Partnership Arrangements
Agored Cymru is often approached by small organisations who wish to offer accreditation to learners, or by organisations who may initially wish to offer accreditation to a small number of learners.
Often these aspiring centres are likely to only accredit 10 – 20 learners completing 2-3 credits each. As centres pay annual recognition fees as well as a charge per credit the unit cost of credit is very high. In addition the income received by Agored Cymru is less than the cost of supporting, training, quality reviewing and verifying such a centre.
A number of Agored Cymru recognised centres already enter into agreements with aspiring centres to allow them to accredit their learning and we are now seeking ways to encourage/facilitate this arrangement. The common underlying principles are:
- Financial arrangements are between the two organisations; recognised centres take administrative and quality assurance costs into account.
- The recognised centre applies its quality systems to the partner organisation and involves the partner organisation in its quality activities.
- The recognised centre acts as a conduit to book any Agored training required by the partner organisation.
- Agored Cymru does not have any direct contact with the partner organisation.
- The ‘secondary’ centre can, with the agreement of the recognised centre arrange for their centre title to appear on the certificates.
If you are an organisation new to accreditation please submit a New Business Enquiry for further details.
The centres below welcome partnership – please make direct contact.
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Centre |
Curriculum areas |
Region |
Contact name |
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Phone |
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Coleg Gwent |
Contact Centre |
Gwent (County Boroughs of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouth, Newport and Torfaen) |
Pam Hales – Community Education Manager
Sam Hopkins – OCN Officer
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Pam Hales 01495 3233612
Sam Hopkins 01495 333602
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| Community Development Cymru | Community Development | All Wales |
Sue Trevelyan-Jones Emma Smart |
01492 513 284
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Dysgu Bro Ceredigion Community Learning |
Contact Centre |
Ceredigion, maybe even further afield |
Denise Owen |
Denise Owen 01974 298009 / 298673 |
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Coleg Harlech WEA(N) |
Contact Centre |
North Wales |
Linda Jones |
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01686 610270 |
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Coleg Menai |
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North WestWales |
Debbie Tebbut |
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Coleg Morgannwg |
Contact Centre |
RCT area |
Lindsay Harris |
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DeesideCollege |
Contact Centre |
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Di Martin |
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Newport Community Learning and Libraries |
Contact Centre |
City of Newport |
Christine Jones |
01633 784045 |
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Tir Coed |
Specialising in woodland-based activities. Land-based (excluding horticultural), traditional crafts and personal development,
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Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Powys. Other areas of Wales, but this may be at a higher cost.
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Becky Hulme - Tir Coed Project Officer
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01570 493224 07827 888 733 (mobile)
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UniversityCollege Newport |
Humanities Science or Technology |
South East Wales |
Carl Peters |
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WEA South Wales |
Various areas |
South Wales |
Rhian Ostler |
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YMCACommunity College |
Contact Centre |
All Wales |
Natasha O'Hara |
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