Professional Development Courses

Courses for the Education Sector

The main objectives of these practical workshops for educational practitioners are to:

  • develop confidence and independence in language improvement;
  • develop personal awareness of language rules and common errors and the ability to apply this awareness when working with pupils / students;
  • introduce useful resources and provide guidance on their use – grammar books, Canolfan Bedwyr’s Language Improvement Handbook, dictionaries, terminology websites, proofing tools – CYSGLIAD etc.;
  • conduct oral and written exercises that are relevant to the school / college context;
  • help attendees to confidently fulfil the requirements of the Literacy Framework.

Open Courses

The main objectives of these practical workshops which are open to all are to:

  • develop confidence and independence in language improvement;
  • develop general awareness of language rules and common errors;
  • introduce useful resources and provide guidance on their use – grammar books, Canolfan Bedwyr’s Language Improvement Handbook, dictionaries; terminology websites, proofing tools – CYSGLIAD etc;
  • conduct oral and written exercises that are relevant to the workplace

Language improvement for external companies and organisations

We also offer bespoke language improvement courses for external companies, agencies and organisations who are keen for their staff to develop their confidence when using Welsh at work. These courses are based on our programme of open courses but can be tailored to meet the specific needs of a client. We are able to deliver these courses at our purpose-built teaching room here at Canolfan Bedwyr or on-site.

We try to keep the classes small so that we can cater for each individual’s needs. The maximum per class is usually 12.

Recent clients include:

  • BBC Cymru
  • Eryri National Park
  • The Environment Agency
  • North and South Wales Justice Network
  • Careers Wales

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