Coleg Harlech Workers' Educational Association (North Wales)
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Coleg Harlech Workers' Educational Association (North Wales
) was formed on 1 August 2001 by the merger of two of Wales’ oldest adult education
bodies. The Workers’ Educational Association (North Wales) established in 1925 as the North Wales District of the Workers' Educational Association. Coleg Harlech
was established in 1927 by Thomas Jones, Cabinet Secretary to both David Lloyd-George and Stanley Baldwin
, to continue the work of WEA in a residential environment.
The merged Association has continued the common longstanding tradition of liberal arts
adult education to enable adults to develop their capacity to learn and fulfil their potential, but has also continued to enlarge this by developing vocational education and training, including providing opportunities for socially and educationally disadvantaged adults both in residence at Harlech and in communities and workplaces across North and Mid Wales.
Full time courses in Coleg Harlech include Music Technology, Multimedia, Social Studies with a pathway to Nursing, Art and Design. Students study for a University of Wales
Foundation Certificate worth 120 credits, upon successful completion of their course students are able to progress to university if they choose.
and culture.
The Association is a registered charity with the Charity Commission (registration number 525785) and a company limited by guarantee
(registered number 226336). It is a membership based organisation at £10 per annum. Students, former students, staff and other people wishing to support the Association are particularly encouraged to apply. There is a branch network across North Wales.
The main source of funding is the Welsh Assembly Government
as a designated institution under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992
.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
) was formed on 1 August 2001 by the merger of two of Wales’ oldest adult education
Adult education
Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. Adult education takes place in the workplace, through 'extension' school or 'school of continuing education' . Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers...
bodies. The Workers’ Educational Association (North Wales) established in 1925 as the North Wales District of the Workers' Educational Association. Coleg Harlech
Coleg Harlech
Coleg Harlech is a further education college for mature students in Harlech, Gwynedd.It is Wales' only long-term, mature students education college and was established in 1927 by Thomas Jones , Cabinet Secretary to both David Lloyd George and Stanley Baldwin, to continue the work of Workers'...
was established in 1927 by Thomas Jones, Cabinet Secretary to both David Lloyd-George and Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC was a British Conservative politician, who dominated the government in his country between the two world wars...
, to continue the work of WEA in a residential environment.
The merged Association has continued the common longstanding tradition of liberal arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
adult education to enable adults to develop their capacity to learn and fulfil their potential, but has also continued to enlarge this by developing vocational education and training, including providing opportunities for socially and educationally disadvantaged adults both in residence at Harlech and in communities and workplaces across North and Mid Wales.
Full time courses in Coleg Harlech include Music Technology, Multimedia, Social Studies with a pathway to Nursing, Art and Design. Students study for a University of Wales
University of Wales
The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
Foundation Certificate worth 120 credits, upon successful completion of their course students are able to progress to university if they choose.
Mission statement
To enable adults to enhance their life chances and employability by increasing their capacity for learning through the provision of high quality education in residential and community settings, with a due regard to the Welsh languageWelsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
and culture.
The Association is a registered charity with the Charity Commission (registration number 525785) and a company limited by guarantee
Company limited by guarantee
In British and Irish company law, a private company limited by guarantee is an alternative type of corporation used primarily for non-profit organisations that require legal personality. A guarantee company does not usually have a share capital or shareholders, but instead has members who act as...
(registered number 226336). It is a membership based organisation at £10 per annum. Students, former students, staff and other people wishing to support the Association are particularly encouraged to apply. There is a branch network across North Wales.
The main source of funding is the Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh Assembly Government
The Welsh Government is the devolved government of Wales. It is accountable to the National Assembly for Wales, the legislature which represents the interests of the people of Wales and makes laws for Wales...
as a designated institution under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992
Further and Higher Education Act 1992
The Further and Higher Education Acts 1992 made changes in the funding and administration of further education and higher education within the United Kingdom. The most visible result was to allow thirty-five polytechnics to become universities. In addition the Act created bodies to fund higher...
.