Reasons to work with us

Forward with Schools is Agored Cymru’s education curriculum service for schools across Wales.

Our schools’ service offer includes qualifications, recognised learning, policy and strategy implementation and training and development for pupils and staff.

As a registered charity and social enterprise, we are committed to developing talent in Wales, for Wales. We have over 30 years of unparalleled experience and expertise in developing learning opportunities in Wales.

We work with a wide range of partners throughout Wales to develop our learning packages and qualifications which reflect the Welsh education and its emerging, developing curriculum needs.

We offer over 400 nationally recognised, quality assured qualifications across a wide range of subjects.

We are committed to supporting and championing the Welsh Government’s Welsh Language Agenda, proudly offering all of our qualifications in Welsh. Agored Cymru has also invested in the development of Welsh language qualifications.

Currently, we work with over 300 centres across Wales, including schools and Pupil Referral Units, to design and deliver qualifications and award credit to learners.

Our expert staff have an in-depth knowledge of Welsh Government education priorities, national agendas and lead on progressing educational excellence for Wales.

Agored Cymru Qualification Development

We are currently developing exciting new qualifications for post 16 learners in further education, sixth form colleges and workplace learning. These include topics in a range of subjects including digital, health and sports.

For our pre 16 learners, our focus is on the development of new National 14-16 Qualifications that support the aims and purposes of the Curriculum for Wales. These include the new work-related VCSEs (Vocational Certificate of Secondary Education), along with the Skills Suite and Foundation qualifications.

These qualifications will build on the success of our current Learning Core qualifications which have been available to schools for over 10 years

Peter Johnson

Peter Johnson has over 20 years of experience at Agored Cymru, covering a range of roles from centre support to quality assurance and business development. He is passionate about helping centres offer the right provision for their learners and knowing that it makes a difference. In his spare time, Peter enjoys running, cycling, exploring new places, and loves a good floor plan and unseasonably warm weather. He works with the three other BDMs, having a pan-Wales and wider remit, ensuring comprehensive support across all regions.

Eryl Ann Parry Jones

Eryl has over 25 years of experience in education and training, and she is passionate about making a difference to people, promoting the Welsh language, and influencing change. Eryl also works as a lay inspector for ESTYN, which further enhances her role as a BDM. She loves cooking, fashion, and walking the coastal path with her dogs. Living on the Lleyn Peninsula, Eryl works with centres across North and Mid Wales and plays a leading role in qualification reform and working within schools.

Sam Hopkins

Sam Hopkins has 20 years of experience in education, primarily in Adult Community Education. She is an experienced Digital Literacy assessor and a qualified IQA, passionate about lifelong learning. Sam loves attending learner award ceremonies and talking to learners who have achieved more than they ever imagined possible. Most of her spare time is taken up with football activities, including being an active committee member and volunteering for local groups, such as being a Torfaen Litter Champion! Any other spare time Sam has is spent gardening and walking her dogs. She currently works with centres and prospective centres in the South East Wales region and is keen to help you make the most of your Agored Cymru provision.

Frances Lee

Frances has 19 years of experience in education, primarily in secondary education and post-16 learning. She is experienced in curriculum development, with a background that includes working as a police trainer. Frances is passionate about providing expert knowledge in curriculum design and tailoring provision to meet both learner and organisational needs. She enjoys reading popular fiction focused on moral dilemmas and taboo themes, and exploring ancestry and genealogy. As a Bilingual Business Development Manager for Agored Cymru, Frances works with over 125 centres across South, Mid, and West Wales, supporting a diverse range of institutions including schools, prisons, health boards, and third sector organisations.

Qualification Spiky Profiles

Some of the learning core qualifications have a mixture of units at the qualification level and the level below. This means that pupils can progress across qualification levels and sizes to meet their development needs, increasing their confidence whilst broadening their skills and knowledge.

The level 1 and 2 qualifications have partial, full GCSE or two GCSE equivalencies. All of the qualifications are designated by Qualification Wales and sit on their qualification database, QiW. You can find more details on this below...

