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Full-time further education courses

Students will receive an invite to their enrolment and induction sessions, specific to the course they are studying.


Term 1 – Autumn 2024
Induction (Level 3 year 2 only) Thursday 29 August
Induction (All students excluding Level 3 year 2)Monday 2 – Wednesday 4 September
Teaching beginsThursday 5 September
Half termMonday 28 October – Friday 1 November
Non-teaching day*Thursday 5 – Friday 6 December
Teaching endsThursday 19 December
Term 2 – Spring 2025
Teaching beginsMonday 6 January
Non-teaching day*Thursday 13 February
Half termMonday 24 – Friday 28 February
Non-teaching day*Wednesday 19 March
Teaching endsFriday 11 April
Term 3 – Summer 2025
Teaching beginsMonday 28 April
Half termMonday 26 – Friday 30 May
Teaching endsFriday 27 June

*Students should not attend college on a non-teaching day

Term dates for higher education courses

University of South Wales

Term 1 – Autumn 2024
Term startsMonday 9 September
Half termMonday 28 October – Friday 1 November
Non-teaching day*Thursday 5 – Friday 6 December
Term endsFriday 20 December
Term 2 – Spring 2025
Term startsMonday 6 January
Half termMonday 24 – Friday 28 February
Non-teaching day*Wednesday 19 March
Term endsFriday 11 April

*Students should not attend college on a non-teaching day

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Term 1 – Autumn 2024
Term startsMonday 9 September
Half termMonday 28 October – Friday 1 November
Non-teaching day*Thursday 5 – Friday 6 December
Term endsFriday 20 December
Term 2 – Spring 2025
Term startsMonday 6 January
Half termMonday 24 February – Friday 28 February
Non-teaching day*Wednesday 19 March
Term endsFriday 11 April
Term 3 – Summer 2025
Term startsMonday 28 April
Term endsFriday 16 May

*Students should not attend college on a non-teaching day

Pearson

Term 1 – Autumn 2024
Term startsMonday 9 September
Half termMonday 28 October – Friday 1 November
Non-teaching day*Thursday 5 – Friday 6 December
Term endsFriday 20 December
Term 2 – Spring 2025
Term startsMonday 6 January
Half termMonday 24 February – Friday 28 February
Non-teaching day*Wednesday 19 March
Term endsFriday 11 April
Term 3 – Summer 2025
Term startsMonday 28 April
Half termMonday 26 May – Friday 30 May
Term endsFriday 6 June

*Students should not attend college on a non-teaching day

Full-time further education courses

Students will receive an invite to their enrolment and induction sessions, specific to the course they are studying.


Term 1 – Autumn 2025
Induction (Level 3 year 2 only) Thursday 28 August
Induction (All students excluding Level 3 year 2)Monday 1 – Wednesday 3 September
Teaching beginsThursday 4 September
Half termMonday 27 October – Friday 31 October
Non-teaching day*Friday 5 December
Teaching endsWednesday 17 December
Term 2 – Spring 2026
Teaching beginsMonday 5 January
Half termMonday 16 – Friday 20 February
Non-teaching day*Wednesday 18 – Thursday 19 March
Teaching endsFriday 27 March
Term 3 – Summer 2026
Teaching beginsMonday 13 April
Half termMonday 25 – Friday 29 April
Teaching endsFriday 26 June

*Students should not attend college on a non-teaching day

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Carbon-Conscious Website - EFWA Accreditation 2025
Top 5 - Education & Training's Best organisations to work for 2022
Top 10 - Wales' Best companies to work for 2022
Top 50 - UK's Best Large Companies 2022
Careers Wales Mark - Marc Gyrfa Cymru
The Diana Anti-Bullying Award
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Gold Award 2023/24 - Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index
Princess Royal Training Award 2021
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