Starring role nets Academy Award for college footballer with Hollywood dreams
HARRY ASHFIELD netted an Academy Award following a starring role at Wrexham AFC this season. The Coleg Cambria student and Under 18s midfielder – who made his full team debut in the autumn – picked up the 2023/24 Bob Clark Academy Player of the Season trophy following a number of impressive displays and having captained the side…
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Apprentice turned trainer takes to the skies for world’s number one skills event
AN apprentice turned educator will take to the skies and represent Team UK at the world’s most prestigious skills event. Former Airbus Aeronautical Apprentice Rosie Boddy – now a Technical Training Officer at Coleg Cambria Deeside – will compete in the Aircraft Maintenance category at WorldSkills 2024, to be held in Lyon, France, this September….
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Medru unveils new Industry 4.0 tech to train future generations of manufacturing workers
A SKILLS factory unveiled groundbreaking new technology that will deliver cutting-edge Industry 4.0 training to students and manufacturing workers in North Wales. Coleg Cambria has introduced a state-of-the-art industrial sorting plant and autonomous Universal Robot platform with ER Flex interface to its Deeside site. The equipment was funded by Medru, a collaborative project between Cambria,…
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College to host open events for adult learning in North Wales this summer
A NEW series of open events for adults will take place at Coleg Cambria this summer. Sessions will be held at the following sites next month: Deeside: Wednesday June 5 – 5pm-7pm Yale, Wrexham: Thursday June 6 – 5pm-7pm Bersham Road: Wrexham – Thursday June 6 – 5pm-7pm They follow a raft of activities held…
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Students with learning difficulties bag permanent jobs with Asda Queensferry
STUDENTS with learning difficulties bagged permanent roles at a leading supermarket chain. Following a successful internship and work experience programme over the last year, Asda announced they have offered learners permanent positions at the store in Queensferry. Coleg Cambria and Asda’s Supported Internship Programme launched last summer and has been a huge success to date….
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Medru creates pioneering ‘data dashboard’ with North Wales engineering firm
AN EDUCATION and industry partnership created a pioneering ‘data dashboard’ for an engineering solutions company. Medru – a joint initiative between Coleg Cambria, Bangor University, and The Open University in Wales – teamed up with AMRC Cymru to create the system for Hawarden-based LCA Group Ltd. The project highlights the synergies between academia, industry, and…
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Young engineers dig generous donation from manufacturing giant
STUDENTS dig a generous donation that will help train future generations of engineers in North Wales Wrexham-based JCB Transmissions presented staff and learners at Coleg Cambria with parts and equipment, including motors, gearboxes, transmissions, and axles from excavators, loaders, and diggers. Carl Roberts, Cambria’s Director for Curriculum – Engineering at the college’s Bersham Road site,…
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Students with ALN and/or disabilities enjoying sports success at Cambria
STUDENTS with additional learning needs and/or disabilities are enjoying sports success at Coleg Cambria. ILS (Independent Living Skills) learners at the college’s Northop site have excelled in a series of competitions this year. The seven-aside football squad was battling for top spot in the Association of Colleges North West Panability League and secured second place,…
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Fearless college fundraisers to scale their biggest challenge yet for Hope House Hospice
FEARLESS fundraisers are about to take on their biggest ever feat for a transformative children’s charity. A group of lecturers and staff led by Karl Jackson, Assistant Principal for the Institute of Technology at Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham, are aiming to complete the Skye is the Limit Challenge next month (May). Over recent years they…
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100+ celebrate diversity and education with Coleg Cambria Culture Collective
A CELEBRATION of education and diversity has gone from strength to strength in uniting communities across north east Wales. Launched last year, the Culture Collective is a student-led group organising events and activities at Coleg Cambria Yale in Wrexham. The latest was a showcase of arts, dance, music, literature, poetry, and fashion held at the…
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