Silver lining for Coleg Cambria learners at UK Skills Olympics
THERE was a silver lining for a top Welsh college at this year’s ‘Skills Olympics’. Coleg Cambria achieved three silver medals and a bronze at the WorldSkills UK finals. The successful participants were: James Donohue – Aircraft Maintenance – Silver Ben Gillin – LME – Electrical Installation – Silver Brandon Nicholson – Fabdec – Welding…
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Coleg Cambria’s 16-strong team ready to take on WorldSkills UK
COLEG CAMBRIA will take a 16-strong team of apprentices to this year’s WorldSkills UK competition. The event will be held over three days from November 14 at colleges, independent training providers and universities across Greater Manchester, including Rochdale, Salford, Wigan and Leigh, and Oldham. The representatives from Cambria are: Aircraft Maintenance – Kieran O’Loan, Jamie…
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Apprentices selected for UK skills squad following college success at national competition
COLEG CAMBRIA learners have again demonstrated they have the skills to succeed on the global stage. Three apprentices have been selected for the WorldSkills UK squad in advance of the WorldSkills international event to be held in France next year. They are: Bella Bailey – Beauty Therapy Practitioner – Afon Spa, Aura Leisure Centre Deeside …
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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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Pipe fitter inspired to gold by Dad’s death is supporting apprentices on their skills journey
A PIPE fitter inspired to victory by the death of his father is supporting teenage apprentices on their WorldSkills journey. Oliver Bolland is reigning gold medallist in the Sheet Metalwork category of WorldSkills UK, having secured bronze in the same event three years earlier. Now working at MG Engineering in Flint, the 22 year-old –…
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Coleg Cambria in UK top 5 medal table and best in Wales at WorldSkills
COLEG CAMBRIA was again the leading Welsh college at the prestigious WorldSkills UK finals. The north east Wales institution picked up two gold medals, three silvers and a bronze, placing it joint fifth in the UK. Two participants were also highly commended in the CNC Milling and Aeronautical Engineering categories. The medallists were: Ben White…
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Coleg Cambria to host series of WorldSkills finals next week
COLEG CAMBRIA is to host a series of WorldSkills finals in the coming weeks. The college will welcome participants from across the UK to its sites in Wrexham and Deeside from Monday November 15 to Friday November 19. Cambria is to hold nine finals in all. They will take place at the following venues: Yale,…
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Coleg Cambria leads the way with country’s biggest WorldSkills cohort
COLEG CAMBRIA has once again produced the largest cohort of Worldskills UK competitors in Wales. The college has 24 representatives selected for the finals of the prestigious event, which will be held across multiple venues from November 9-19. Cambria’s burgeoning links with business and industry reinforced their place among the top institutions in the country…
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College to get world-class skills boost after joining new Centre of Excellence
COLEG CAMBRIA will get a world-class skills boost after being selected to join an elite training programme. The north east Wales college is one of 12 institutions to become part of the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence, in addition to 20 announced last autumn when the three-year pilot project was launched. The Centre of Excellence…
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