Coleg Cambria lecturers go extra mile to support frontline staff by making PPE
LECTURERS are working full time to produce hundreds of safety visors for frontline workers and care homes. Andy Peck, a Product Design lecturer at Coleg Cambria, and partner Mari Ball, who teaches Business Studies and Economics, have based themselves at the college’s £15m Deeside Sixth Form centre to manufacture PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to help…
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Coleg Cambria to host online social media Q&As for students in coming weeks
LECTURERS and staff at Coleg Cambria are hosting online sessions to answer concerns and offer advice to students and parents in self-isolation due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The north east Wales college is holding regular talks with key staff who would usually be based at its sites in Deeside, Wrexham, Northop and Llysfasi. Using video…
Read MoreNomads college scholars crowned champions as season cut short due to Covid-19
COLEG CAMBRIA scholars are celebrating soccer success after being crowned champions of a North Wales development league. Learners from the college are among the Connah’s Quay Nomads Under 19s squad that led the JD Cymru Premier Development North League before the season was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Following consultation with member clubs, the…
Read MoreColeg Cambria mass-producing vital PPE for frontline workers in Coronavirus battle
COLEG CAMBRIA is mass producing safety visors and face masks to help in the battle against Covid-19. The north east Wales institution is using 3D printers to manufacture vital PPE (personal protective equipment) for NHS staff and frontline workers facing up to the Coronavirus pandemic. Nick Tyson, Assistant Principal and Director of Technology, Engineering and…
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Coleg Cambria staff caring for 200 types of animal during Coronavirus crisis
WHILE frontline services and NHS staff go above and beyond to support and care for the general public there is another group of workers beavering away in the background. At Coleg Cambria’s sites in Northop and Llysfasi, lecturers, practitioners and animal technicians are out in all weathers, feeding, maintaining and observing more than 200 different…
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Coleg Cambria students offered places at elite international universities
COLEG CAMBRIA students are being offered places at elite international universities. As well as Oxford, Cambridge and Russell Group institutions, learners from the north east Wales college are looking overseas for a higher education. Among them is Oliver Barton, who secured a place to study Chemistry at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada. The 19…
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Coleg Cambria students meant business in national mental health contest
STUDENTS showed they mean business in a national contest for mental health awareness. A team from Coleg Cambria participated in the Inspiring Skills and Excellence in Wales Competition for Enterprise at the Pierhead Building in Cardiff Bay. Sponsored by Ken Skates AM – Minister for Transport and the Economy, and a former learner at Deeside…
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Coleg Cambria student prepares for Eastern adventure on exchange programme
EMILY RICE is preparing for an Eastern adventure after securing a place on a popular exchange programme. The Coleg Cambria learner has been selected as one of just four students to attend the Japanese Flintshire Youth Exchange this summer. Emily, from Rhyl, is currently taking A levels in Business, Psychology and English Language at Deeside…
Read MoreColeg Cambria and LEAF Education launch food and farming schools contest
LEAF Education and Coleg Cambria Llysfasi have announced the start of their national competition to crown this year’s Innovation School of the Year in Food, Farming and Environment. The competition, supported by Waitrose & Partners, aims to engage young people with farming, food production and the natural environment. Secondary schools from across the UK are…
Read MoreActive Cambria programme supports thousands of college students and staff
HUNDREDS of students and workers in north east Wales are improving their health and wellbeing with Coleg Cambria. More and more people are signing up to the college’s free Active Mind, Body and Soul sessions in a bid to better their lifestyles. Around 800 learners and 200 staff members took part in the Active Cambria…
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