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Empowering young people across Wales with the new Skills Suite.
From September 2027, the new Skills Suite - made up of Skills for Life, Skills for Work, and a Personal Project - will be available to 14 to 16-year-olds in Wales.
The King’s Trust Cymru is proud to be an awarding body for the Skills Suite and Personal Project Qualifications. Approved by Qualifications Wales, we can support you to deliver both as part of our flagship programme.
Whether you are a long-standing partner or looking to work with us for the first time, you can learn more about these qualifications below.
How The King’s Trust can support you to deliver the Skills Suite
Our Achieve programme is designed flexibly to help learners build confidence, develop essential skills and build meaningful pathways towards employment. The programme, which already includes our PDE and Developing Resilience qualifications, has been carefully tailored to meet the Skills Suite criteria, supporting education settings across Wales to create their own learning pathway from a range of topics.
The Skills Suite
A dynamic qualification, available in Cymraeg and English, featuring 47+ engaging units across:
Skills for Work
Skills for Life
Skills for Life and Work (a combination of units across both qualifications)
Available from Entry Level to Level 2, the Skills Suite gives learners the flexibility to build the capabilities they need most, at a pace and level that suits them.
The Personal Project
A fully independent, learner-led project where young people explore a topic that inspires them. Available in Cymraeg and English from Entry Level to Level 2, it gives young people the chance to showcase their creativity, initiative and drive.
Why partner with The King’s Trust?
Becoming a King’s Trust Delivery Partner gives you access to our high‑quality, flexible education offer, backed by dedicated expert support:
Free learning resources and delivery guidance on our Education Hub, available in Cymraeg and English.
Competitive pricing applied only when learners are certified.
Flexible approach to delivery, adaptable for schools, FE colleges and alternative education settings.
Dedicated support from a Youth Development Lead to help you deliver exceptional outcomes.
Access to our full suite of King’s Trust qualifications, including Developing Resilience and Personal Development and Employment.
Free staff training, CPD opportunities and year‑round networking for Achieve Advisers.
A rich programme of enrichment opportunities, from in-person and virtual world‑of‑work experiences to skills‑based activities, outdoor adventures and the brand‑new Enterprise Challenge. An exciting mixture of King’s Trust led sessions including Code and Create, as well as opportunities with national partners such as Apple, Tesco and the Lawn Tennis Association.
Celebration of learner achievement through the annual King’s Trust Awards.
Clear progression pathways into employment with further King’s Trust programmes after education.
Get in touch
The Skills Suite will form an integral part of the new National 14–16 Qualifications offer. Join us in delivering qualifications which empower young people across Wales — and help them take their next step with confidence.
Whether you’re an existing partner with questions about the Skills Suite or if you’d like to partner with us to deliver the qualifications, we’d love to hear from you.
Meet the Wales team
The Wales Partnerships Team look after all things Education. We coordinate the Achieve Programme, Achieve for Younger Learners and Mosaic.
Led by manager Alexandra Deeks, our team of Youth Development Leads work together to support our Delivery Partners to deliver the Achieve Programme effectively across Wales.
Please note that we do not deliver the Enterprise Challenge or Team programmes in Wales.
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The King's Trust Qualifications in Wales
Ready to find out more?
Get in touch to see how our education offer could work in your setting.