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Our Exploring Worldviews qualification is designed to deepen learners' understanding of diverse religious and non-religious perspectives, fostering empathy, critical thinking, and ethical action. This qualification supports the curriculum’s goals by helping students develop a broad and inclusive worldview, which is essential for living in a multicultural society. It is available at various levels, providing flexibility and accessibility to meet the needs of different learners. This qualification not only supports the curriculum’s goals but also contributes to improving school performance points and GCSE results.

Content and Benefits

The Exploring Worldviews qualification covers a wide range of topics, including:

✅ Religious and Non-Religious Beliefs: Understanding various belief systems, their origins, practices, and impact on cultures and societies.

✅ Ethical Issues: Exploring moral questions and dilemmas from multiple perspectives, helping learners to develop their own ethical viewpoints.

✅ Cultural Awareness: Studying the traditions, festivals, and customs of different religions and cultures, fostering respect and appreciation for diversity.

✅ Philosophical Enquiry: Encouraging learners to ask profound questions about existence, purpose, and the human condition, enhancing critical thinking skills.

✅ Interfaith Dialogue: Promoting dialogue and understanding between different religious and non-religious groups, preparing learners to engage in constructive conversations.

By engaging with this content, learners not only gain valuable knowledge but also develop skills that are crucial for personal and social development. These include:

☑️ Empathy: Understanding and appreciating the perspectives of others.
☑️ Critical Thinking: Analysing and evaluating information from multiple sources.
☑️ Ethical Reasoning: Making informed decisions based on ethical considerations.
☑️ Cultural Competence: Navigating and respecting diverse cultural contexts.
☑️ Effective Communication: Articulating ideas clearly and respectfully in both written and spoken forms.

Essential Application of Number Skills

Essential Application of Number Skills focuses on:

Understanding Numerical Data
Carrying out Calculations
Interpreting and Presenting Results and Findings

Each of the qualifications is mapped to the Essential Skills Wales Standards. Learners' skills in these areas should be initially and diagnostically assessed in order to establish the level at which they are working.

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Essential Communication Skills

Essential Communication focuses on skills in:

Speaking and Listening
Reading
Writing

Each of the qualifications is mapped to the Essential Skills Wales Standards. Learners should be initially and diagnostically assessed to establish the level at which they are working.

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Essential Digital Literacy Skills

Essential Digital Literacy is about knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours in the use of digital devices.

There are five strands to Essential Digital Literacy from Entry 1- Level 3

Digital Responsibility- knowing how to stay safe and act appropriately online
Digital Productivity – knowing which technologies, tools and techniques to use and how to organise, share and protect digital information
Digital Information Literacy- being able to find, critically evaluate and use digital information safely
Digital Collaboration- sharing knowledge and collaborating with others to complete tasks and solve problems
Digital Creativity- Being able to use digital media to complete tasks, generate content and develop opportunities

In order to gain the Essential Digital Literacy Skills qualification, learners must demonstrate their skills in a controlled task which includes a structured discussion.

The controlled tasks are pre- set and available in a variety of contexts. There is an opportunity for centres to create their own controlled tasks, particularly for learners working within a specific industry or sector.

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Essential Employability Skills

Essential Employability Skills are a set of social behaviours and skills that can be acquired and are seen as relevant to performing within all employment roles. These skills help employees interact and work with others in a variety of situations and are transferable, not only between different roles within an organisation, but across different employment sectors. Essential Employability skills do not include technical skills or qualifications required to undertake specific specialist roles.

The Entry 3 to Level 3 Essential Employability Skills qualifications consist of four main subject areas:

Planning and Organisation
Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Personal Effectiveness

In order to gain the Essential Employability Skills qualifications, learners must demonstrate their skills in both a controlled task and a structured discussion.

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Essential Skills for Work and Life

Essential Skills for Work and Life (ESfWL)

ESFWL offers an alternative for those learners only needing to focus on specific aspects of their essential skills. This suite of qualifications ranges from Entry Level 1 to Level 3 and includes literacy and numeracy skills as well as digital literacy.

The strength of these Essential Skills for Work and Life qualifications is their flexibility.

