"Debate with the lawmakers"

Debate with the lawmakers was the gist of Emyr Lewis' lecture to Language Planners Wales at the Ebbw Vale National Eisteddfod recently. An audience of over 80 came to listen to the prominent lawyer speak on the subject of 'Language legislation: too important to be left to the lawyers'.

He stated that lawmaking is essentially a political activity and lawyers should not be permitted to set or confine the agenda. Their role is to set the framework not set policy. Emyr's main thrust was to encourage civil society in Wales to actively engage with the debate around langugae legislation in order to develop a mature consensus.

It is hoped that Emyr's lecture will be published in 'Barn' and will shortly appear as a pdf on the centre's website.

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Gorwelion Newydd (New Horizons)

A discussion paper titled 'Gorwelion Newydd' (New Horizons) was launched by IAITH at the National Eisteddfod at Ebbw Vale recently. The pamphlet is the result of three 'think tank' seminars conducted by the Centre over the past 9 months.

The document, which is only available in Welsh, offers numerous suggestions for the attention of Welsh language planners in this period of change. The intention is to prompt further discussion on key issues.

A pdf copy is available here. Hard copies can be obtained by contacting the Centre.

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National Eisteddfod at Blaenau Gwent

IAITH cyf will be involved in a number of events at this year's National Eisteddfod at Blaenau Gwent.

Events at the National Eisteddfod

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Vacancies

Vacancies in Wrexham and St Asaph for Twf Project. More information here.

Field Officer:Wrexham

Job Description
Application form

Administrative Assistant, St Asaph

Job Description

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Emyr Lewis to address CIC

“Language Legislation – too important to be left to the lawyers”. That will be the subject set for this year's CIC Annual Lecture at the National Eisteddfod at Ebbw Vale. The lecturer, Emyr Lewis, is a lawyer renowned for his expertise in language issues. Emyr has been notably vocal during the proposed new Welsh Language Bill's public consultation period. As a member of the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on language issues his opinions carry some weight. We look forward to his latest analysis at 2pm on Thursday, 5th August 2010, at the Societies' Pavilion 2.

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Bilingual Workplaces

IAITH have won the contract to undertake a significant piece of research on behalf of the Welsh Language Board. The project researches methods to develop the use of Welsh within various workplace scenarios. The IAITH research unit will work closely with a number of public bodies investigating good practice amongst recent pilot projects. Research findings will be reported to a special research conference in February 2011. This research contract along with the initial pioneering work undertaken for the WLB during 2005-2007 places IAITH as leading Welsh experts in developing bilingual workplaces.

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Opening Both Doors

An Introduction to Bilingual Youth Work: Opening Both Doors, originally published in 2000 as guidance for Youth Workers from the voluntary and public sectors, has been updated and reprinted. IAITH – the welsh centre for language planning, and the Welsh Assembly Government's Children and Young People's Strategy Division are organising a series of offical launches for the end of May / beginning of June. Further details regarding dates and venues will be announced soon. If you would like to receive a copy of this bilingual publication, please contact us.

An electronic copy can be viewed and downloaded from the Library.
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Breakfast with the Minister

The Breakfast with the Minister event on 19th November at Aberystwyth provided food for thought as well as tasty pastries! The event, organised under the banner of Language Planners Wales, was well attended by a wide range of delegates who'd braved the stormy weather in order to discuss the 'Bilingual Wales' consultation in the company of Heritage Minister, Alun Ffred Jones AM, and Huw Onllwyn Jones, Head of the Welsh Language Unit at WAG. A lively and open discussion engendered interesting and challenging points. All were encouraged by the Minister to participate in the consultation exercise. A brief summary of the main themes discussed will appear here shortly.
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Training Programme 2009 - 2010

Following the success of last year's series of language planning training days, IAITH plans a similar set of events. This year's training sessions will look at ways of strengthening and developing the Welsh language in several areas, for example, within the family, in work with young people and in the workplace.

Sample feedback from 2008 – 2009 training events

“The training placed everything in perspective and set an agenda for us to take away with us.”

“A really useful day which undoubtedly offered a way forward.”

“A knowledgeable trainer and a very valuable day.”

