Date: 18/05/23
Time: 10.30pm-3.30pm
Location: Cornerstone, Cardiff
Come and join us for our first ever joint conference for the further education, higher education and apprenticeships sectors in Wales.
During the day we will hear from the new Welsh Language Commissioner Efa Gruffudd Jones and various leading experts and academics.
This will be an interactive conference with plenty of opportunity to discuss and share ideas.
Simultaneous translation will be available.
The conference is now full but if you wish to be put on a waiting list please email e.williams@colegcymraeg.ac.uk
The full conference programme can be found below.
Order of the day:
10.15 Registration and refreshments
10:30 Welcome – Chair of Coleg Cymraeg, Dr Aled Eurig
10:35 Keynote Speaker - Efa Gruffudd Jones, Welsh Language Commissioner
SESSION 1 (open to all)
11:00 - 12:30
Changing behaviour: encouraging and motivating students and learners to study through the medium of Welsh
- Heledd Bebb, OB3 Research.
- Dr Kelly Young, Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd;
- Dr Osian Elias, IAITH: Y Ganolfan Cynllunio Iaith
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch and networking
SESSION 2
13:30 - 14:20
Moving Forward: Transition and progression between sectors (a session for higher and further education practitioners)
- Dr Rhian Hodges, Bangor University;
- Anna Davies, Gower College
- Menna Jones, Coleg Sir Gâr
Taster session – resources (a bespoke session for apprenticeship providers)
- Mary Richards
SESSION 3
14:30 - 15:20
Nurturing confident bilingual graduates (a session for university lecturers)
- Dr Dylan Foster Evans, Prifysgol Caerdydd;
- Dr Mirain Rhys, Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd.
Progress up the pyramid (a session for practitioners in the further education sector and apprenticeship providers)
- Meggan Prys, Sgiliaith
- Marion Evans, Coleg Penybont.
15:20 Summing up - Dr Ioan Matthews, Chief Executive, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol
15:30 End of conference