Supermarket giant providing jobs for ILS students as part of new programme
A SUPERMARKET giant is providing job opportunities for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. Students from Coleg Cambria Northop will begin full-time roles at Asda Queensferry from October. The Deeside store will be the first in the company to join the internship scheme, which is driven by DFN Project Search. Fewer than 4.8% of people with…
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Land-based college to host annual Wales food and farming conference
COLEG CAMBRIA will play host to a leading agriculture expo this autumn. The fifth annual Wales Real Food and Farming Conference is to be held at the college’s land-based Llysfasi site over two days from November 1. It will feature presentations, talks, live demonstrations and workshops with some of the leading names in both sectors….
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9,000 benefit from business and skills events at North Wales college
UP to 9,000 school pupils, university students and members of the community benefited from business mentoring sessions and a range of employability and skills events at Coleg Cambria. In the last 12 months alone, the college’s Learner Experience team delivered more than 170 workshops, talks and seminars across its sites in Deeside, Wrexham, Llysfasi and…
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Talented Coleg Cambria students cutting it on the international stage
COLEG CAMBRIA students are gaining vital work experience on the international stage. In past months, learners from the college’s Deeside site visited countries across Europe to enhance their skills and explore different careers on the continent. Among them were a cohort from the booming Esports programme, who journeyed to Barcelona, and a group from the…
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Tech Tyfu vertical farming project extended after helping growers reach great heights
GROWERS across Wales reached great heights thanks to a revolutionary vertical farming project. And following a successful two-year programme the groundbreaking Tech Tyfu initiative – delivered by not-for-profit organisation Menter Môn – is set to continue until Summer 2024 via Welsh Government’s Backing Local Firms Fund. The Tech Tyfu Scale-Up project aimed to provide vertical…
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Coleg Cambria academy will train next generation of digital leaders
A NEW college programme will help future-proof multiple industries by training the next generation of digital leaders. Coleg Cambria will launch its new Digital Leadership Academy this September. Hosted in the state-of-the-art Medru skills factory in Deeside, the Academy will deliver a tailor-made training solution for industry. And the courses are free to anyone eligible…
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Young finance worker first in North Wales to complete jobs programme with college
A YOUNG finance worker was the first in North Wales to successfully complete a new jobs programme via Coleg Cambria. Michael Shone, from Buckley, achieved the Employment strand of the Welsh Government’s Jobs Growth Wales+ scheme, aimed at people aged 16-18. Michael spent six months at Cummins Independent Financial Advisers (IFA), based in Rossett, near…
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Wellbeing brand pilots mental health support sessions at leading college
THE husband-and-wife team behind a growing mental health brand piloted bespoke support sessions with the backing of college staff and students. Ben and Natalia Taylor launched BePo (Be Positive) clothing and lifestyle brand eight years ago, after he was diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), depression and anxiety at 43 years of age. The…
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Coleg Cambria staff complete gruelling challenge to raise thousands for Stepping Stones
AN intrepid group of educators completed a gruelling challenge for charity. Sixteen staff from Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham took on the Welsh Three Peaks. So far they have raised more than £3,450 for Stepping Stones North Wales, an organisation providing therapeutic counselling and support services for adults who were mentally and physically…
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17,000 attend record-breaking new-look Bolesworth International
MORE than 17,000 visitors enjoyed this year’s record-breaking Bolesworth International. The lifestyle and equestrian festival packed hundreds of activities into five days on the border of North Wales and Cheshire, featuring celebrity guests, international showjumping competitions and a feast of fun for all the family. The Brand New Heavies, Rick Parfitt Jr and DJ Trevor…
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