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