Panda Education & Training

We love supporting the development of assessors.

Contact us to chat about how we can help.

Sessions include:

🐼 Feedback for development
🐼 Coaching for learner progression
🐼 How to teach in the workplace
🐼 Professional Discussions for Assessment
🐼 Effective reviews to support and progress learners

All developed bespoke to your team.

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We’ve had a great day delivering at the Gwent ACL Partnership annual staff conference.

We delivered workshops on AI, Hooks, Reflective Practice and Resilience (with Jon Nottingham Resilient Futures Coach) to wonderful ACL staff, who work with life long learners across the Gwent, Monmouthshire, Caerphilly, Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent regions.

Thanks for the invite Welsher Coleg Gwent

Some great feedback from our Digital Confidence Course:

“It’s been a safe zone to try things”

“We’ve all been cheer leading each other on”

“We don’t want it to finish”

“I’ve learnt new things and already using it”

Today we finished to course with review, reflection and goal setting.

Thanks to Donna Turned on its head Executive Coaching, Facilitation and Training for guest speaking today.

To Henry for supporting our Microsoft sessions.

And to Coleg y Cymoedd for providing the funding to support this course.

It was great to network with new and old associates and WBL colleagues at today’s Training Federation for Wales (NTFW) Conference 2026.

Thanks to those who popped over to chat to us at our stand - and to those who came for the Quality Street 😉

If we missed you, please drop us a line as we can provide a range of courses and workshops for work-based learning and FE tutors & assessors:

🐼Assessor Qualifications
🐼 IQA Qualifications
🐼 Certificate in Education & Training
🐼 AI for Educators
🐼 Coaching Skils to support Learner Progress

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus
Happy St David’s Day

For those who attended our conference - are your daffodil bulbs blooming yet?

Share your pictures if they are!

Or just share your pictures of your lovely spring flowers!

When educators take a coaching approach, something powerful happens.

Instead of chasing work or fixing problems for learners, they start asking better questions — questions that encourage reflection, ownership, and accountability.

Coaching helps learners:
✔ take responsibility for their progress
✔ build confidence in their own thinking
✔ develop skills they’ll carry into the workplace

We love supporting educators to shift from telling to coaching — creating learning environments where learners are empowered, engaged, and accountable for their work.

If this resonates, we’ve shared more in our latest blog and, in May, are running a short workshop for educators who want practical coaching tools they can use straight away.

🐼 Blog → https://pandaeducation.co.uk/blog/coaching-vs-mentoring/
🐼 Workshop → https://pandaeducation.co.uk/training-courses/award-in-education-training-aet-ptlls-or-train-the-trainer/

Coaching vs Mentoring in Work-Based Learning: Are You Using the Right Approach? - Panda Education and Training Explore the difference between coaching and mentoring in work-based learning. Learn how assessors and trainers can use effective coaching conversations to build learner confidence, encourage accountability, and support meaningful progress at work.

Our next Level 3 Award in Education and Training (formerly known as PTLLS, sometimes known as EATs!) starts in April 2026.

We believe the best way to learn how to teach and train others is in person. The benefits of this are...

🐼 You will learn to "read the room" - pick up on the subtleties of communication non-verbal cues
🐼 You get to move around and participate in fun learning activities
🐼 Shared energy and momentum in the room

.. which is why this course will be held at STEAM Academy, Bridgend College, Pencoed.

This course will get you started on your journey to becoming a teacher / trainer in your chosen field.

This course is currently part-funded at a cost of £495+VAT

Get in touch for a chat or find out more here:
https://pandaeducation.co.uk/training-courses/award-in-education-training-aet-ptlls-or-train-the-trainer/

📧 [email protected]
📞 02921679037

If you’re interested in developing your digital skills, join us for this funded course.

🗓️8 x 1/2 days over 8 weeks.
💻Starting 22nd January 2026
📍Coleg y Cymoedd, Nantgarw
😀Friendly and Supportive

Eligibility:
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Live in Wales
🏫Not be on any other funded programme
🚺 Part time or unemployed

Enrol here:

https://pandaeducation.co.uk/training-courses/digital-skills-for-women/

Or contact us for a chat

Coleg y Cymoedd

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🐼

We want to thank all the businesses, partners, assessors, practitioners and learners who worked with us this past year.

A major highlight was our successful Work-Based Learning Conference, which brought together many inspiring people from across the sector to connect and share ideas.

We will be closing for Christmas on Friday the 19th of December and starting back on Monday the 5th of January. Our courses for January are now available!

This is the perfect chance to start the new year by boosting your skills and knowledge - https://pandaeducation.co.uk/events/

Reminder of our January Courses🌟

Ready to take your work-based learning career to the next level? Our specialist courses are designed to help tutors, trainers, and assessors sharpen their skills and expand their expertise.

🐼 Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance
🐼 AI for Trainers and Assessors
🐼 Coaching for Learning

Reserve your place now:
https://pandaeducation.co.uk/events/