Training Programme 2009-2010

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IAITH gains new status

Since 9th June 2009 IAITH has secured charitable status. This means that we are able to further grow and develop our role as a provider of professional services to language planning in Wales and wider afield. “This gives us a new platform on which to develop our research and development work, our educating and training activities, as well as our information and support programmes”, said CEO, Gareth Ioan. “Our aim is to continue to build on our status as a centre of excellence in language planning, providing a high standard of developmental services by means of our staff and our international partners”.

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Horizon sweeping

Colin H Williams was the guest speaker at the annual National Eisteddfod lecture organised by Cynllunwyr Iaith Cymru (Language Planners Wales) this year. Colin mapped out a number of options that currently face language planners in Wales in terms of legislation, regulation and promotion. He drew on some international examples as well as providing an analysis of our current issues. Warm thanks to the well attended audience and particular thanks, of course, to Colin for his inspiring lecture and vision. We hope to publish a version of the lecture on the website in due course.

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Welsh Language Awareness – Newsletter

Our newsletter offers an overview of the Welsh language awareness training delivered across Wales over the last year. Each course is tailored to meet the specific needs of the agency, to help respond to legislative and policy requirements and meet the challenge of providing sound customer care.

The Newsletter.


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About the conference

Increasing Welsh Medium and Bilingual Vocational Provision to meet the demand for communication skills in a contemporary Wales.This was the background to the conference entitled Bilingual Teaching and Learning for a Contemporary Wales that was held on Thursday, 30th April, at the Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod where the launch of a DVD which presents the findings of a research project on Bilingual Literacies for Learning in Further Education took place.

For more details please click here


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Seminar: Welsh Language Schemes - the way forward

• VENUE CYMRU, LLANDUDNO
Wednesday, 18 March 2009

• Y LLWYFAN, Trinity College Campus, CARMARTHEN,
Thursday, 19 March 2009

9.45am – 12.30pm

2 half-day seminars will be held to discuss Welsh Language Schemes in relation to:

• The experience of implementing Welsh Language Schemes

• The effect and influence of Welsh Language Schemes – development and difficulties

• The implications of new legislation and the way forward.

Programme for 'Welsh Language Schemes - the way forward'

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Estyn Llaw reaches the North

Estyn Llaw is expanding its fieldwork to North Wales with the appointment of Dr Mari Wiliam to our St Asaph office. Mari will be providing advice and support to voluntary and community groups in the area in relation to bilingualism and the use of Welsh. The post is partly sponsored by the Welsh Language Board.

You can gain more information regarding Estyn Llaw here.

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St David's Day

Our offices will be closed on 27 February 2009 in celebration of St David's Day.

We have always been supportive of the campaign to establish St David's Day as a national holiday. Ever since we were established in 1993 we have given our staff an extra day's holiday on 1st March to honour our patron saint. Although St David's Day falls on a Sunday this year we're taking a long weekend to celebrate our national identity.

Happy St David's Day to you all!

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The Welsh LCO and Language Rights

The Centre is hosting an ambitious conference at the Peace Temple, Cardiff, on 7th November 2008. Entitled The Welsh LCO and Language Rights contributors include Alun Ffred Jones AM, Lord Gwilym Prys Davies, Prof. Thomas Watkin, Gwion Lewis, Emyr Lewis and Meri Huws.

The conference aims to share information and facilitate informed debate regarding the forthcoming LCO and explore the scope for establishing rights in relation to language.

For more details please click here for flyer or registration form.

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The Munster Connection

October 2008 sees the Welsh Centre for Language Planning strengthening its links with Munster.

Chief Executive, Gareth Ioan, has recently returned from Killarney where he contributed to a seminar aimed at community language activists in the Gaeltacht areas of Kerry and West Cork. The seminar was organised by Údarás na Gaeltachta (the Gaeltachta development agency). Údarás are rightly giving language planning more attention recently as Ireland releases its National Language Strategy.

Links between the Centre and a family support group run by the Chorca Dhuibne cooperative on the Dingle peninsular were renewed as Linda Evans, Twf Coordinator in West Wales, undertook a WLB-sponsored fact-finding visit to that wild and wonderful Irish coastline.

At the end of October Dr Kathryn Jones will contribute to an international symposium at Limerick University. She will provide a paper on language legislation in Wales, building upon Cwmni Iaith's seminal report,Creating a Truly Bilingual Wales, released in 2007.




