11 Coleg Cambria learners to compete at next WorldSkills UK final
WALES will be flying the flag with more representatives than any other home nation at this year’s WorldSkills UK competition. And 11 of those participating in the event – to be held across six venues in November – are from Coleg Cambria, which has sites in Northop, Deeside, Llysfasi and Wrexham. They are in the…
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Up and up for vertical farming project thanks to success of pilot growers
AN INNOVATIVE vertical farming project will grow even further with the launch of a new accelerator programme. For two years the Tech Tyfu pilot initiative – delivered by not-for-profit organisation Menter Mon – has worked with growers in Gwynedd and Anglesey to develop fresh micro greens using sustainable, water-based hydroponic methods. Their success has seen…
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Coleg Cambria recruitment event attracting engineers to education
SKILLED engineers, builders and the trades are being urged to consider a future in education. Coleg Cambria is holding a recruitment event at its Institute of Technology in Deeside from 5pm-7pm on Wednesday (July 13). Following on from the success of last week’s Digital Manufacturing Skills Expo – which welcomed more than 200 people and…
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Multiple disabilities won’t stop inspirational Jess living pet and people care roles
AN INSPIRATIONAL young woman refused to let multiple disabilities stop her from caring for both humans and animals in two important new placements. Despite being both partially blind and deaf since birth, dyslexic and suffering with Labyrinthitis and chronic migraines throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Jess Watson continues to put others ahead of herself. The 26 year-old…
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Students rise from Kickstart to new careers after five-year Coleg Cambria journey
STUDENTS who joined a leading college as teenagers on an employment and training scheme are leaving five years later with bright futures ahead of them. Jack Morgan, 20, and 23 year-old James Griffiths started their FE journey with Coleg Cambria Yale in Wrexham on the UK Government’s Kickstart programme. After exploring different subjects, they found…
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Telemat IT’s digital boost for communities in mid and South Wales
ANTUR CYMRU ENTERPRISE is supporting rural communities by enhancing digital communication and connectivity across mid and south Wales post-pandemic. Telemat IT Support, based at the organisation’s Antur Teifi Business Park in Newcastle Emlyn, has won contracts to install IoT (Internet of Things) and LoRaWAN technology in a bid to support local authority aspirations for a…
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Drug driving and criminal cases surge at Edward Hughes Solicitors
A LAW firm experienced a surge in the number of drug driving and criminal cases during the pandemic. David Jones, senior partner at Edward Hughes Solicitors, admitted he and criminal law colleagues at the Colwyn Bay and Rhyl-based practice have never seen anything like it in their combined 60 years’ working in the legal sector….
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200+ attend inaugural Digital Manufacturing Skills Expo at Medru – The Skills Factory
MORE than 200 students, businesses and visitors descended on Coleg Cambria Deeside for a cutting-edge celebration of skills and engineering. The inaugural Digital Manufacturing Skills Expo was held at Medru – The Skills Factory and welcomed the cream of UK industry. Among them were companies such as Universal Robots, Manchester Metrology, Alpha 3 Manufacturing, KUKA, Innovative Physics,…
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Leadership programme hits all the right notes with Wrexham Sounds manager
A RENOWNED leadership programme hit all the right notes with a talented music studio manager. Wrexham Sounds has gone from strength to strength since opening its doors in February, providing disadvantaged children and young people with music-based activities, courses and lessons. Schools, agencies, charities and families use the Rhosrobin-based social enterprise, which draws on a talented…
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Bersham Wheels returns to Coleg Cambria in Wrexham this summer
WHEELS are in motion for the return of a popular family fun day. The second Bersham Wheels event takes place at Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham from 10am to 3pm on Saturday July 9. Many of the region’s top car, scooter, and motorcycle organisations will be in attendance, as well as enthusiasts displaying their…
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