a gwelliant ledled Cymru - ColegauCymru

Mae Rhwydwaith Sgiliau Byw'n Annibynnol ColegauCymru (ILS) wedi cwblhau blwyddyn arall o weithgaredd llwyddiannus, gan ddod â gweithwyr proffesiynol, arweinyddion cwricwlwm a phartneriaid o bob rhan…

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🎉 Llongyfarchiadau i bawb sy'n derbyn eu canlyniadau heddiw! Dal i feddwl am eich opsiynau? Cofiwch fod coleg yn dal yn opsiwn ar ôl 18+, gyda llwybrau i addysg uwch, cymwysterau arbenigol a gyrfaoedd ledled Cymru. Siaradwch â'ch coleg lleol neu Gyrfaoedd Cymru am gyngor. Pob lwc!🍀

🎉 Congratulations to everyone receiving their results today! Still weighing up your options? Remember that college is still an option at 18+, with routes into higher education, specialist qualifications and careers across Wales. Speak to your local college or Careers Wales for advice. Good luck!🍀

We welcome the Welsh Government’s review of higher education as an opportunity to strengthen the post-16 education system in Wales. #Furthereducation #colleges play a vital role in widening access, supporting communities and meeting employer skills needs. 🔗 www.colleges.wales/en/blog/post...

Rydym yn croesawu adolygiad Llywodraeth Cymru o addysg uwch fel cyfle i gryfhau'r system addysg ôl-16 yng Nghymru. Mae #colegau #AddysgBellach yn chwarae rhan hanfodol wrth ehangu mynediad, cefnogi cymunedau a diwallu anghenion sgiliau cyflogwyr. 🔗 www.colleges.wales/cy/blog/post...

ColegauCymru yn croesawu Adolygiad Addysg Uwch - ColegauCymru

Mae ColegauCymru heddiw wedi croesawu’r cyhoeddiad a wnaed gan y Dirprwy Weinidog dros Sgiliau ac Addysg Drydyddol, Cefin Campbell MS, yn eisteddfod y Garreg Las ynglŷn ag adolygiad o addysg uwch yng…

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