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Cyfiaith goes European

Llongyfarchiadau! Félicitations! Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Congratulations! With Welsh recently being afforded co-official status within the EU, Siân Jones, Head of Cyfiaith, is among the first ever batch of Welsh interpreters to be afforded the title European Commission Certified Interpreter. Welsh can now be used within both the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers and citizens can correspond with the EU in Welsh.

Over the course of 2008 Siân and the other eight successful candidates have attended a training programme under the auspices of Westminster University and the European Commission and succeeded in gaining their certification in September.

Da iawn Siân! Allez Cyfiaith!

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CIC at the Eisteddfod

The Challenges Facing Welsh Speaking Rural Communities is the theme for this year's language planning forum at the Cardiff National Eisteddfod. While enjoying city life during Eisteddfod week, language planners in Wales are invited to consider the social changes that set challenges for the Welsh language in rural north and west Wales.

"Empowering Welsh speakers and strengthening those communities where Welsh is the main language of social interaction is one of our greatest challenges as a profession and as a nation", said Gareth Ioan on behalf of Cynllunwyr Iaith Cymru (Language Planners Wales). "Moreover, there is significant cultural, social and economic potential should we succeed in that aim".

The meeting will be addressed by Rural Affairs Minister, Elin Jones AM, Welsh Language Board Chair, Meri Huws, and co-ordinator of language think-tank Y Ffwrwm, Euros Lewis. Dr Rhodri Llwyd Morgan, Ceredigion's Assistant Director of Education, will chair proceedings.

Rhys Dafis from the Dyfal consultancy and Gareth Ioan from the Welsh Centre for Language Planning will also report on the progress made to establish Cynllunwyr Iaith Cymru as a professional body for language planners in Wales.

The meeting will be held at the Societies' Pavilion on the Eisteddfod Maes at 5.00p.m., Thursday, 7th August 2008.

Click hereto access the Programme for the meeting.
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The Welsh Language and Justice

Another significant Cwmni Iaith report was launched at the Urdd Eisteddfod on 28 Mai. “The Provision of Welsh/ English Language Choice in the North Wales Criminal Justice Sector” was commissioned from Cwmni Iaith by the North Wales Justice Board and is a culmination of six months field work within the justice sector in North Wales. The report relays the experiences of Welsh speaking offenders – from being arrested, facing court cases and attending various offenders' programmes. The experiences of Welsh speaking prisoners and ex-prisoners in English prisons were also highlighted.

In addition, the report contains a substantial section which reviews to what extent language choice is offered by the various justice sector agencies to service users in North Wales.

The report presents a number of recommendations to the numerous organisations and services that make up the North Wales Justice Board regarding improving the ways in which langugae choice is offered and the service provided to Welsh speaking victims, witnesses, offenders and others. You may download a copy here.

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A Sorbian welcome for IAITH

IAITH were recently warmly welcomed to Germany. Lusatia is an area situated between Brandenburg and Dresden in eastern Germany and is home to one of Europe's smallest language communities. 50,000 Sorbian speakers live near the Polish and Czech borders, mainly around the towns of Bautzen and Cottbus.

Dr Kathryn Jones attended a conference there on April 18-19 where she presented a paper on language transmission within the family. The conference was organised by the education organisation Witaj (Welcome). Witaj takes its inspiration from the Breton Diwan movement and was very interested in the Twf project which is managed by IAITH on behalf of the Welsh Language Board.

The shifting sands of political change have been a fact of life for Sorbs over the many centuries. The challenges are ever present but the community seems determined to survive and flourish. IAITH: the Welsh centre for language planning was very pleased to be able to contribute positively to their on-going struggle for survival.

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A Parent's Short Guide to Bilingualism

'Siarad Dwy Iaith: the first steps to bilingualism' is a recent publication by Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin. The booklet was produced by Cwmni Iaith and the text adapted by Elaine Davies from an earlier publication authored by Sian Wyn Siencyn, 'Think Twice'.

The booklet offers parents a basic explanation of the nature of bilingualism, the benefits of speaking more than one language and raising children to speak Welsh. It outlines the nature of language development in children, offers advice to parents and early years professionals, highlights the support of policy makers and gives voice to some examples of parents' experiences.

If you would like to know more about 'Siarad Dwy Iaith' you can contact Medi James at MYM www.mym.co.uk.
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St David's Day

Iaith cyf.'s offices will be closed on Friday, February 29th, to celebrate St David's Day.
The company supports the campaign to make March 1st a national Bank Holiday.
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Report on language legislation

The opportunities to bring forward Welsh language-orientated legislation has not been greater. That is one of the conclusions of a recent report by Cwmni Iaith. Commissioned by Hywel Williams MP, Creating a truly bilingual Wales: opportunities for legislating and implementing policy, was launched at the Senedd on 5 February 2008.

