First wellbeing qualification students complete

A new qualification, directly addressing the issues faced by young learners, has celebrated its first cohort of finishing students.

The Self Development and Wellbeing qualification, created collaboratively by WJEC and Wales’ leading training provider ACT, hit an incredible milestone this month, with its very first learners officially completing the programme.

A special celebratory event took place to honour the learners’ achievements with representatives from WJEC and ACT present. The Self Development and Wellbeing qualification focuses on topics that young learners are likely to face in their day-to-day lives from things like personal identity and hygiene to sexual health and money management.

Talking about the achievement, Lewis Bowden, Operational Manager for JGW+, said: “When the qualification launched it was the first of its kind, offering much-needed insight into topics that directly and personally affect our learners. We have seen the first group of students grow in confidence throughout the duration of the programme and we hope they will continue to use the important skills gained long into their careers and beyond.”