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	{{Colleges.wales.uk}}		''Ystrad Mynach College'' is a college of further education based in Ystrad Mynach in Caerphilly county borough, [[Wales]]. It has over 13,000 students ranging from school leavers to adult mature students. It teaches mainly vocational courses from entry level to Degree (in collaboration with [[Cardiff Metropolitan University]], and the [[University of South Wales]]).

			The college was opened in 1959.

			The main campus is in Ystrad Mynach. Since 2001 The College has invested heavily in its estate.

			The College at Rhymney - North of the Caerphilly County Borough and serves the top end of the Valley. Its aim is to develop the basic and intermediate skills of the area.

			The College at Centres – Based in High Street locations in Aber Valley, Bargoed, Blackwood & Caerphilly, they provide ‘drop in’ training in IT in an informal environment.

			The College at Tredomen – Located within the Tredomen Business & Technology Centre, provides training for both public sector and private sector companies delivering both “tailor made” and off the shelf courses.

			The College also runs a number of courses throughout the community in venues such as Community Centres and Schools.

			Its web site is http://www.ystrad-mynach.ac.uk/


			== Bilingual college ==

			At Ystrad Mynach College, both Welsh and English languages are used. The college has a Welsh language scheme fostering the equal treatment of English and Welsh, a pdf detailing which can be accessed here: http://www.ystrad-mynach.ac.uk/media/130247/welsh_language_scheme_english.pdf

			== e-learning ==


			=== Distance learning ===

			The college offers courses at a distance via the internet with [[learndirect]] (http://www.ystrad-mynach.ac.uk/courses/learndirect/).


			=== Online learning for on-campus students ===

			The college has a learning centre giving access to online resources to students (http://www.ystrad-mynach.ac.uk/student-life/athena-learning-centre).


			=== Open Educational Resources (OER) ===

			No evidence of OERs found.

			=== VLE ===

			Moodle is the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) at Ystrad Mynach College.


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