On June 15th, we attended the Learning and Work Institute (Formally NIACE Dysgu Cymru) Adult Learning Inspire! Awards for 2017, held at the City Hall, Cardiff.

Our tutor Melanie Baugh creates beautiful art inspired by personal experience and the spectacular colours found in the natural world in the Vale of Clwyd in Wales where she lives, works and teaches. Her story has been documented in Aspire magazine.

The Siân Thomason award winner for 2017 has been anounced as Sian Phillips from Holyhead.

The Margaret Jones award winner for 2017 has been anounced as Tara Price from Llanelli.

27 April 2017 marked the network launch of Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales, an independent voluntary adult education movement and the largest all-Wales provider of adult learning - coming as the result of mergers between the WEA (Workers’ Educational Association) in north and south Wales, Coleg Harlech, and YMCA Wales Community College.

Over the last few years, we have worked in partnership with Aberystwyth University, Wales TUC Cymru Learning Services, UNISON and other Campus unions to develop and provide workplace learning opportunities for staff working at the University.

On a glorious spring day on Colwyn Bay seafront, our 2017 Annual General Meeting served as a celebration of our organisational spirit as well as it being an exercise in our mandatory yearly procedure.

Congratulations to our Chair, John Graystone for the Lifetime Achievement Award at this years' TES FE event.

Press Release: Following the announcement that learning is to end at the former Coleg Harlech  Wern Fawr site in July, the buildings operator, Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales – formerly known as WEA YMCA CC Cymru - has reaffirmed its commitment to Harlech and underlined the importance of working together with the community at a time of uncertainty.

Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales – formerly known as  WEA YMCA CC Cymru – has announced that it’s set to expand its level 3 learning offer widening access and providing greater opportunity for adult learning throughout Gwynedd.