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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Hundreds of learners join celebration of entrepreneurship in Wrexham and Flintshire
HUNDREDS of learners and staff at Coleg Cambria joined a celebration of business and innovation. The college marked Global Entrepreneurship Week with events and activities at its sites in Northop, Wrexham and Deeside. Cambria organised interactive workshops and sessions with industry leaders, Big Ideas Wales mentors and well-known business owners including Tanya Whitebits CEO Shoned…
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Business Wales supply chain events to whet appetite of food producers
Workshops to shine a light on supplying food and drink to the public sector in Wales. Organised by Business Wales, the events will be held in the new year and will begin with a virtual session on Social Value in the Public Sector with Ian McGrady, Director of Ellesmere Port-based Edsential Catering, and Huw Griffiths,…
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Coleg Cambria to launch new HE strategy to help plug industry skills gaps
COLEG CAMBRIA designed a new strategy aimed at flexible higher education for workers and adult learners. The Higher Technical Skills Strategy will be launched in January with the aim of enhancing access and participation, encouraging curriculum development and innovation, and forging partnerships within multiple industries to plug gaps in expertise and experience. Cambria’s Dean of…
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