Kubota and Coleg Cambria seal partnership to train future engineers
COLEG CAMBRIA LLYSFASI has joined forces with a top international agricultural machinery company to train future workers in land-based engineering. The college has signed-up to a new partnership with Kubota, the Japanese tractor and heavy equipment manufacturer. Together they have launched the Kubota Apprenticeship Scheme, a three-year block release programme which will blend education at…
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Golden girl Kaisha defeats opposition to win mechanic title
GOLDEN girl Kaisha Madeley hit top gear at a national skills competition. The Coleg Cambria student beat eight male counterparts in the Automotive Technology category at Skills Competition Wales in Cardiff. Kaisha, from Wrexham, had earlier won the North Wales regional title and now hopes to compete for a place at Worldskills UK LIVE in…
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Brave Vivienne uses cancer battle to help transform patient care in North Wales
BRAVE Vivienne Martin is using her battle with cancer to help transform the way patients are treated in North Wales. The Assistant Principal for Land-Based Studies and Additional Learning Needs at Coleg Cambria has fought breast cancer twice in just seven years. She returned to work in January and is back to full fitness but…
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Coleg Cambria Llysfasi to welcome UK Loggers for national competition
COLEG CAMBRIA LLYSFASI is branching out for a top international logging tournament. The Denbighshire site will host the UK Loggers (UKL) competition and training day this Saturday. Dozens of participants are expected to contest the event at Llysfasi, near Ruthin, though only loggers with chainsaw maintenance, crosscutting and felling qualifications can take part. Held in…
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Coleg Cambria ceremony marks start of £20m Yale redevelopment
WORK is underway on the £20million redevelopment of Coleg Cambria Yale. Chief executive David Jones was joined by Wrexham Assembly Member Lesley Griffiths and special guests today (Friday) for a turf-cutting ceremony to mark the occasion. The Grove Park Road site is the latest to undergo a revolutionary refurbishment following multi-million pound improvements to Cambria…
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David Jones OBE to step down as chief executive of Coleg Cambria
DAVID JONES OBE will step down as Chief Executive of Coleg Cambria later this year. Cambria’s board of governors thanked him for his efforts and achievements and said he will be “sorely missed”. Mr Jones oversaw the merger of Deeside and Yale colleges in 2013 and has led the institution through an unprecedented period of…
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Coleg Cambria serves up winning performance at Welsh cooking finals
COLEG CAMBRIA served up its best-ever performance in a national cooking competition. The north east Wales college warmed up ahead of the next Worldskills competition with 19 medals at the Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC). Students received two gold, six silver and 11 bronze medals, as well as two merits of achievement and three Best…
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Coleg Cambria unveils Alex Thomas as new Assistant Principal
SUPPORTING students in the north east Wales community was always the vision for Alex Thomas. Now 35, the former Connah’s Quay High School pupil will realise that dream after being named Assistant Principal and Director of General Education at Coleg Cambria. As Head of Deeside Sixth Form Centre – the £14.6m hub opened by ex-Wales…
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Coleg Cambria has Spring in its step ahead of charity lambing day
COLEG CAMBRIA Llysfasi has Spring in its step ahead of a charity farm day. Saturday March 9 will be the first time the Denbighshire site has ever hosted an open lambing event, with the public invited to attend. Lecturers and staff will also be on hand to talk to visitors and prospective students about the…
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Coleg Cambria student battles anxiety to become golden girl
A STUDENT who struggled with anxiety before completing the DofE scheme will pick up her gold award at Buckingham Palace after a heartfelt U-turn. Caitlin Hardman, from Wrexham, is the first person to achieve the gold Duke of Edinburgh Award standard at Coleg Cambria. Caitlin achieved both her bronze and silver as a pupil at…
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