Under pressure students show their metal ahead of UK skills tournament
UNDER pressure learners were put to the test in preparation for the UK ‘Skills Olympics’. A group of Aircraft Maintenance students and apprentices from Coleg Cambria Deeside completed a ‘pressure test’ against the clock and under the watchful eye of Jamie Mapp-Jones, Curriculum Director of Full-time Apprenticeships, and Technical Training Officers (TTO) Caleb Maxfield and…
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Coleg Cambria quartet hungry for success at Wales Food and Drink Awards
COLEG CAMBRIA is hungry for success in a prestigious national food and drink competition. Despite an “overwhelming” number of entries, the college – based in Wrexham, Llysfasi, Deeside and Northop – has four finalists in two categories at this year’s Wales Food and Drink Awards. Iâl Bakery apprentices Naomi Spaven and Ella Muddiman, and Maelor…
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FE/HE Minister launches new state-of-the-art ‘inclusive kitchen’ at Coleg Cambria
COLEG CAMBRIA launched a state-of-the-art new training kitchen in partnership with The Savoy Educational Trust. The cutting-edge facility was part-funded by the Trust and is located alongside Iâl Restaurant in the college’s £21m Hafod building in Wrexham. Officially unveiled by Vikki Howells MS, Minister for Further and Higher Education, the ‘inclusive kitchen’ reinforces Cambria’s commitment to…
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Coleg Cambria calls for end to travel ‘postcode lottery’ facing learners in North Wales
COLEG CAMBRIA has called for Wales-wide student transport equity and condemned the ‘postcode lottery’ facing learners and their families. The college is calling for urgent action to address the “absence of equality” in student transport funding across Wales, where a “postcode lottery” is leaving many learners and their families “bearing the brunt of unfair travel…
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Coleg Cambria learners took on nation’s best at annual skills tournament
LEARNERS and apprentices representing Coleg Cambria and its industry partners shone at this year’s Skills Competition Wales. Students from across the country descended on University of South Wales’s (USW) Newport Campus for the event, a Welsh Government-funded initiative coordinated by Inspiring Skills Excellence in Wales. In total, up to 120 young people from Cambria took…
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Elite of Welsh baking will rise to the occasion at inaugural college conference
THE elite of Welsh baking will rise to the occasion at an inaugural college conference. Coleg Cambria Yale in Wrexham will host the Wales Bakery Conference 2025 on Wednesday (February 26) from 10am-3pm. The Hafod building is to welcome the very best of the industry for the one-day expo, which will feature trade stands, networking…
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Coleg Cambria promoting the voices of staff and lecturers this Heart Unions Week
COLEG CAMBRIA is showcasing its work in promoting and supporting the voices and rights of its staff and lecturers this Heart Unions Week. Heart Unions Week began on Monday (Feb 10), a campaign celebrating the trade union movement and the five million+ people in the UK who are a member of one. The college – based…
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Students descend on Cardiff to support move that will lower education costs for thousands
A CAMPAIGNING cohort from Coleg Cambria visited Welsh Government to show their support for a decision that will lower costs and widen access to education for thousands of young people. A group of student representatives from the college – based in Wrexham, Deeside, Northop and Llysfasi – were invited to the Senedd in Cardiff by…
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Welsh college submits plans for 50-bed student accommodation complex
PROPOSALS have been submitted for a 50-bedroom student accommodation building at a leading land-based college. Coleg Cambria plans to further develop its Llysfasi campus following the completion of a £10m agriculture and education centre, featuring a library, classrooms, a climbing wall, laboratories, a coffee shop, meeting spaces, atrium, and wellbeing and HE hubs. Designed by…
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PetPlace has big plans for 2025 following year of events and investment
A PIONEERING pet retailer lined up another paw-some calendar of events as it prepares for further growth in 2025. A busy year for PetPlace – which has stores in Llangefni, Ruthin, Mold and Gledrid, Oswestry, and a HQ in Kinmel Bay – looks set to be replicated and even bettered over the coming 12 months….
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