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Qualifications Wales today announced that Essential Skills Wales qualifications will be reformed as it published the findings of an in-depth, two-year review of the post-16 vocational qualifications.

Qualifications Wales has finalised the range of Cymraeg qualifications available for 14 to 16-year-olds as part of the new National Qualifications.

Qualifications Wales has confirmed the 15 VCSE subjects which will be available to 14 to 16-year-old learners from September 2027.

Today (22 August) is the second of this year’s qualification results days, with over 58,000 learners in Wales receiving their GCSE results at schools and colleges across the nation.

We are pleased to announce the following recent Welsh Government minister-approved reappointments to the Qualifications Wales board:

Results are live for thousands of learners across Wales, with A level, AS level, vocational and Welsh Baccalaureate learners receiving their qualification results today (15 August).

Four partners came together on the Maes today: Qualifications Wales, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, Coleg y Cymoedd and ColegauCymru to raise awareness of how collaboration across the sector was helping to...

Qualifications Wales and the National Academy for Educational Leadership Wales are proud to be working together to show the innovative ways they’re contributing to Welsh Government’s goal of a million...

To support and formalise the collaboration between Qualifications Wales and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, a strategic partnership was formed with a commitment to develop a joint three-year action plan between...

Post-16 vocational qualifications in art, creative and media subjects are meeting the needs of learners, according to the latest findings from Qualifications Wales.

Learners are at the heart of what we do here at Qualifications Wales.

The main science qualification for learners aged 14-16 - will now be introduced for first teaching from September 2026