Learners can choose combinations of units at different levels to build qualifications of different sizes.
Learners in the workplace can design the qualification content to suit their industry’s specific needs.
Learners in education can choose units to support their vocational or academic programme.
Teachers can work on the digital literacy skills they need to maintain currency and develop practice.

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Here are some examples of the support we can offer your school. As an Agored Cymru approved centre we can:

Work with teachers and support staff to review lesson plans and resources (electronically or onsite) and provide feedback to support sector-leading practice if applicable.
Provide expert advice and guidance in relation to current practice.
Support good practice in relation to pupil voice for policy.
implementation and meaningful consultation, to strengthen a rights-based approach for schools.
Review assessment tasks and provide advice and guidance in readiness for internal quality assurance, including exemplar processes.

Quality Assurance

All centres are responsible and accountable for their quality assurance.
Centres must have capacity to manage quality assurance; this includes assessment of learners and internal quality assurance.
Centres must have an individual(s) who is competent to complete internal quality assurance checks (or is willing to undertake training).
Centres must have policies/strategies in place that cover the following areas:

Equality and Diversity – this may also include links to other policies such as disability discrimination etc
Safeguarding – this could include DBS Health and Safety, Child Protection etc
Assessment
Internal quality assurance
Fair Assessment
Appeals
Complaints
Malpractice and maladministration – this could link to other associated policies such as plagiarism
Data Protection – or statement
Welsh Language
Conflict of interest

If this is not currently the case you will be asked to prepare policies in these areas to enable your centre approval application to progress.

Rhesymau i Weithio gyda ni

Ymlaen ag Ysgolion yw’r gwasanaeth cwricwlwm addysg i ysgolion ledled Cymru.

Mae ein gwasanaeth i ysgolion yn cynnwys cymwysterau, dysgu a gydnabyddir, gweithredu polisi a strategaeth, a hyfforddiant a datblygu ar gyfer disgyblion a staff.

Fel elusen gofrestredig a menter gymdeithasol, rydym wedi ymrwymo i ddatblygu talent yng Nghymru, i Gymru. Mae gennym dros 30 mlynedd o brofiad ac arbenigedd unigryw mewn datblygu cyfleoedd dysgu yng Nghymru.

Rydym yn gweithio gydag amrywiol bartneriaid ledled Cymru er mwyn datblygu ein pecynnau dysgu a’n cymwysterau sy’n adlewyrchu addysg yng Nghymru a’r anghenion cwricwlwm sy’n datblygu.

Rydym yn cynnig dros 400 o gymwysterau gyda sicrwydd ansawdd sy’n cael eu cydnabod yn genedlaethol mewn amrywiaeth eang o bynciau.

Rydym wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi a hyrwyddo Agenda Iaith Gymraeg Llywodraeth Cymru, ac rydym yn falch o gynnig ein holl gymwysterau yn Gymraeg. Mae Agored Cymru hefyd wedi buddsoddi yn natblygiad cymwysterau Cymraeg eu cyfrwng.

Ar hyn o bryd rydym yn gweithio gyda dros 300 o ganolfannau ledled Cymru, gan gynnwys ysgolion ac Unedau Cyfeirio Disgyblion, i lunio a darparu cymwysterau a dyfarnu credydau i ddysgwyr.

Mae gan ein staff arbenigol wybodaeth drylwyr am flaenoriaethau addysg Llywodraeth Cymru ac agendâu cenedlaethol ac maent yn arwain ar ddatblygu rhagoriaeth ym myd addysg yng Nghymru.

Datblygiad Cymwysterau Agored Cymru

Rydym ar hyn o bryd yn datblygu cymwysterau newydd cyffrous ar gyfer dysgwyr ôl-16 mewn addysg bellach, chweched dosbarth a dysgu yn y gweithle. Mae’r rhain yn cynnwys pynciau mewn ystod o feysydd, er enghraifft, digidol, gofal iechyd a chwaraeon.

