A website containing videos and written instructions on how to perform health-related fitness assessments, in accordance with ACSM Guidelines. The resource would mainly be useful up to level 4.  The aim of this resource is to provide advice and guidance on conducting initial health screening and fitness assessments, in line with ACSM protocols. There is a video that explains and illustrates the protocol, and a supporting document which illustrates the protocol in written format for each of the following aspects:  Health screening Participant instructions Blood pressure Resting heart rate BMI measurement Waist and hip circumferences Cardiorespiratory fitness Hand grip test Push-up test Sit and reach test There is a link to the website below:

This collection consists of 10 blended learning sessions for learners studying Health and Social Services at Levels 2 & 3. The level of each individual resource has been noted in the title of each resource.    The units can be viewed in your browser by following the links below. Colleges can download a zip file containing SCORM files for all 10 units to place within their local virtual learning platforms.    These sessions are bilingual, the English slides can be used as reference, but the questions can only be answered in Welsh.     Copyright Heart of Worcestershire College on behalf of the Blended Learning Consortium and Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. These resources are for use only in educational organisations and must not be modified or resold. 

This collection consists of 30 blended learning sessions for learners studying Public Services courses at Level 3.  The units can be viewed in your browser by following the links below. Colleges can download a zip file containing SCORM files for all 30 units to place within their local virtual learning platforms.  These sessions are bilingual, the English slides can be used as reference, but the questions can only be answered in Welsh.   Copyright Heart of Worcestershire College on behalf of the Blended Learning Consortium and Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. These resources are for use only in educational organisations and must not be modified or resold. 

The collection consists of 5 blended learning sessions for learners studying Childcare at Level 2 & 3. The level of each individual resource has been noted in the title of each resource.  The units can be viewed in your browser by following the links below. Colleges can also download a zip file containing SCORM files for all 5 units, which can be placed within their local virtual learning platforms. The sessions are bilingual, the English can be used as reference, but the questions and activities can only be answered in Welsh. Copyright Heart of Worcestershire College on behalf of the Blended Learning Consortium and Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. These resources are for use only in educational organisations and must not be modified or resold.

Aims of this workshop: To introduce networking as a key skill for developing your career, and to offer advice and information about how to network within an academic and digital context. Content: During this workshop, we will look at what is networking and how to go about using your networks to help you to plan, research and develop your career. The workshop will explain how to use a number of different social media websites within a digital and academic context, and focus in particular on LinkedIn and how you can make the most of the site’s potential to help students and graduates.   At the end of this workshop, participants should: Feel confident about developing and using academic and digital networks Understand the potential benefits that different social media sites offer in terms of career networking Create an effective LinkedIn profile and understand how to use the site effectively   Presenter:  Mari Gwenllian Price Mari has worked for the Employability Service at Bangor University for almost 10 years and offers careers advice and workshops within the academic curriculum as part of her role. She has also worked on work placement schemes within the University and is part of the team leading on the delivery of the Employability Award. Mari has completed an MA in Careers Advice and Guidance in Higher Education through Warwick University, and chose the career motivations of Welsh speaking students as her dissertation research topic.

The resource consists of four presentations: Part 1 - Language Awareness in the Higher Education Context Part 2 - Group Profiling Part 3 - Bilingualising a lecture or seminar Part 4 - Resources to support bilingual teaching Aims of the workshop: An introduction to language awareness in education, in the context of higher education. Develop an understanding of the importance of student profiling and how this information can be used to plan lectures and seminars. An introduction to a variety of practical techniques to bilingualize lectures and seminars and enhance students' language experience in English lessons. To share useful resources to support trainees/teachers to embed Welsh within lectures and seminars. Content: An update on national policies with regards to the Welsh language in Higher Education. An overview of the benefits of profiling students' language skills (ability, use and aspects of Welsh) and how trainees can use this knowledge to plan their teaching and create opportunities for students to use and develop their Welsh. Various and practical techniques for bilingual lectures and seminars. Advice on including Welsh key terms in English lectures. Overview of useful resources to support trainees to embed Welsh within lectures and seminars (e.g. Y Termiadur Addysg, Ap Geiriaduron, Cysgliad). At the end of this workshop trainees should be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of language awareness within higher education and its impact on students' decisions to consider submitting work through the medium of Welsh. Be aware of the importance of profiling students language skills, and develop strategies to gather information about students individual language profiles,  so that this information can be used to plan lectures and seminars. Use a range of strategies to bilingualize lectures and seminars. Use a range of resources to embed Welsh within lectures and seminars. Presenters: Helen Humphreys, Sgiliaith As a mentor and trainer for bilingualism and Welsh in Further Education and Work Based Learning, my role enables me to inspire, share ideas, resources and good practice within these sectors. Having been a fully bilingual lecturer at Coleg Sir Gâr, I gained additional responsibility within the college as a Staff Learning Mentor for the Welsh Language. This role has been an opportunity to share good practice with college staff, monitor and develop their skills within the classroom before becoming a part time and then full time member of Sgiliaith in 2017. Sioned Williams, Sgiliaith Sioned Williams is a Professional Development Mentor and Trainer for Sgiliaith. Her core work is to provide staff training, support, advice and resources, and to share good practice in bilingualism and embedding the Welsh language with lecturers, tutors and assessors in the further education and work-based learning sector, with the aim of enhancing learners’ bilingual skills and experiences.

