Coleg Cambria and Bangor Uni join forces to launch fully funded degree apprenticeships
COLEG CAMBRIA University Centre has launched a series of fully funded digital degree apprenticeships. Delivered in partnership with Bangor University, the programmes begin this September and are aimed at supporting the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of workers for no extra cost. The apprenticeships are in Applied Data Science, Applied Software Engineering, and Applied Cyber Security,…
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New Wrexham AFC signings thank Coleg Cambria staff for helping them achieve goal
STUDENTS who netted professional contracts with their dream football club thanked college lecturers for supporting their long-term goals. Dan Jones and Tom Jenkins, who are in the final year of a Level 3 Sports Coaching and Development course at Coleg Cambria Yale, have signed for Wrexham AFC. The Red Dragons are on the rise, targeting…
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Supertemps continues strong start to the year with new recruit
A PROMINENT recruitment agency welcomed a new starter who brings decades of industrial experience to the award-winning company. Jayne Mckay Taylor, from Rhos-on-Sea, has joined the team at award-winning Bangor and Colwyn Bay-based Supertemps. A Senior Recruitment Consultant and fluent Welsh speaker, Jayne is well-known across North Wales and the North West for her…
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Conwy Employment Hub partnership building new careers in North Wales
A CONSTRUCTION course is building new careers to help meet demand in the sector. Conwy Employment Hub – which oversees Communities for Work, PaCE and Communities for Work Plus – has been delivering jobs and skills opportunities in partnership with social housing enterprise Procure Plus and Mochdre-based RELM Construction. Among those to have benefited is…
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Author and former Government Minister to discuss popular new book at Mold event
A LEADING author and ex-Government minister will be in conversation at Mold Library on Wednesday March 30. Organised by The Bookshop, based on the town’s High Street, former MP for Delyn Sir David Hanson is to sit down with Richard King for a Q&A session on what was a turbulent time in Modern Welsh History…
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Coleg Cambria BTEC students use commercial talents to raise cash for Wrexham hospice
BENEVOLENT BTEC Business students are using their commercial talents to raise money for a worthwhile cause. A seven-strong group from Coleg Cambria Yale opened a pop-up shop at the site’s Enterprise Hub in Wrexham to sell items in-person and online for Nightingale House Hospice. They have already secured £440 for the charity, including proceeds from…
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Coleg Cambria wins 50 medals at national skills competition
COLEG CAMBRIA won a staggering 50 medals in 22 categories at last night’s (Thursday) Skills Competition Wales ceremony. The college hosted a ‘satellite’ event at its Yale campus in Wrexham, where learners were rewarded for their talent and hard work by Chief Executive Yana Williams and representatives from Inspiring Skills Excellence, who delivered the results…
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School pays visit to £1.2m rural education hub with rooms named by pupil
A SCHOOL pupil who named rooms at a £1.2m rural education centre has visited the cutting-edge building with her classmates. Catrin Wynne won a competition to come up with ideas for facilities at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi’s Hwb Cymunedol (Community Hub). The nine year-old, a pupil at nearby Ysgol Pentrecelyn, came up with these four titles…
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Bangor Business School course 90% funded to inspire post-pandemic ‘green’ focus
POST-PANDEMIC sustainability and success will be the focus of a ground-breaking new industry qualification which is 90% funded by the UK Government. The Help to Grow: Management programme delivered by Bangor University Business School is aimed at directors and chief executives of SMEs nationwide and will be presented online and in person by some of the top…
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£21m Wrexham ‘Commercial Village’ marks first anniversary
THE first year of a multi-million pound Wrexham ‘Commercial Village’ has been an overwhelming success. The Ial brand at Coleg Cambria Yale successfully launched last Spring, blending retail and hospitality with education, creating new jobs, providing vital work experience for learners and supporting the local economy. Based at the college’s £21m Hafod building, Director of Commercial Operations…
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