Ar gyfer ein dysgwyr cyn-16, rydym yn canolbwyntio ar ddatblygu Cymwysterau Cenedlaethol 14-16 newydd sy’n cefnogi amcanion a dibenion y Cwricwlwm i Gymru. Mae’r rhain yn cynnwys y cymwysterau TAAU (Tystysgrif Alwedigaethol Addysg Uwchradd) newydd sy’n gysylltiedig â gwaith, ynghyd â’r Gyfres Sgiliau a Chymwysterau Sylfaen.

Bydd y cymwysterau hyn yn adeiladu ar lwyddiant ein cymwysterau Craidd Dysgu presennol sydd wedi bod ar gael i ysgolion ers dros 10 mlynedd.

Peter Johnson

Mae gan Peter Johnson dros 20 mlynedd o brofiad yn Agored Cymru, gan gwmpasu amrywiaeth o rolau o gefnogi canolfannau i sicrhau ansawdd a datblygu busnes. Mae’n frwd dros helpu canolfannau i gynnig y ddarpariaeth gywir i’w dysgwyr a gwybod ei fod yn gwneud gwahaniaeth. Yn ei amser hamdden, mae Peter yn mwynhau rhedeg, beicio, archwilio lleoedd newydd, ac mae wrth ei fodd â chynllun llawr da a thywydd cynnes anhymhorol. Mae’n gweithio gyda’r tri BDM arall, gyda chylch gwaith Cymru gyfan ac ehangach, gan sicrhau cefnogaeth gynhwysfawr ar draws pob rhanbarth.

Eryl Ann Parry Jones

Mae gan Eryl dros 25 mlynedd o brofiad ym myd addysg a hyfforddiant, ac mae hi’n frwd dros wneud gwahaniaeth i bobl, hybu’r Gymraeg, a dylanwadu ar newid. Mae Eryl hefyd yn gweithio fel arolygydd llesg i ESTYN, sy’n ehangu ei rôl fel BDM ymhellach. Mae hi wrth ei bodd yn coginio, ffasiwn, a cherdded llwybr yr arfordir gyda’i chŵn. Yn byw ym Mhenrhyn Llŷn, mae Eryl yn gweithio gyda chanolfannau ar draws Gogledd a Chanolbarth Cymru ac yn chwarae rhan flaenllaw mewn diwygio cymwysterau a gweithio mewn ysgolion.

Sam Hopkins

Mae gan Sam Hopkins 20 mlynedd o brofiad mewn addysg, yn bennaf mewn Addysg Oedolion yn y Gymuned. Mae hi’n asesydd Llythrennedd Digidol profiadol ac yn IQA cymwys, sy’n frwd dros ddysgu gydol oes. Mae Sam wrth ei bodd yn mynychu seremonïau gwobrwyo dysgwyr ac yn siarad â dysgwyr sydd wedi cyflawni mwy nag yr oeddent erioed wedi ei ddychmygu. Mae’r rhan fwyaf o’i hamser rhydd yn cael ei dreulio ar weithgareddau pêl-droed, gan gynnwys bod yn aelod gweithgar o’r pwyllgor a gwirfoddoli i grwpiau lleol, fel bod yr Hyrwyddwr Sbwriel Torfaen! Mae unrhyw amser sbâr arall sydd gan Sam yn cael ei dreulio yn garddio ac yn mynd â’i chŵn am dro. Ar hyn o bryd mae hi’n gweithio gyda chanolfannau a darpar ganolfannau yn rhanbarth De-ddwyrain Cymru ac mae’n awyddus i’ch helpu i wneud y gorau o’ch darpariaeth Agored Cymru.

Frances Lee

Mae gan Frances 19 mlynedd o brofiad mewn addysg, yn bennaf mewn addysg uwchradd a dysgu ôl-16. Mae ganddi brofiad o ddatblygu cwricwlwm, gyda chefndir sy’n cynnwys gweithio fel hyfforddwr heddlu. Mae Frances yn frwd dros ddarparu gwybodaeth arbenigol mewn dylunio cwricwlwm a theilwra darpariaeth i fodloni anghenion dysgwyr ac anghenion sefydliadol. Mae hi’n mwynhau darllen ffuglen boblogaidd sy’n canolbwyntio ar gyfyng-gyngor moesol a themâu tabŵ, ac archwilio llinach ac achyddiaeth. Fel Rheolwr Datblygu Busnes Dwyieithog i Agored Cymru, mae Frances yn gweithio gyda dros 125 o ganolfannau ar draws De, Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru, gan gefnogi ystod amrywiol o sefydliadau gan gynnwys ysgolion, carchardai, byrddau iechyd, a sefydliadau trydydd sector.

