ESOL & Literacy

    Agored Cymru
    Vocational

    Specification: 501/0315/5

    The AGORED-CYMRU Vocational ESOL & Literacy specification covers 20 topics with 42 learning objectives (501/0315/5). Use the topic browser below to explore subtopics, exam tips, common mistakes, and key terminology for each area of the course.

    This subject will help you develop key knowledge and skills required for exam success.

    20

    Units

    42

    Learning Outcomes

    66

    Assessment Guidance

    74

    Key Skills

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    Key Features

    • Master key concepts
    • Develop exam technique
    • Apply knowledge effectively

    Common Exam Mistakes

    Pitfalls to avoid in your exams

    • •Confusing formal and informal registers when addressing colleagues versus supervisors in Welsh.
    • •Using English sentence structure when constructing Welsh phrases, leading to incorrect mutations or word order.
    • •Failing to use appropriate workplace vocabulary, resulting in vague or non-contextual responses.
    • •Confusing the mutations after 'dyma' and 'dacw' when introducing individuals (e.g., 'Dyma John' but 'Dyma Siȃn' with no mutation for some names).
    • •Using inappropriate forms of address, such as informal 'ti' with a managing director when formal 'chi' is required.
    • •Omitting essential responses like 'Diolch' or 'Croeso' after an introduction, leading to incomplete social exchanges.
    • •Confusing singular and plural forms of 'punt' and 'ceiniog', leading to grammatical errors such as 'dau bunt' instead of 'dwy bunt'.
    • •Mishearing or mispronouncing numbers with soft mutations after certain prepositions (e.g., 'am ddwy bunt' rather than 'am dwy bunt').

    Top Examiner Tips

    Expert advice for exam success

    • •Before the assessment, practice common workplace scenarios (e.g., shift changes, equipment faults) and rehearse simple Welsh phrases to describe problems and solutions.
    • •During the assessment, listen carefully to the prompts and respond directly in Welsh; even short, accurate answers can gain marks if they demonstrate understanding of the problem-solving context.
    • •In role-play tasks, pause briefly before responding to ensure you select the correct level of formality based on the scenario brief.
    • •Prepare a set of versatile social phrases that can be used across multiple contexts, such as 'Sut dych chi heddiw?' and 'Mae'n ddrwg gen i'.
    • •Before the assessment, practise transcribing prices from short audio clips of Welsh workplace conversations to reinforce number recognition.
    • •Memorise common price-related phrases (e.g., 'Mae hynny'n costio …') to quickly structure responses during role-plays.
    • •During oral tasks, speak numbers clearly and at a measured pace, and if unsure, ask for repetition using 'Esgusodwch fi?' to demonstrate communicative competence.
    • •Practice by recording yourself telling a simple story of your day, then check verb forms and connectors.

    Qualification Units

    20 units

    How this qualification is graded

    Vocational qualifications are marked against criteria, not an exam percentage. Each unit is assessed across three bands - build up from Pass by applying your knowledge to realistic workplace scenarios.

    Pass

    Accurately describe and explain the core knowledge for the unit and link it to the given scenario.

    Merit

    Apply and analyse that knowledge in detail, showing why it matters in the workplace context.

    Distinction

    Evaluate and justify decisions, weigh up alternatives and make well-reasoned professional recommendations.

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Datrys Problemau

    This subtopic focuses on developing the ability to identify and resolve workplace-related problems through the medium of Welsh. Learners will practice recognising common issues such as communication breakdowns, scheduling conflicts, or resource shortages within a work context, and will formulate appropriate solutions using simple Welsh phrases and vocabulary. The unit equips learners with practical language skills to navigate daily workplace challenges, aligning with entry-level proficiency in Cymraeg ail iaith.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    1 learning outcomes5 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Cyflwyno Pobl, a Chyd-destunau Cymdeithasol

    This element focuses on developing the ability to introduce people appropriately in Welsh within a workplace setting, incorporating both formal and informal registers. It also covers the use of essential social vocabulary to engage in basic interactions, fostering confidence in bilingual professional environments. Practical application includes simulating introductions during meetings, client interactions, and team gatherings.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    1 learning outcomes5 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Defnyddio Arian

    This subtopic focuses on developing the ability to comprehend and use prices in Welsh within workplace contexts. Learners practice listening to prices, stating them clearly, and engaging in simple financial transactions, which is essential for customer service roles in bilingual environments.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    1 learning outcomes6 guidance points

    Defnyddio'r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Siarad am y Gorffennol

    This element equips learners with the Welsh language skills to discuss past workplace events, such as completed tasks, meetings, or changes. It focuses on applying past tenses and relevant vocabulary to narrate experiences and answer questions in professional settings. Mastery of this skill enables clear, accurate communication about project histories and personal work achievements.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    5 learning outcomes7 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Defnyddio Rhifau

    This subtopic focuses on the practical application of the Welsh number system (1–100) within vocational workplace scenarios. Learners develop the ability to recognise, articulate, and utilise numbers accurately in tasks such as reading work schedules, handling transactions, interpreting data, and communicating quantities, fostering essential numeracy and bilingual communicative competence in a professional environment.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    1 learning outcomes6 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Pobl a Rolau

    This subtopic equips learners with the essential Welsh language skills needed to understand and discuss people and their roles within a workplace setting. It focuses on job titles, responsibilities, and simple interpersonal communication. Practical application includes asking and answering questions about colleagues’ roles in Welsh, supporting everyday workplace interactions.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    5 learning outcomes8 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Deall Iechyd a Diogelwch