This collection consists of 30 blended learning sessions for learners studying Public Services courses at Level 2.    The units can be viewed in your browser by following the links below. Colleges can download a zip file containing SCORM files for all 30 units to place within their local virtual learning platforms.    These sessions are bilingual, the English slides can be used as reference, but the questions can only be answered in Welsh.     Copyright Heart of Worcestershire College on behalf of the Blended Learning Consortium and Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. These resources are for use only in educational organisations and must not be modified or resold. 

Revision webinars organized by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol for year 12 and 13 students studying AS / A level Welsh. The sessions are hosted by lecturers from the Welsh departments of Bangor, Aberystwyth, Swansea and Cardiff universities, with the aim of enhancing your understanding of some of the literature topics you are studying in class. Recordings through the medium of Welsh. Remember to follow the @CymraegCCC Twitter account and Instagram @instagymraeg account for more information and news about Welsh as a Subject. New Ar-lên session for 2021-22 are taking place between 1 December 2021 and 16 March 2022. Click here to view the schedule and to register.

Here is a link to a specific section on the North Wales Police website which contains resources to assist individuals who wish to develop their Welsh language skills. All roles within the NWP require a level of Welsh language skill. As part of the application process, individuals will be assessed on their spoken Welsh. The resources on the website help individuals prepare for the assessment. These resources are relevant to individuals interested in starting a career with the police. 

This interactive resource is designed to provide information on the basic skills and knowledge needed to care appropriately for a wide range of animals. The content is divided into a series of units focusing on different groups of animals. The units emphasise the needs of species within a range of categories. As a whole, this short course introduces key aspects of how to care for an animal, and shows how to use the necessary skills and knowledge to maintain the animal's health and welfare.  

The aims of this workshop are to: • Understand who the personal tutor is? • Introduce some of the key principles of personal tutoring • Consider the support available to personal tutors at local (e.g. school / department) and institutional level Contents: Personal tutoring is central to student experiences and personal tutoring programs offer students opportunities to receive guidance, advice and support on all kinds of things during their academic journey at university. Each individual's journey is different and personal tutoring programs are expected to meet the needs of different types of students as well as respond to institutional processes and procedures. This workshop offers an opportunity to consider some of the key underlying principles in the role of the personal tutor with reference to some expectations and practical steps that the tutor can apply to their role. At the end of this workshop trainees should be able to: • Define some of the main features in the role of a personal tutor • Identify what personal tutors need to consider when tutoring • Consider ways to support students in different situations and contexts • Consider ways to tailor a tutoring sessions to meet the needs of the student • Consider the importance of networking and partnering with students to develop effective tutoring approaches • Consider ways in which students can contribute to the tutoring process • Identify what is available to support personal tutors Presenter: Dr Angharad Naylor Dr Angharad Naylor is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Welsh, Cardiff University. She is the Director of Teaching and Learning and a Senior Personal Tutor.

This series explains how to use Panopto software, including how to record, edit, and share video clips with others and how to use Panopto for assessment. This resource includes:  1. Introduction A short video presentation explaining what Panopto recording software is and what it is used for. 2. Get started: Download the Panopto recorder How to download the Panopto recorder for Windows 3. Preparing your Blackboard site How to prepare your Blackboard site for Panopto (original and ultra course) 4. Create your first recording How to go about recording 5. Simple editing How to go about editing the beginning and end of a recording and removing part of the middle of a recording 6. Copy a recording from one folder to another How to copy a recording from one Panopto folder to another 7. Move a recording from one folder to another How to move a recording from one folder to another 8. Subtitles How to edit or delete subtitles 9. Setting the recording within a module structure How to install a link to a Panopto recording within Blackboard (site in original view) 10. Setting the recording within a module structure How to install a link to a Panopto recording within Blackboard (Ultra site) 11. Panopto for assessment: Creating an assignment folder How to create an assignment folder within your Blackboard site to enable students to submit work in video format 12. Uploading a video to the assignments folder Video for students on how to upload a file to the assignment folder 13. Setting a quiz within your recording Creating and installing quizzes within a recording -  see the Sway Document 14. Sharing a recording with others How to share your video with others and viewing rights   Presenter: Bethan Wyn Jones Bethan Wyn Jones is a Senior Learning Technologist at Bangor University and is also on a part-time secondment with the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol as an e-learning technologist. She has over 18 years experience working in the field of e-learning and specifically on the use of learning technology to promote Welsh medium provision within Higher Education.