Ar gyfer pwy mae’r cymwysterau hyn?

Mae’r cymwysterau wedi’u dosbarthu fel rhai sy’n addas i ddysgwyr o dan 16 oed. Rhaid i ganolfannau sy’n bwriadu cynnig y cymwysterau i ddysgwyr o dan 14 oed ddarparu tystiolaeth sy’n dangos bod y dysgwr yn gallu cyflawni’r cymhwyster. Dylid ystyried risgiau posib fel iechyd a diogelwch
a materion moesol neu gyfreithiol yng nghyswllt pa mor aeddfed yw’r dysgwr a pha mor addas yw’r cymhwyster o ran diwallu anghenion, profiadau, datblygiad a chynnydd y dysgwr.

Mae ein cymhwyster Archwilio Bydolygon wedi’i gynllunio i ddyfnhau dealltwriaeth dysgwyr o safbwyntiau crefyddol ac anghrefyddol amrywiol, gan feithrin empathi, meddwl yn feirniadol, a gweithredu moesegol. Mae’r cymhwyster yn cefnogi nodau’r cwricwlwm trwy helpu myfyrwyr i ddatblygu bydolwg eang a chynhwysol, sy’n hanfodol ar gyfer byw mewn cymdeithas amlddiwylliannol. Mae ar gael ar lefelau amrywiol, gan ddarparu hyblygrwydd a hygyrchedd i ddiwallu anghenion gwahanol ddysgwyr. Mae’r cymhwyster hwn nid yn unig yn cefnogi nodau’r cwricwlwm ond hefyd yn cyfrannu at wella pwyntiau perfformiad ysgolion a chanlyniadau TGAU.

Cynnwys a Manteision

Mae’r cymhwyster Archwilio Bydolygon yn ymdrin ag ystod eang o bynciau, gan gynnwys:

✅ Credoau Crefyddol ac Anghrefyddol: Deall systemau cred amrywiol, eu tarddiad, eu harferion, a’u heffaith ar ddiwylliannau a chymdeithasau.

✅ Materion Moesegol: Archwilio cwestiynau moesol a chyfyng-gyngor o safbwyntiau lluosog, gan helpu dysgwyr i ddatblygu eu safbwyntiau moesegol eu hunain.

✅ Ymwybyddiaeth Ddiwylliannol: Astudio traddodiadau, gwyliau, ac arferion gwahanol grefyddau a diwylliannau, gan feithrin parch a gwerthfawrogiad o amrywiaeth.

✅ Ymholiad Athronyddol: Annog dysgwyr i ofyn cwestiynau dwys am fodolaeth, pwrpas, a’r cyflwr dynol, gan wella sgiliau meddwl beirniadol.

✅ Deialog Rhyng-grefyddol: Hyrwyddo deialog a dealltwriaeth rhwng gwahanol grwpiau crefyddol ac anghrefyddol, gan baratoi dysgwyr i gymryd rhan mewn sgyrsiau adeiladol.

Trwy ymgysylltu â’r cynnwys hwn, mae dysgwyr nid yn unig yn ennill gwybodaeth werthfawr ond hefyd yn datblygu sgiliau sy’n hanfodol ar gyfer datblygiad personol a chymdeithasol. Mae’r rhain yn cynnwys:

☑️ Empathi: Deall a gwerthfawrogi safbwyntiau pobl eraill.
☑️ Meddwl Beirniadol: Dadansoddi a gwerthuso gwybodaeth o ffynonellau lluosog.
☑️ Rhesymu Moesegol: Gwneud penderfyniadau gwybodus yn seiliedig ar ystyriaethau moesegol.
☑️ Cymhwysedd Diwylliannol: Llywio a pharchu cyd-destunau diwylliannol amrywiol.
☑️ Cyfathrebu Effeithiol: Mynegi syniadau yn glir ac yn barchus yn ysgrifenedig ac ar lafar.