The substantial and detailed report compares the situation in Wales with other bilingual countries, it sets out the main issues and viewpoints and outlines the many routes by which language legislation can nowdays be enacted – in Wales, Westminster and Brussels. “We hope that it will afford a firm footing for further debate on the issues”, said main author Dr Kathryn Jones, who penned the work with Steve Eaves a Gareth Ioan. There is also a new website, Wikideddfu, to facilitate further discussion.

For a copy of the report click here.

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Iaith ar Waith: Welsh Works

Welsh works. That was the message of a meeting held on the Ceredigion County Council Campus at Felin-fach on Monday, 3 December. The Iaith ar Waith initiative will be launched by Council Leader Cllr Keith Evans.

Iaith ar Waith aims to encourage and support Council staff to make more use of their Welsh at work – within the administration and in the workplace in general. A raft of supportive measures has been put in place to facilitate greater use of Welsh by staff – both verbally and in writing. The resources are a combination of IT software, lessons for both learners and fluent speakers, Welsh medium training opportunities and support from translators to draft documents in Welsh. They all come together on a dedicated Iaith ar Waith website on the Council's intranet.

Iaith ar Waith was developed from an 18 month pilot project funded by the Welsh Language Board. Language planning experts from Cwmni Iaith were employed to work with Ceredigion and North Wales Police to explore methods of increasing the use of Welsh within those organisations. The report can be viewed here.

For more information please contact Gareth Ioan on

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Cardiff Council take a lead

Cwmni Iaith staff are working closely with Cardiff City and County Council to implement a wide reaching programme of Language Awareness Training. Senior managers have already attended LAT sessions and 15 departmental facilitators have recently attended a Training LAT Trainers event at Cardiff Castle on 21-22 November with mentors Elaine Davies and Clare Grist. The intention is for Cwmni Iaith trainers to deliver LAT training to all service unit managers before departmental facilitators cascade the training throughout the authority.

A number of public bodies have been known to implement LAT widely within their organisation but this is the first time that a local authority has commissioned such a thorough strategy of LAT. In LAT it seems that Cardiff Council leads the field.

If you like more information regarding LAT or the Training LAT Trainers course contact Elaine Davies, Cwmni Iaith's Director of Education and Training via or telephone 01239 711668.

Cwmni Iaith's Training Programme for 2007-08 can be accessed here.

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CIC to dicuss a professional qualifiaction

The next meeting of Cynllunwyr Iaith Cymru (Language Planners Wales) will discuss the need for a professional qualification in langugae planning. It is to be held at the Morlan Centre, Aberystwyth on 8th February 2008 (not 7th December). On the agenda will be an ideal model for a professional qualification in langugae planning, comparative models of professional validation and the need to map sectorol needs. Copies of the programme can be downloaded here. To place your details on the contact list email

For more information about Cynllunwyr Iaith Cymru (Language Planners Wales)click here


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IAITH in Waikato

Wales' links with Waikato are increasing – thanks to Warren Gatland and Cwmni Iaith. A colloquium recently held at Waikato University on 21st -24th November looked at the role of education in language revitalisation. The colloquium conveners were Prof. Marilyn Martin Jones of Birmingham University and Dr Kathryn Jones of Cwmni Iaith. Academics and language planners form all over the planet attended – Nicaragua, South Africa, California, Canada and Wales. Kathryn presented a paper entitled 'Towards re-evaluating the role of education in current socio-political language revitalization agendas'. We hope to post the paper on the website on her return

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IAITH in France

IAITH has recently been giving advice to representatives of the regional languages of France. On 2-3 November Dr Kathryn Jones was one of the key speakers at a language conference in Landerneau, Brittany. The conference was organised by Kelenn, Diwan's teacher training department, and ISLRF, the umbrella body for the French regional languages. Kathryn gave a paper on raising parents' awareness of the advantages of raising children bilingually within the family based on the company's experience of facilitating the Twf project. We look forward to developing wider links with Brittany and other French regions in future.

