ABERYSTWYTH University will deliver courses on behalf of the National Centre for Learning Welsh, after a deal was finally reached.

The institution will deliver Welsh for Adults courses in Ceredigion, Powys and Carmarthenshire.

It will take responsibility for all Welsh for Adults provision in Ceredigion and Powys as well as intensive courses, blended courses and courses for higher and proficiency levels in Carmarthenshire.

Weekly entry, foundation and intermediate level courses in Carmarthenshire will be delivered by Carmarthenshire County Council, including Welsh for the Family.

The future of adult Welsh learning was cast into doubt after a series of negotiations between providers and councils over staffing levels and funding.

All courses will be delivered on behalf of the National Centre for Learning Welsh, the new national planning body set up by the Welsh Government to look after all aspects of the Welsh for Adults education programme.

The new structure came into force on 1 August.

Efa Gruffudd Jones, chief executive of the National Centre for Learning Welsh, said: “This is the first time that a national planning body has taken responsibility for the Welsh for Adults sector and our aim is clear: to deliver an inclusive service that welcomes and supports learners and new speakers of Welsh.”

Dr Rhodri Llwyd Morgan, pro vice-chancellor at Aberystwyth University, said: “We will be offering an attractive range of high-quality courses to meet the various needs of learners, with the aim of increasing the number of people who learn and use the Welsh language."

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