Cywerthedd TGAU ar gyfer y Craidd Dysgu*

	Dyfarniad	Dyfarniad Estynedig	Tystysgrif	Tystysgrif Estynedig
	3 Credyd	8 Credyd	13 Credyd	18 Credyd
Lefel 1	¼ TGAU (Grade D-G)	½ TGAU (Grade D-G)	1 TGAU (Grade D-G)	2 TGAU (Grade D-G)
Lefel 2	¼ TGAU (Gradd A*-C)	½ TGAU (Gradd A*-C)	1 TGAU (Gradd A*-C)	2 TGAU (Gradd A*-C)

*Mae gwerthoedd credydau ar gyfer Dysgu yn yr Awyr Agored ac Archwilio Bydolygon yn wahanol gan bod y cymhwysterau'n fwy newydd.

Gallwch ddysgu mwy am hyn ar ein gwefan>

Defnyddir y Craidd Dysgu yn eang mewn gwasanaethau ieuenctid, yn enwedig ar gyfer dysgwyr sydd wedi ymddieithrio o’r ysgol ac sydd mewn perygl o ddod yn NEET (Heb fod mewn Addysg, Cyflogaeth na Hyfforddiant).

Mae cymwysterau allweddol megis Addysg Bersonol a Chymdeithasol, Addysg sy’n Gysylltiedig â Gwaith ac Archwilio Bydolygon yn helpu ailgysylltu dysgwyr â phynciau sydd o ddiddordeb iddynt, mewn lleoliadau lle maent yn teimlo’n gyfforddus ac yn ddiogel. Mae’r cymwysterau hyn yn eu paratoi ar gyfer y byd y tu allan fel dinasyddion cyfrifol a moesegol.

Sgiliau Hanfodol Cymhwyso Rhif

Mae Sgiliau Hanfodol Cymhwyso Rhif yn canolbwyntio ar sgiliau yn y meysydd canlynol:

Deall Data Rhifol
Gwneud Cyfrifiadau
Dehongli a Chyflwyno Canlyniadau a Chanfyddiadau

Mae pob un o'r cymwysterau wedi'u mapio i Safonau Sgiliau Hanfodol Cymru. Dylid rhoi asesiad cychwynnol a diagnostig i ddysgwyr ar eu sgiliau cyfathrebu, llythrennedd digidol a defnyddio rhif gan ddefnyddio Pecyn Cymorth Sgiliau Hanfodol Cymru i sefydlu ar ba lefel y maent yn gweithio.

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Sgiliau Hanfodol Cyfathrebu

Mae Cyfathrebu Hanfodol yn canolbwyntio ar sgiliau yn y meysydd canlynol:

Siarad a Gwrando
Darllen
Ysgrifennu

Mae pob un o'r cymwysterau wedi'u mapio i Safonau Sgiliau Hanfodol Cymru. Dylid rhoi asesiad cychwynnol a diagnostig i ddysgwyr i sefydlu ar ba lefel y maent yn gweithio.

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Sgiliau Hanfodol Llythrennedd Digidol

Mae Llythrennedd Digidol Hanfodol yn golygu gwybodaeth, sgiliau, agweddau ac ymddygiad o ran defnyddio dyfeisiadau digidol.

Mae Llythrennedd Digidol Hanfodol yn cynnwys pump o elfennau o Fynediad 1 - Lefel 3

Cyfrifoldeb Digidol - gwybod sut i gadw'n ddiogel a gweithredu'n briodol ar-lein
Cynhyrchiant Digidol - gwybod pa dechnolegau, arfau a dulliau i'w defnyddio a sut i drefnu, rhannu ac amddiffyn gwybodaeth ddigidol
Llythrennedd ym maes Gwybodaeth Ddigidol - gallu canfod, gwerthuso'n feirniadol a defnyddio gwybodaeth ddigidol yn ddiogel
Cydweithredu Digidol - rhannu gwybodaeth a chydweithredu ag eraill i gwblhau tasgau a datrys problemau
Creadigrwydd digidol - gallu defnyddio cyfryngau digidol i gwblhau tasgau, cynhyrchu cynnwys a datblygu cyfleoedd

Er mwyn ennill y cymhwyster Sgiliau Hanfodol Llythrennedd Digidol, rhaid i ddysgwyr ddangos eu sgiliau mewn tasg dan reolaeth sy'n cynnwys trafodaeth strwythuredig.