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IAITH chairs education debate

Dr Kathryn Jones, Iaith Director of Research and Language Policy, chaired the IWA national conference in Cardiff on Thursday 18 October. The conference, at the Cardiff University Conference Centre, attracted teachers from schools across Wales along with policy makers from the Assembly Government and Welsh Language Board. Ways of developing pupils' Welsh language skills in schools in Wales was explored. Speakers included Education Minister Jane Hutt and Welsh Language Board Chief Executive Meirion Prys Jones.


For more information visit the: IWA website

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CIC open discussion on LPW values

A succesful inaugral meeting of LPW (Language Planners Wales) was held on 12th October. Subjects debated were CIC's functions and the professional needs of langugae planners. A discussion around LPW fundemental values was facilitated.

The topic of the next meeting will be Education and Training needs. HE instuitutions and training providers will be invited to set pout heir stalls. For more information click here

If you would like to join the LPW register and keep in topuch with developments send a note to quoting LPW in the message subject box.

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Language Planners Wales

The Forum's next meeting will be held on 12 October at Aberystwyth. For more information follow this link.
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New offices

IAITH: the Welsh centre for language planning has expanded once more. The Centre now occupies three business units at the Aberarad Business Park. “We're very pleased to be able to report continued growth and expansion”, said CEO Gareth Ioan. “The new unit gives staff deserved quality accommodation and affords clients better hospitality. Feel free to visit us at your convenience.

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Cyfiaith expands

Cyfiaith added to their winning team in September with the arrival of translator Lowri Jones. Lowri recently graduated from Cardiff University and is pleased to be able to return to her roots in Ceredigion. Croeso Lowri.

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Iaith colour supplement

Iaith will have a colour supplement in the Welsh language weekly magazine – Golwg during the eisteddfod week – 8 August.

The supplement will give an overview of the organisation's activities and a glimpse at its future plans.

You can view the English pdf version here.
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Estyn Llaw at the Eisteddfod

Estyn Llaw will be facilitating a workshop at the Sbardun unit on the Eisteddfod 'maes' at 11.15 on Friday the 10th of August.

The workshop will address issues regarding bilingualism and operating inclusively in the voluntary and community sector:

• An opportunity to learn more about the concept of the 'linguistic footprint' and to discuss how to develop the idea in order to ensure a viable and sustainable future for the Welsh language in our communities.

• A discussion regarding how to promote your voluntary organisation bilingually, recruiting bilingual volunteers and avoiding the exclusion of Welsh speakers – an opportunity to share experiences and good practice.

• The official launch of the Estyn Llaw News Bulletin, and an overview of some of the current and recent projects undertaken throughout Wales.

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Iaith at the Eisteddfod

Iaith will have a busy week at the Eisteddfod again this year. Here are some of our activities:

• the Twf gang will be welcoming parents to their peaceful 'Parents' Haven' stand throughout the week

• the company's Annual Review will be published in Wednesday's edition of Golwg

• we will be hosting a public meeting at the Societies' Pavilion at 5.00p.m. on Thursday, 9 August, to discuss the establishment of a professional forum for language planners in Wales. Meirion Prys Jones a Selwyn Williams will address the meeting.

• Estyn Llaw will be holding a workshop on language footprints at the Sbardun Pavilion at 11.a.m.on Friday

• We will make every effort to network with all our clients and partners throughout he week

See you in Mold!
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Calling Welsh Language Planners

A public meeting will be held at the Flintshire National Eisteddfod to discuss the establishment o Cynllunwuyr Iaith Cymru a forum for professional language planners. The meeting will be held at 5.00p.m., on Thursday, 9 August 2007 at the Societies Pavilion on the Maes.

Chair: Gareth Ioan, IAITH: welsh centre for language planning
Speakers: Meirion Prys Jones, Welsh Language Board
Selwyn Williams, Community Development Wales

Come over to contribute to the proceedings.

For more information, click on the link.

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07/08 Programme

The 07/08 training programme is now available. There are many pre-arranged courses for professional development in language planning. Also, a list of courses which the company is able to provide to meet your own specific needs.

Please follow the link below for more information.

Training Programme
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Success for Llinos

Three of the Cyfiaith team are now Full Members of the Association of Welsh Translators. Llinos Thomas, one of Cyfiaith's translators, has recently graduated to become a Full Member of the Association following the recent round of exams. Cyfiaith is very supportive of the Association's aim to ensure professional standards within the industry and following Llinos' success three of Cyfiaith's staff are now Full Members of the Association, with the other two being Basic Members.


