Welsh language levels
Level 1
Understands Welsh
- Understands requests by Telephone eg Ga i siarad efo
Speaks Welsh
- Pronounces Welsh terms/place names correctly in office or field situations
- Uses introductory phrases eg greetings, weather in face-to-face discussions
- Gives bilingual greeting on telephone
Writes Welsh
- Not applicable
Level 2
Understands Welsh
- Understands the gist of Welsh conversation in the office
Speaks Welsh
- Conveys basic information eg simple admin tasks
- Transfers telephone calls in Welsh and responds in Welsh to simple requests
- Communicates face to face at basic level, using past, present and future tenses
Writes Welsh
- Not applicable
Level 3
Understands Welsh
- Understands much Welsh in the office and in some meetings
Speaks Welsh
- Discusses some work matters with colleagues in Welsh in the office
- Answers telephone enquiries and takes simple messages in Welsh
- In meetings, discusses partly in Welsh but reverts to English for negotiating/ relying technical information
Writes Welsh
- Writes informal messages eg internal e-mails in Welsh
Level 4
Understands Welsh
- A sound good understanding of Welsh
Speaks Welsh
- Uses Welsh in work situations
- Contributes in Welsh at meetings
- Deals with phone enquiries confidently in Welsh
- Understands dialects
- Carries out negotiations in Welsh but uses English for difficult or technical terms
Writes Welsh
- Writes formal letters and e-mails in Welsh with editing assistance
Level 5
Understands Welsh
- Expert detailed understanding of Welsh
Speaks Welsh
- Gives presentations in Welsh; interviews Welsh speaking candidates and assesses Welsh competencies
- Takes brief from colleagues to deal with Welsh telephone enquiries, press interviews etc
- Carries out negotiations in Welsh including technical/ agricultural terms
Writes Welsh
- Writes reports, text for publications, agreements in Welsh without editing assistance
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