Mae'r tasgau dan reolaeth yn cael eu gosod ymlaen llaw ac ar gael mewn amrywiaeth o gyd-destunau. Mae cyfle i ganolfannau greu eu tasgau dan reolaeth eu hunain, yn enwedig ar gyfer dysgwyr sy'n gweithio mewn diwydiant neu sector penodol.

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Sgiliau Hanfodol Cyflogadwyedd

Mae Sgiliau Cyflogadwyedd Hanfodol yn set o ymddygiadau cymdeithasol a sgiliau y gellir eu hennill ac yr ystyrir eu bod yn berthnasol i berfformio ym mhob rôl gyflogaeth. Mae'r sgiliau hyn yn helpu gweithwyr ryngweithio a gweithio gydag eraill mewn amrywiaeth o sefyllfaoedd ac maent yn drosglwyddadwy, nid yn unig rhwng gwahanol rolau mewn sefydliad, ond ar draws gwahanol sectorau cyflogaeth. Nid yw sgiliau cyflogadwyedd yn cynnwys sgiliau technegol na chymwysterau gofynnol i ymgymryd â rolau arbenigol penodol.

Mae'r cymwysterau Sgiliau Hanfodol Cyflogadwyedd Mynediad 3 i Lefel 3 yn cynnwys pedwar prif faes pwnc:

Cynllunio a Threfnu
Creadigrwydd ac Arloesi
Meddwl Beirniadol a Datrys Problemau
Effeithiolrwydd Personol

Er mwyn ennill y cymwysterau Sgiliau Hanfodol Cyflogadwyedd, rhaid i ddysgwyr ddangos eu sgiliau mewn tasg dan reolaeth a thrafodaeth strwythuredig.

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Sgiliau Hanfodol ar Gyfer Bywyd a Gwaith

Sgiliau Hanfodol ar Gyfer Bywyd a Gwaith (ESfWL)

Mae Sgiliau Hanfodol ar Gyfer Bywyd a Gwaith yn cynnig dewis arall ar gyfer y dysgwyr hynny sydd ond angen canolbwyntio ar agweddau penodol ar eu sgiliau hanfodol. Mae’r gyfres hon o gymwysterau yn amrywio o lefel Mynediad 1 i Lefel 3 ac yn cynnwys sgiliau llythrennedd a rhifedd yn ogystal â llythrennedd digidol.

Cryfder y cymwysterau Sgiliau Hanfodol ar Gyfer Bywyd a Gwaith hyn yw eu hyblygrwydd.

Gall dysgwyr ddewis cyfuniad o unedau ar wahanol lefelau i adeiladu cymwysterau o wahanol feintiau.
Gall dysgwyr yn y gweithle ddylunio cynnwys y cymhwyster i weddu anghenion penodol eu diwydiant.
Gall dysgwyr mewn addysg ddewis unedau i gefnogi eu rhaglen alwedigaethol neu academaidd.
Gall athrawon weithio ar y sgiliau llythrennedd digidol sydd eu hangen arnynt i gynnal cyfredolrwydd ac i ddatblygu arfer.

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Dyma rai enghreifftiau o’r cymorth y gallwn ei gynnig i’ch ysgol. Fel canolfan chymeradwyo Agored Cymru, gallwn:

Weithio gydag athrawon a staff cymorth i adolygu cynlluniau gwers ac adnoddau (electronig neu ar y safle) a rhoi adborth er mwyn cefnogi arferion arweiniol yn y sector os yn berthnasol
Darparu cyngor ac arweiniad arbenigol ar yr arferion presennol
Cefnogi arfer da o ran llais y disgybl wrth weithredu polisïau a chynnal ymgynghoriadau ystyrlon, er mwyn cryfhau’r dull seiliedig ar hawliau mewn ysgolion
Adolygu tasgau asesu a darparu cyngor ac arweiniad wrth baratoi ar gyfer sicrhau ansawdd yn fewnol, yn cynnwys darparu prosesau enghreifftiol.

