The Ten Commitments

March 2009

Coleg Llandrillo Cymru and Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor are working together to look at the possibility of merging the two Colleges in 2010. This would be a significant development for education and training in North Wales, bringing with it new opportunities for both Colleges.

Both Colleges have made and agreed commitments about what would happen if the merger goes ahead.

If the Colleges merge, both Colleges are committed to:

• Keeping and promoting the identities of both Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor and Coleg Llandrillo Cymru
• Retaining all existing campuses, with enhanced links with local communities, listening and responding to their needs and aspirations
• Investing in the campus infrastructure
• Enhancing the choices and opportunities available to learners in Meirionnydd and Dwyfor
• Ensuring that the bilingual ethos of the Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor sites is maintained and further developed; develop the bilingual ethos of Coleg Llandrillo Cymru sites
• Maintaining the range of bilingual provision at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor sites and further developing the provision on Coleg Llandrillo Cymru sites
• Ensuring that all staff are treated fairly and that any change in conditions of service will be by mutual agreement
• Enhancing employer links and provision in Meirionnydd and Dwyfor to ensure that the College meets their needs
• Maintaining and developing the links with local schools to ensure effective progression and bilingual opportunities for learners in partnership with the relevant local authority
• Working with DCELLS and other bodies to ensure that the priorities noted in Skills that Work for Wales are implemented in the whole area covered by both organisations so that learners are able to gain the skills and qualifications required for further study or work, and hence benefit the North West Wales economy.