TWO LANGUAGES – TWICE THE CHOICE
Welsh-Medium and Bilingual Provision
We will therefore encourage and support you to use and develop your Welsh skills while studying with us. In doing so, you will maintain your Welsh and become more confident in using the language in both a vocational and social context.
The College is continuously developing its bilingual provision. Here is what we can currently offer you in Welsh:
- Application, interview and enrolment process
- Opportunities within the induction programme
- WEST initial assessments
- Communication and Numeracy Essential Skills
- The tutorial programme and tutorials
- Complete elements/units of the qualification or all of the qualification
- Oral/practical/written assessments
- GCSE Re-sit Maths
- Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification
- A-Level Welsh Second Language
- Work experience placements
- Using Welsh in classroom activities
- Welsh skills development sessions to support employability
Remember:
- to tell us that you speak Welsh so that we can support you and provide you with a variety of Welsh opportunities
- that you can win a financial award for completing work in Welsh

Contact us:
- If you would like more information about the Welsh-medium and Welsh language provision, opportunities and support available at Pembrokeshire College, please contact the Welsh Language Development Officer, Janice Morgan
- 01437 753 435
- ja.morgan@pembrokeshire.ac.uk
- Monday to Friday: 08:30 to 16:00
- Follow us on Facebook


Welsh Support Available
Support is available for learners and apprentices who study courses partly through the medium of Welsh in order to help them improve their oral and written language skills.
- Welsh and bilingual learning materials and resources
- Lists of bilingual terms and vocabulary
- One-to-one support from Bilingual Support Tutors
- Learning support and pastoral support
- Support to improve Welsh skills
- Cysill Welsh spell-checker on college computers
- Terminology dictionaries
- Apps to help with studying
We have a variety of Welsh Language enrichment options available for you including:
- Welsh language opportunities in the college’s Freshers Fair
- Join the Clwb Cymraeg
- Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol events and activities eg. webinars and workshops
- Being a Welsh Language Ambassador
- Join the Urdd and compete in Urdd competitions
- Cross-college Welsh language and culture celebration events eg. Shwmae Day, Santes Dwynwen’s Day, Welsh Music Day, St David’s Day, Urdd National Eisteddfod and sporting events
- Workshops and guest speakers promoting bilingualism
- Educational visits
- The Urdd and Menter Iaith Sir Benfro activities
The Welsh Language Development Team will be happy to support you to participate in the college’s Welsh language opportunities.
The Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol works very closely with universities and Further Education colleges in Wales in order to develop Welsh-medium courses and resources for learners. The Coleg Cymraeg creates training and study opportunities in the Welsh language and inspires learners and apprentices to use their Welsh skills. We are grateful to the Coleg Cymraeg for the investment, guidance and support it provides. You can read more about the work of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol here
These are our 2022/23 Welsh Language Ambassadors:
- Bedri Akkaya, studying Level 3 Business
- Mefin Hughes, studying Level 3 Music Technology
- Gwenna Maycock, studying A-Levels
- Jesse Ormond, studying Level 3 Sport
- Ethan Sky, studying Level 3 Childcare
- Ciaran Price, on the Apprenticeship Level 3 Clinical Healthcare
- Jasmin Kumar-Davies, on the Apprenticeship Level 3 Clinical Healthcare
“Why do I want to be a Welsh Language Ambassador? Well, I would like to bring some Welsh into early years teaching through activities and games and to also support my own growth in the Welsh language as I am looking forward to seeing where this role takes me!”
There are educational, employability and social benefits of being able to speak two languages:
- Gain a better understanding of the subject as you learn, for all intents and purposes, in both languages
- Maintain linguistic skills that have already been nurtured in school
- Develop cognitive skills
- Develop employment skills as there is a demand for bilingual workers in all types of jobs
- Provide an excellent foundation for any career
- Increase opportunities and choices; it can open doors to all kinds of opportunities in the future
- An opportunity to meet new people and be part of two cultures
- Provide a bilingual service as a mark of quality
- Scholarships for certain courses at the university
Your bilingual skills are extremely valuable and you should take advantage of the support we can provide you to develop those skills further.
Dates to look out for:
- Shwmae Day - 15 October
- Welsh Language Rights Day - 07 December
- Santes Dwynwen's Day - 25 January
- Welsh Music Day - 10 February
- St David's Day - 01 March
- Urdd Gobaith Cymru's Message of Peace and Good Will - May
Learners' and apprentices' experiences of studying bilingually