Sicrhau Ansawdd

Mae pob canolfan yn gyfrifol am eu sicrwydd ansawdd a bod yn atebol am hynny.
Rhaid i ganolfannau allu rheoli sicrwydd ansawdd; mae hyn yn cynnwys asesu dysgwyr a sicrhau ansawdd mewnol.
Rhaid i ganolfannau gael unigolyn (unigolion) sy’n gymwys i gwblhau gwiriadau sicrhau ansawdd mewnol (neu sy’n fodlon cael ei hyfforddi).
Rhaid i ganolfannau gael polisïau/ strategaethau ar waith ar gyfer y meysydd canlynol:

Cydraddoldeb ac Amrywiaeth – gall hyn hefyd gynnwys cysylltiadau â pholisïau eraill fel gwahaniaethu ar sail anabledd ac ati
Diogelu – gall hyn gynnwys y Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd, Iechyd a Diogelwch, Amddiffyn Plant ac ati
Asesu
Sicrhau Ansawdd Mewnol
Asesu Teg
Apeliadau
Cwynion
Camarfer a Chamweinyddu – gallai hyn gysylltu â pholisïau eraill cysylltiedig fel llên-ladrad
Diogelu Data – neu ddatganiad
Yr Iaith Gymraeg.
Gwrthdaro rhwng buddiannau

Os nad oes gennych chi’r polisïau hyn ar hyn o bryd, bydd gofyn i chi baratoi rhai ar gyfer y meysydd hyn, i alluogi eich cais am gymeradwyaeth canolfan i symud ymlaen.

	Award	Extended Award	Certificate	Extended certificate
	3 Credits	8 Credits	13 Credits	18 Credits
Level 1	¼ GCSE (Grade D-G)	½ GCSE (Grade D-G)	1 GCSE (Grade D-G)	2 GCSEs (Grade D-G)
Level 2	¼ GCSE (Grade A*-C)	½ GCSE (Grade A*-C)	1 GCSE (Grade A*-C)	2 GCSEs (Grade A*-C)

Agored Cymru’s support service for schools.

If you are a secondary school, pupil referral unit (PRU), education other than at school (EOTAS) service or special school and an Agored Cymru recognised centre, then you will benefit from our professional bespoke service.

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Reasons to work with us

Forward with Schools is Agored Cymru’s education curriculum service for schools across Wales.

Reforming for the Future

Agored Cymru Qualification Development

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Peter Johnson

Eryl Ann Parry Jones

Sam Hopkins

Frances Lee

Who are the qualifications for?

Who is this Service For?

Centres that include

Qualification Spiky Profiles

Qualifications and Accreditation

The Learning Core Qualifications

The Essential Skills Qualifications

LEARNING CORE

The Learning Core

Learning in the Outdoors (LiTO)

Wales, Europe and the World

Work-Related Education

Exploring Worldviews

Personal & Social Education

Exploring Worldviews

Content and Benefits

The Exploring Worldviews qualification covers a wide range of topics, including:

By engaging with this content, learners not only gain valuable knowledge but also develop skills that are crucial for personal and social development. These include:

The Capped 9 Score

Modular Flexibility for Customised Learning Paths

Boosting School Performance with the Capped 9 Score

GCSE Equivalencies for the Learning Core*

How Does the Learning Core Transfer Usefully to Other Sectors?

Youth Services

Tertiary and Further Education

Apprenticeship Frameworks

NHS Careers

Third Sector Opportunities

Agored Cymru's Essential Skills Wales (ESW) qualifications support the development of skills needed for education, work and life and are aimed at those accessing learning in a wide range of environments outside of mainstream school.

What are the Qualifications?

Essential Application of Number Skills

Essential Communication Skills

Essential Digital Literacy Skills

Essential Employability Skills

Essential Skills for Work and Life

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Sam Hopkins

Frances Lee

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