    This subtopic focuses on developing the ability to comprehend and apply basic health and safety rules and instructions within Welsh-medium workplace environments. Learners will acquire key vocabulary and phrases necessary for navigating common hazards, understanding safety signage, and following essential procedures. Practical application includes interpreting written and spoken guidelines to ensure personal and collective safety.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    6 learning outcomes8 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Rhoi a Derbyn Cyfarwyddiadau

    This element focuses on developing the ability to understand and use simple Welsh commands in a work-based context. Learners will acquire basic vocabulary and phrases to follow common workplace instructions and give straightforward directions to colleagues, building confidence in bilingual environments. Practical application includes safety briefings, task delegation, and routine workplace interactions.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    1 learning outcomes8 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Disgrifio Gwrthrychau a Phobl

    This subtopic introduces learners to essential Welsh vocabulary for identifying and describing common workplace objects and personnel. It builds foundational communication skills for practical interaction in bilingual work environments, enabling safe task execution and professional relationship building.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    5 learning outcomes8 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Sgiliau Derbyn

    This unit element focuses on equipping learners with the fundamental Welsh language skills needed to handle basic reception duties. Learners develop the ability to initiate, maintain, and close simple conversations with visitors and on the telephone within workplace settings. Mastering these practical communication strategies is essential for providing a bilingual service and fostering Welsh language use in professional environments.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    1 learning outcomes6 guidance points

    Defnyddio'r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Sgiliau derbyn

    This subtopic focuses on developing learners' ability to use Welsh to greet and bid farewell to visitors in a workplace setting, and to respond appropriately and professionally to common workplace queries and situations. It equips learners with essential reception skills, enabling them to handle front-line interactions confidently in a bilingual work environment.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    1 learning outcomes6 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Arwyddion a Hysbysiadau Cyffredin

    Mae'r elfen hon yn canolbwyntio ar ddadansoddi a chynhyrchu arwyddion a hysbysiadau cyffredin o fewn amgylchedd gwaith Cymraeg. Bydd dysgwyr yn ymarfer deall geirfa sylfaenol, strwythurau brawddegau syml, a chonfensiynau fformat wrth greu hysbysiadau ymarferol megis arwyddion diogelwch, cyfarwyddiadau ac arwyddion gwybodaeth.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    1 learning outcomes5 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Deall Gwybodaeth

    This element focuses on understanding simple written Welsh in predictable workplace formats such as signs, short emails, and memos. Learners extract key details to complete tasks, supporting effective bilingual communication in professional settings.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    1 learning outcomes8 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Deall y Sefydliad

    This element focuses on developing the learner's ability to comprehend written and spoken information about a specific workplace or organisation in Welsh. Learners will learn to recognise key vocabulary related to departments, job roles, and daily activities, and will then practise producing simple sentences and short descriptions to convey factual details about an organisation, such as its name, location, staff, and core functions. The practical application lies in enabling learners to function with basic Welsh in work contexts, from reading signs and notices to introducing their workplace to Welsh-speaking colleagues or visitors.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    1 learning outcomes10 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Defnyddio Dyddiau ac Amserau

    This subtopic develops foundational Welsh language skills for the workplace by focusing on the essential vocabulary and grammar needed to discuss days, dates, and times. Learners gain the ability to use simple tenses—present and past—to describe schedules, meetings, and work routines, enabling practical, context-based communication in professional settings.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    6 learning outcomes9 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Gwrando ar wybodaeth Cysylltiedig â Gwaith

    This element focuses on developing the listening skills necessary to understand spoken Welsh in a workplace context. Learners are required to demonstrate comprehension of information related to workplace activities and personnel, such as instructions, descriptions, and simple conversations. Successful completion builds foundational communication abilities essential for participating in work environments where Welsh is used.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    1 learning outcomes6 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Gofyn ac Ateb Cwestiynau

    This element assesses the learner's ability to formulate simple questions and provide straightforward answers within a Welsh-speaking workplace context. At Entry Level, the focus is on mastering basic interrogative structures and vocabulary to handle routine work-related interactions, such as asking about a colleague's role or responding to queries about daily tasks. Mastery of these skills enables effective basic communication in a bilingual work environment.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    1 learning outcomes8 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Croesawu Cydweithwyr newydd

    This subtopic focuses on equipping learners with the basic Welsh language skills necessary to welcome new colleagues in a workplace setting. Learners will practice appropriate greetings, introductions, and simple phrases to make newcomers feel comfortable. Additionally, they will learn how to give clear, basic directions and instructions to help new colleagues navigate the workplace environment.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    1 learning outcomes6 guidance points

    Defnyddio'r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Siarad am y Dyfodol

    This subtopic enables learners at Entry level to develop the ability to discuss future events, plans, and predictions in a workplace context through the medium of Welsh. It focuses on essential grammatical structures, such as the future tense of 'bod' and the 'mynd i' periphrastic construction, alongside relevant time vocabulary, to facilitate clear and effective oral communication about upcoming work activities.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    1 learning outcomes9 guidance points

    Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle: Ceisiadau ac Anghenion

    Mae'r elfen hon yn canolbwyntio ar ddatblygu sgiliau i ddeall a gwneud ceisiadau syml yn y gweithle drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg. Bydd dysgwyr yn ymarfer ffurfio cwestiynau a gorchmynion sylfaenol, gan ddefnyddio geirfa ac ymadroddion priodol ar gyfer sefyllfaoedd gwaith cyffredin. Mae'n hanfodol i lwyddiant mewn amgylchedd dwyieithog.

    Agored Cymru Dyfarniad lefel Mynediad mewn Cymraeg ail iaith: Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle

    1 learning outcomes6 guidance points

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