Routes into Languages Cymru

Wales has now officially joined the Routes into Languages project, the main aim of which is to attract more young people into studying MFL at university level, whether as a specialist degree subject or as a subsidiary subject. The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales is investing £750,000 over 3 years in this exciting project, bringing Wales into line with England, where 9 regional consortia are now entering their third year of project activity.

The new Routes Cymru team will be based at the offices of CILT Cymru in Cardiff Bay, and will consist of:

• Ceri James – Project Director (part-time)
• Ellie Jones – Project Manager (full-time)

The Routes Cymru project will seek to build on foundations already laid by CILT Cymru over the last 7 years, and will seek to develop activity in the following areas:

• Outreach events for schoolchildren focusing on opportunities for work or study at HE level and beyond;
• Languages & careers talks, flyers and web-pages;
• Language taster sessions;
• Student Language Ambassadors;
• Community languages, including Mandarin Chinese;
• Raising awareness of MFL needs;
• Vocational qualifications for MFL and related training for teachers;
• Business links (Business Language Champions scheme).

To learn more, contact Ceri James or Ellie Jones at CILT Cymru
Tel: 02920 480137
E-mail: Ceri.James@ciltcymru.org.uk or Ellie.Jones@ciltcymru.org.uk