What is Sgiliaith?
The Sgiliaith Centre offers support on bilingualism and Welsh and English communication skills to Further Education Colleges.
Our objective is to offer practical advice on good practice, staff training, and resources, with the aim of enhancing students’ bilingual skills and experiences.
Services offered by Sgiliaith include:
- Methodology training to enable teachers and lecturers to teach effectively in the bilingual classroom
- Monitoring Welsh Language Schemes – by offering third party advice as Colleges prepare for their annual reports
- Visits – to discuss any aspect of bilingualism
- Advice on Qualifications in Welsh as a language, to ensure progression in the language while students study other subjects
- Advice on Language Awareness - to ensure that everyone in your college is aware of the bilingual nature of Wales
- Quality Welsh-language teaching through video and face-to-face tutorials to schools and colleges throughout Wales.
The Sgiliaith Centre is funded by DCELLS
Sgiliaith is a department in Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor, Llandrillo Group.