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<h1 class="entry-title">Bangor University wins Welsh Language Award</h1>
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<p>Bangor University has won a national award for the best use
of Welsh in Human Resources. The Award, sponsored by Cymraeg Gwaith, was
presented at the Wales Cymru HR Awards at a glittering black tie event,
organised by the Wales HR Network.</p>
<p>Bangor University’s submission demonstrated the Human Resources
Departments’ constant commitment to providing a comprehensive bilingual
service to both staff and to those who interact with the team from
outside the University. This commitment to providing a bilingual
workplace highlights the emphasis that Bangor University places on being
a fully bilingual University, both for its students and its employees.</p><div id="gmail-ad-inline">
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<p>Prof Jerry Hunter, Pro Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for Welsh
Language & Community offered his congratulations to the HR team,
saying: “Never was an award better deserved! Our HR Department has been
and is a crucial part of our Welsh-language success.”</p>
<p>Tracy Hibbert, Director of Human Resources said: “Gaining recognition
for our efforts to offer language choice in our Human Resource
Provision; be it staff development, conducting meetings, recruitment or
offering bilingual online processes is a great feeling. The award is
also recognition of the success of some key members of HR staff as they
achieve the highest levels of Welsh in the Workplace and this is central
to our ability to offer language choice in our services.”</p>
<p>Bangor University leads the way in ensuring that staff can access all
University services in Welsh, in ensuring the provision of Welsh
language tuition to staff free of charge and during working hours. The
University encourages the use Welsh at work and encourages staff to
develop their Welsh language skills.</p>
<p>In addition to being the leading provider of higher education through
the medium of Welsh, in terms of volume, breadth of courses, Bangor
University is also the sector’s standard bearer for Welsh Language
services and support.</p>
<p>The service provided by the University’s HR Department reflect both
the linguistic nature of the region and also best practice in the public
sector in Wales. It is an example of a bilingual HR service which also
addresses some of the key initiatives of the Welsh Government to sustain
and develop the Welsh language.</p>
<p>The University also has a high proportion of Welsh speakers or staff
learning Welsh. Currently 45% of its staff speak Welsh and 25% speak a
little Welsh. In terms of managerial and support staff 53% of staff
speak Welsh and 60% of clerical staff speak Welsh.</p>
<p>A recent University-wide Staff Survey showed very high satisfaction
rates with the University’s the bilingual ethos and provision. 89% of
staff felt that they had the opportunity to use their Welsh language
skills at work, 88% of staff believe that their College/Department
operated bilingually, 96% of staff noted that the University provides
information about the Welsh Language Policy, 91% believe that staff are
given support to implement the Policy and 92% believe that they have
support to develop and improve their Welsh language skills.</p>
<p>Photo: Left – right: Geraint Wilson-Price, Director of Teaching,
Cymraeg Gwent presents the Award to: Nia Meacher, Deputy Director HR;
Tracy Hibbert, Director of HR and Mari Ellis-Roberts, HR Officer, Bangor
University.</p>
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