This is the team to lead the exciting North Wales Vision for economic growth
THIS is the team driving the North Wales Vision to boost the economy and create thousands of jobs that will transform the region for generations to come. Led by director Alwen Williams, the North Wales Economic Ambition Board Programme Office will spearhead development of the seven programmes forming the £1bn North Wales Growth Deal. Based…
Read MoreColeg 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 MoreSupertemps to celebrate 40 years in style with free events across 2020
A RECRUITER celebrating four decades in business has big ideas for the year ahead. 2019 was a memorable one for the team at North Wales recruitment firm, Supertemps. The Colwyn Bay and Anglesey-based group, which unveiled a new Bangor office just weeks ago, has taken on new staff in past months and grown its presence…
Read MoreColeg Cambria super six to contest places at WorldSkills Shanghai event
Coleg Cambria will compete for places at the ‘skills Olympics’ in Shanghai next year. Six learners from the north east Wales college have made the Long Squad for Worldskills. The list is made up of 137 apprentices who will now join the event’s talent programme to try to secure a place on the team that…
Read MoreColeg Cambria launches new dog grooming academy and salon in Llysfasi
COLEG CAMBRIA has launched a new a dog grooming salon and training academy. The Collar and Comb Dog Grooming Academy at the college’s Llysfasi site will be formally unveiled with a seminar hosted by Julie Harris, co-founder of The Groomer’s Spotlight website. With more than 35 years’ experiences in the sector, Julie is one of…
Read MoreNorth Wales Police and Coleg Cambria join forces to train future PCSOs
COLEG CAMBRIA and North Wales Police have joined forces to launch a new traineeship scheme. The programme is aimed at prospective PCSOs (Police Community Support Officer) aged 18 above and will blend education at the college’s Deeside site with on-the-job training. The pilot scheme will be class-based for the first month, then the learners will…
Read MoreYana Williams returns to take the helm at Coleg Cambria and make the institution ‘even more innovative’
COLEG CAMBRIA begins the decade with a new chief executive who plans to take the award-winning institution “to the next level”. Yana Williams has a long-term vision for the north east Wales college and will build on the foundations laid by predecessor David Jones OBE. The former CEO/Principal of Hugh Baird College in Liverpool vowed…
Read MoreColeg Cambria students aim to reverse huge decline in red squirrel population
STUDENTS have joined forces with a wildlife project help save the red squirrel population from extinction. Level 3 NVQ Animal Management learners at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi built feeders and nest boxes for the animals and monitored their progress at enclosures in Clocaenog forest, near Ruthin, during a reinforcement project. They have been supporting the work…
Read MoreNorth Wales partnership to launch new skills and employment plan next week
A NEW skills and employment plan will aim to meet demand for training and education in key sectors across North Wales. The North Wales Regional Skills Partnership collaborated with private and public sector partners to produce the 2019-2022 strategy. Welsh Government Minister for Economy and Transport Ken Skates and Partnership chair David Roberts will be…
Read MoreNEBOSH Gold accreditation a UK first for Coleg Cambria
COLEG CAMBRIA has received gold status for its delivery of health and safety qualifications. The North Wales college is the first and only FE provider in the UK to receive the accreditation from NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health). The institution – which has sites in Wrexham, Deeside, Northop and Llysfasi –…
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