Aspirational Coleg Cambria course inspires career progression for health workers
AN ASPIRATIONAL health and social care programme will give people working in the sector an accessible route to promotion and progression. Led by programme leader and lecturer Andrea Roberts, the two-year Health and Social Care foundation degree is based at Coleg Cambria’s University Centre in Wrexham and gives learners a flexible path to achieve a…
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Coleg Cambria students to help organise international Esports expo
STUDENTS will team up with an international careers organisation to help launch a global Esports festival. Barcelona-based NexGen is planning a gaming conference and expo to be held in the Spanish city next summer. A group of Esports learners from Cambria – which has sites in Deeside, Northop, Wrexham and Llysfasi – visited the region…
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Dairy farmer celebrates national poetry success after learning Welsh language
SOPHIE ROBERTS is the perfect example of how adult learning can broaden horizons and inspire future generations to follow in your footsteps. Sophie, from Trelawnyd, began learning Welsh with Coleg Cambria just four years ago when she joined an intermediate class in nearby Holywell. The mum-of-two, who runs a busy dairy farm with husband Emlyn,…
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New Coleg Cambria programmes to meet surge in demand for beauty professionals in Wales
COLEG CAMBRIA launched new complementary therapy programmes to help meet a surge in demand for highly trained health and beauty professionals. Ahead of the opening of a £14m health and wellbeing complex next year, the college’s Yale site in Wrexham unveiled Level 3 and Level 4 Diplomas in Reflexology and Massage, to begin in November….
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Coleg Cambria first to join Vietnamese community pilot project
STUDENTS are supporting communities in Vietnam following an inspiring visit to Southeast Asia. A group of 15 Health and Social Care learners from Coleg Cambria Deeside spent two weeks living and contributing to community engagement programmes in the country. The Level 2 and Level 3 cohort supported women at a social support centre and students…
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Glowing HE report for Coleg Cambria following QAA review
COLEG CAMBRIA University Centre received a glowing report from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). A review by the QAA expressed confidence that ‘academic standards are reliable, meet UK requirements, and are reasonably comparable with standards set and achieved in other providers in the UK’. The review team – who visited the college twice,…
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Thousands benefit from Active Cambria community health and fitness sessions
COLEG CAMBRIA is uniting communities through sports and exercise. With a focus on health and wellbeing, the college – based in Deeside, Wrexham, Llysfasi and Northop – held events for families, students, and staff during the last academic year. Organised via the popular Active Cambria programme, multi-sports coach Christina Lace and colleagues delivered Family Fitness…
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Ysgol St Gerard to undergo significant redevelopment following investment
YSGOL St Gerard is beginning an exciting new era. The pioneering independent day school – which again secured the highest GCSE and A Levels results in North Wales during the summer – will undergo a period of significant development over the coming months. Attracting pupils from all over the region for more than a century,…
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Coleg Cambria unveils new part-time guide to professional courses
COLEG CAMBRIA has unveiled a wide range of part-time courses to be delivered across north east Wales. And a new online and print guide will help prospective students choose one of the flexible professional and training qualifications on offer at the college’s sites in Wrexham, Deeside, Northop and Llysfasi, in addition to community facilities across the…
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Giants of industry accredit Coleg Cambria degree apprenticeships
GIANTS of manufacturing and engineering have thrown their weight behind leading degree apprenticeships. The Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering programme delivered by Coleg Cambria’s University Centre and Swansea University has been jointly accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) and IMechE (Institution of Mechanical Engineers). IMechE has also accredited the partners’ degree apprenticeship in Advanced Manufacturing…
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