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Another PhD project for Iaith

Dr Kathryn Jones, Cwmni Iaith, recently secured one of the Welsh Language Board's research scholarships in partnership with the Welsh Department at UCW Bangor. The three year scholarship will fund a PhD level research student to research issues around educational continuity in Welsh-medium education between KS2 and KS3. Dr Jones will oversee the project on behalf of the Department.

IAITH, through the Estyn Llaw project, already sponsors a PhD student in Bangor's School of Social Sciences under an EU funded programme. Cynog Prys is researching the experiences of Welsh speakers when receiving social services from voluntary organisations


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Training the Trainers

“A very useful two days…” “I learnt a lot about a sensitive area of training…”: some of the feedback gained from Cwmni Iaith's pioneering Training the Trainers course in Languagae Awareness Training (LAT). Over a dozen budding LAT trainers gathered in Aberystwyth on 14-15 March to share in the wealth of experience offered by Elaine Davies and Claire Grist, two prominent LAT trainers. The response was extremely positive with many gaining confidence to tackle this most sensitive of training issues within their workplace. For further opportunities keep a weather eye for the new Cwmni Iaith Training Brochure that will appear on this website soon.


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Learning to Care 2

A new teaching resource for the care sector was produced by IAITH in February. Learning to Care 2 is a bilingual resource for NVQ Social Care Students issued as a CD ROM. The resource was authored by Elaine Davies, promoted by City & Guilds and sponsored by DELLS (WAG). The company is developing a track record for producing educational and training resources in new technology formats and would be happy to discuss clients' needs to this end. Contact Elaine Davies for further details - 01239 711668


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Geiriau Gofalus

Geiriau Gofalus is a new resource that supports social workers in delivering language sensitive practice. Aimed primarily at Practice Assessors the CD ROM is a trove of training materials prepared by Elaine Davies and Clare Grist, Wales' leading trainers in language issues and social care. A taster file of Geiriau Gofalus can be downloaded here. The CD ROM itself retails at £595 (+TAW). Please contact Kelly on 01239 711668 to place your order.


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New Office

The company has moved its North Wales office from Colwyn Bay back to St Asaph. The spacious and convenient office in Llys Bowen, within close proximity to the A55, is home to some of Cwmni Iaith's consultants and is also the headquarters for the Twf scheme. The office also has modest conference facilities. Do come in to see us. You can book a meeting room by contacting Eirian or Marian on 01745 5858120.


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Cwmni Iaith in Corsica

Kathryn Jones represented Wales in a Minority Languages Education Workshop in the Université de Corse, Corsica in June 2006 where participants from different minority language communities compared language policies and teaching methods. A presentation was given on the Twf and Geiriau Bach schemes – two Assembly Government-funded projects that attempt to increase the number of young children who learn and use the Welsh language. The Twf and Geiriau Bach projects are administrated by IAITH on behalf of the Welsh Language Board and the School of Early Years Education, Trinity College Carmarthen, respectively.


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Sociolinguistics Symposium 16

"The values of language and the role of the mother or father who speaks Welsh when bringing up children leads to the success or failure of the family in terms of successfully introducing the Welsh language to their children at home". This was the message of Kathryn Jones (Cwmni Iaith) and Delyth Morris (University of Bangor) in the Sociolinguistics Symposium 16 international conference in Limerick in June 2006. The two of them were presenting the findings of the first stage of their long-term research project that researches the language use within families where one parent who is able to speak Welsh, looking at factors that influence on 'language transfer' and 'language socialisation'.


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Estyn Llaw Bulletin #3

Estyn Llaw's most recent bulletin was launched in Swansea Eisteddfod in August. It includes a summary of the services provided, examples of good practice by voluntary organisations and a look on the activities of the Volunteers Week in Carmarthenshire. For further information and a copy of the bulletin, contact


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Training programme

Cwmni Iaith has published its new training programme for the period from September 06 to March 07.

The training is aimed towards individuals who work in the language-related sector. This is the first time that a programme of INSET training is offered in this sector. “This development breaks new ground that reflects the professional maturity that the language planning area has since gained”, said Gareth Ioan, Chief Executive of the company. “We are very glad to see the company taking another pioneering step in language planning”.

Click here to access the programme, or send an e-mail to ebost:post@cwmni-iaith.com


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