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A Level results: Skills Minister congratulates learners
- Learners across Wales receive A-level, AS, Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate and vocational qualifications results
- The Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, Cefin Campbell, has congratulated everyone receiving their results today.
- Wales once again saw strong A-level result with increases at all key grades compared to last year and a notable increase on 2019
A Level results: Skills Minister congratulates learners
- Learners across Wales receive A-level, AS, Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate and vocational qualifications results
- The Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, Cefin Campbell, has congratulated everyone receiving their results today.
- Wales once again saw strong A-level result with increases at all key grades compared to last year and a notable increase on 2019
Welsh apprentice gears up for global skills competition
- A Welsh apprentice is training at Coleg Sir Gâr ahead of representing Team UK at the WorldSkills competition in Shanghai this September.
- The Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education visited the training camp to see apprentices in action and champion the opportunities apprenticeships offer to people across Wales.
- Apprenticeships in Wales combine hands-on experience with nationally recognised qualifications, helping to close skills gaps in priority sectors and build a skilled workforce for employers.
Deputy Minister sets out priorities for skills and tertiary education in Wales
- A national skills audit and Future Skills Summit are underway to identify workforce needs and shape a new skills strategy for Wales.
- A review of higher education will be launched alongside commitments to address pressures on further education colleges and school sixth forms,
- Key priorities also include expanding Welsh-medium and bilingual provision across the tertiary system and reforming the Seren network.
Work begins to reshape skills training in Wales
- The Welsh Government has announced a package of reforms to vocational skills training.
- A skills audit is underway, with early findings set to shape the agenda for a Future Skills Summit planned for Autumn 2026.
- The Future Skills Summit will bring together employers, educators, training providers, and policymakers to shape plans for reform of vocational skills training in Wales.