51°57′11″N3°22′55″W / 51.953°N 3.382°W /51.953; -3.382Coleg Powys was a further education establishment in the County ofPowys,Mid Wales. It had main campuses atBrecon,Llandrindod Wells andNewtown and a major outreach centre atYstradgynlais. It also worked closely with partners in the County Council and other organisations to deliver services in multiple locations throughout the community, as well as providing facilities and teaching for students studying towards degrees accredited by the University of Wales institutions in both Lampeter and Newport.
In 2013, it merged withNeath Port Talbot College to formNPTC Group.
In 2005/06, the college supported over 9,000 individual learners in obtaining qualifications in a wide range of vocational and academic subjects. Many of these learners benefited from the additional learning support and study skills development programme that enabled them to complete their main qualifications successfully and to progress to higher education or employment.
The college held the Quality Mark for Learning Support awarded by theBasic Skills Agency and led a consortium of education and training providers inPowys that focuses on improving basic skills across the community.
Subject areas for full-time study included:
Coleg Powys merged withNeath Port Talbot College in August 2013. The newly merged entity comprises twelve campuses serving 18,000 students covering about a third of Wales.[1][2]
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