Coleg Cambria apprentice blossoms in Snowdonia conservation role
AN APPRENTICE who appeared on a popular TV show is blossoming in her role with a leading conservation partnership. Eleri Turner is enjoying life with Coleg Cambria and the Carneddau Landscape Partnership, a five-year National Heritage Lottery-funded scheme conserving an area of northern Snowdonia. The 23 year-old has been working alongside National Trust Cymru Ranger…
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Village school pupil names new facilities at £1.2m Coleg Cambria education centre
THE stunning Vale of Clwyd landscape inspired a school pupil to victory in a college competition. Catrin Wynne was among local children to come up with names for rooms at the £1.2m Hwb Cymunedol (Community Hub) rural education centre at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi. Catrin, from Ysgol Pentrecelyn, looked to the fields and farms around Llysfasi…
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Coleg Cambria Llysfasi to hold special centenary open day this Saturday
A SPECIAL centenary open day will be held at one of the country’s top land-based colleges. Coleg Cambria Llysfasi will host the event from 10am-2pm on Saturday (June 26). Adhering to social distancing and Coronavirus safety measures, staff at the Denbighshire site – celebrating its 100th anniversary – look forward to welcoming visitors for the first…
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Coleg Cambria Llysfasi looks forward to celebrating centenary year when safe to do so
A LAND-BASED college is marking 100 years at the forefront of education and agriculture. Staff and students at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi have put centenary plans on hold due to the Coronavirus pandemic but look forward to celebrating when it is safe to do so. Currently operating online and serving small groups of learners at the…
Read MoreColeg Cambria and LEAF Education launch annual search for innovative schools
LEAF Education and Coleg Cambria Llysfasi have launched the annual National Competition in Food, Farming and Environment. The competition, which is open to all secondary schools across the UK, is quick and easy to enter and asks teachers to explain why their students and school would benefit from winning an exclusive weekend experience on a…
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 MoreColeg Cambria and Aber Uni showcase success of precise agriculture technology
Precision Livestock Project welcomes farmers and further education students to IBERS. Farmers and further education students from across Wales have visited IBERS (Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences) to learn about ongoing precision agriculture technology research at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi and Aberystwyth University. These events were organised as part of the ‘PreciseAg’ (Precision livestock…
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Coleg Cambria to host farming tech event with university researchers in Llysfasi
COLEG CAMBRIA LLYSFASI and Aberystwyth University have united for an event to demonstrate progress on an innovative agriculture project. Researchers at Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) and staff at Llysfasi launched the HEFCW-funded £370,000 PreciseAg partnership in 2018 in order to carry out innovative on-farm trials of Precision Livestock Technology….
Read MoreColeg Cambria and Kubota blaze a trail for future agricultural engineers
COLEG CAMBRIA LLYSFASI has joined forces with a top international agricultural machinery company to train future workers in land-based engineering. The college has signed-up to a new partnership with Kubota, the Japanese tractor and heavy equipment manufacturer. Together they have launched the Kubota Apprenticeship Scheme, a three-year block release programme which will blend education at…
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