What can you expect from us?

• Well qualified staff who are supportive and helpful in the delivery of high quality courses and programmes of study
• Regular opportunities to give your opinions, ideas and suggestions about aspects of college life
• Encouragement and support to achieve the highest possible standards

What will staff expect from you?

• Regular and punctual attendance
• Completion of appropriate standards of work to stated deadlines
• Co-operation and mature behaviour

What will we provide for you?

• A personal programme tutor
• Careers guidance in cooperation with Careers Wales
• On-going support and counselling
• Learning resources
• Progress reports at regular intervals

Your programme of study

As a full-time student of the College you will have an individual programme of study. Typically this will include your main course and a variety of other qualifications related to other specialist subjects, awards, GCSEs and Key Skills. Alternatively you may wish
to combine certain subjects such as AVCEs or BTEC National Awards to make up the core of your programme. Your tailored programme of study provides you with the opportunity to gain a
number of qualifications, all of which will enhance your future career prospects.

Sport at Coleg Powys

At Coleg Powys we believe that sport and recreation plays an important part in the overall well being of students and their educational experience. The college actively encourages
students to take part in these activities. All sites offer the choice for recreation on Wednesday afternoons, where students are given opportunities to participate in a wide range of sporting and recreational activities.

For those who wish to participate in competitive sport the College offers a developing athletic programme. It provides competitive teams in rugby, hockey, football, netball, track & field and basketball. The developing Sports Academy concept is based at the Brecon site where each sport has its own training times and where performance is underpinned by
comprehensive strength and conditioning programmes.

Coleg Powys has recently entered into partnership with Llanelli Scarlets as a regional centre of excellence.

The College is affiliated to ‘Welsh Colleges Sport’ through which numerous students have achieved national honours. In addition many of the teams have achieved notable successes on a local and national scale.

Applying for a place

To apply for a place on a course at Coleg Powys simply complete an application form available from Student Services. You can apply for more than just your first choice.

An interview will then be arranged at College in either Brecon, Llandrindod or Newtown, depending on where your first choice course will be offered.

You may be offered a place on your course at interview or it may be a provisional offer, subject to satisfactory examination results in August. Where the results do not reach the course requirements you should still send them to us or contact the College. It may be possible to offer you a place on your second choice or an appropriate alternative.

The College holds consultation evenings, immediately following the GCSE results, to discuss with prospective students and their parents the alternatives available.

A guide to Entry Requirements

For the following courses you will need a strong interest in the subject and complete a satisfactory interview with Coleg Powys tutors.

• BTEC First Diploma, Foundation and Intermediate GNVQ
• City & Guilds Skills Courses
• NVQ levels 1 and 2

For the following courses you will generally need a minimum of 5 GCSEs or better at grade A, B or C; NVQ level 2; BTEC First Diploma or Intermediate GNVQ, with an acceptable grade.
Certain programmes may well need candidates to possess grades C or above in GCSE Maths, Science and English.

• BTEC National Diploma/Certificate or Award
• Advanced Vocational A levels (AVCEs)
• NVQ level 3

Applicants for all programmes will be expected to show appropriate levels of commitment and undertake a satisfactory interview.

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