Classroom comeback to caring career as mum sets sights on midwifery
A MUM who spent years dreaming of becoming a midwife has transformed her life after returning to education in her late twenties and forging a new career in healthcare. Kristi Edwards left a job in retail to enrol at Coleg Cambria, taking the first steps towards a future in nursing and her long-held ambition of…
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Miles to go: Minister hears of transport barriers facing North Wales college students
A WELSH Government Minister has heard first-hand how transport costs and limited bus services are affecting young people’s access to education, as Coleg Cambria renewed calls for fairer funding across Wales. Deputy Minister for Transport Mark Hooper MS visited the college’s Yale campus in Wrexham, meeting senior leaders and students to discuss the challenges facing…
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Birthday boy Matthew making Welsh college proud at Rugby League World Cup
A TEENAGE rugby player will celebrate his 17th birthday representing Wales at the World Cup in Australia – with his dad lining up alongside him. Matthew Turner, who studies Level 3 Esports at Coleg Cambria Deeside, was selected for the Wales Wheelchair Rugby League squad alongside his father, Martin. They are one of two father-and-son…
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From exam setbacks to award-winning success for determined Deeside accountant
A DEESIDE accountant who battled through exam setbacks and even changed jobs to continue her studies is looking ahead to the next stage of her career. Leanne Denny, who works for BA Commercial Ltd, has completed AAT Levels 2, 3 and 4 at Coleg Cambria and now plans to continue her studies with CIMA. Now…
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From Deeside Sixth to global law firm as Nathan makes his mark
A FORMER Coleg Cambria student has launched a promising legal career with one of the world’s leading international law firms after securing a prestigious solicitor degree apprenticeship. Nathan Hall, 23, from Holywell, studied Business, Law, French and the Welsh Baccalaureate at the college’s Deeside Sixth before joining global law firm Ashurst Perkins Coie, where he…
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Award-winning aerospace apprentice conquers Three Peaks ahead of Ghana mission
AWARD-WINNING Airbus apprentice Georgia Ellams conquered three of the country’s most iconic peaks in just 24 hours as she steps up fundraising for a humanitarian mission to Ghana. The 19 year-old, from Wrexham, completed the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge, taking on Pen y Fan, Cadair Idris and Yr Wyddfa as part of her drive to…
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Manufacturing leader goes back to the classroom to strengthen skills behind 300-strong workforce
A MANUFACTURING leader responsible for more than 300 employees at one of North Wales’s largest production sites completed a business degree with Coleg Cambria to strengthen the leadership skills behind his engineering career. Scott Clarke, from Connah’s Quay, achieved the BSc (Hons) Applied Business Management at Cambria’s Northop Business School, having previously finished the Foundation…
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Healthy workforce, stronger business: Cambria expands wellbeing training for employers
BESPOKE training is helping employers across the region put staff health and wellbeing first. Cambria for Business at Coleg Cambria is working with organisations to deliver flexible programmes across a wide range of areas, including mental health, stress management, menopause awareness, suicide awareness and prevention, and workplace wellbeing. Among those to have accessed training are…
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Where futures begin: Deeside Sixth celebrates a decade of changing lives
FROM doctors and lawyers to police officers and community leaders, the first generation of students to walk through the doors of Coleg Cambria’s Deeside Sixth Form Centre have returned to celebrate the place they say changed their lives. The £14.6 million centre opened in September 2016, officially unveiled by First Minister Carwyn Jones as a…
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Grandmother’s return to education at 56 opens door to lifelong career dream
AN AWARD-WINNING learner who returned to education in her 50s says the experience transformed her life and opened the door to a career she had dreamed of since childhood. Christina Giannini Spencer was 56 when becoming a grandmother and starting work at Kids Planet Day Nursery in Llandudno inspired her to pursue a lifelong ambition…
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