SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS TO LINK THEIR PROVISION TO ACCREDITED QUALIFICATIONS
Supporting organisations to link their provision to Agored Cymru qualifications and accredited units
THE PROCESS
The organisation contacts TEC WALES to discuss accrediting their provision
TEC WALES guides and supports the organisation through the process of:
Selecting the most appropriate qualifications and units
Cross referencing existing provision to the chosen qualification and units
Creating bespoke learner portfolios (digital and paper based)
Facilitating assessor training for staff
Supporting assessors to guide learners through the units/qualifications
Supporting assessors to use a range of assessment methods
Embedding internal quality assurance
Creating and managing digital classrooms
Practitioners use a wide range of assessment methods to ensure all learning can be captured in different ways and that programmes are fully inclusive.
Learner progress is continually assessed meaning there are no exams.
Provision can be linked to units within the following qualifications, which range from entry level one to level three:
if you are interested in accessing any of the above programmes
CASE STUDIES
Joe Swiffen from Mynydd Sleddog Adventures had developed a range of alternative and bespoke learning programmes for young people and adults, including Wales Sleddog Sports Junior Academy and education programmes for the NHS.
Joe contacted TEC Wales to accredit the programmes and now supports learners to achieve:
Entry level two Exploring Working with Animals
In April 2024,the first young people in the UK to achieve accredited learning in Sleddog Sports! Equivalent to half a GCSE! So so proud of them all!
To complete the programme, learners engaged in activities to:
Learn how to become an awesome Dryland Musher or Canicrosser
Improve teamwork skills, increase confidence & wellbeing
Learn about sleddogs, welfare, behaviour & ownership
Get outdoors and make new friends
READ ABOUT WALES SLEDDOG SPORTS JUNIOR ACADEMY PROGRESS TEAM AWARDS EVENT!
CASE STUDY 2
Wild Elements, based in Bangor University’s Botanic Gardens in Treborth, run a range of fantastic programmes for children, young people and adults in the north Wales region, including the wonderful Wild Woodworking for Schools programme.
TEC WALES have supported Wild Elements to link this fantastic programme to the Agored Cymru Level One and Level Two Work Experience unit.
Achieving the unit means that learners are awarded the Agored Cyrmu Award in Work Related Education qualification.
To achieve the unit, learners engage in a variety of practical, hands on activities to learn about core principles of workshop safety alongside the basic use of hand, and power tools. Students ultimately contribute to nature, and community development through the construction of Bird Boxes, Planters, Benches, and more!
