Radar PR and Supertemps unite for Wrexham Wisdom Lab series
ALUMNI of an acclaimed leadership course are collecting pearls of wisdom on key issues facing North Wales employers post-pandemic. Led by Bangor University Business School and exclusive to graduates of the 20Twenty leadership programme – targeting firms in Wrexham, north Powys and Flintshire – Wisdom Labs have covered a wide range of topics from marketing…
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Coleg Cambria to unite cream of metalwork sector for competition finals
COLEG CAMBRIA is to host a competition which inspires metalworkers of the future Showcasing the skills of talented young metalworkers from across the UK, the college – which has recently been awarded World Skills UK Centre of Excellence status – will hold the Engineering Skills Competitions Sheet Metalwork Technology National Final. The annual competition is…
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Cambria students on hand with massages and haircuts for hard-working hospital staff
SKILLED students were on hand to give hard-working health staff some much needed respite. A group of learners from Coleg Cambria Yale provided complementary wellbeing treatments for clinicians, medical students, and administrative workers in the Medical and Dental Education Department at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, including haircuts and back and scalp massages. Cambria’s Hair and Beauty…
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Coleg Cambria to host sensory sessions and open events in November
A SERIES of open events – including accessible sessions for neurodiverse people – will be held at Coleg Cambria throughout November. Open events will take place in person at the following sites: Deeside and Deeside Sixth – Wednesday November 9 from 5.30pm- 8.30pm. Llysfasi – Saturday November 12 from 10am-1pm. Yale and Yale Sixth Wrexham…
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Abi recovers from accident and pandemic delays to appear in WorldSkills final
AN ENGINEERING whiz was finally able to compete on the world stage following a series of delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic and a hard-hitting motorbike accident. Abi Stansfield, from Ribble Valley, Lancashire, had trained at Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham for almost two years before heading to Germany for the WorldSkills 2022…
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Coleg Cambria aims to become most proactive in Wales for inclusion
COLEG CAMBRIA is aiming to become the most proactive college in Wales for inclusion by 2024. New Equality and Diversity Coordinator Alice Churm unveiled a two-year action plan focused on further improving community links, engaging learners and staff, and to campaign for a more equal and inclusive college for all. Supporting all sites but based…
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Medic Society in good health as students go on to university success
COLEG CAMBRIA is the best medicine for students pursuing a career in the health sector. An incredible 10 learners from the north east Wales college’s Medic Society have gone on to study for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science degrees at leading UK universities. Among them are Deeside Sixth Student of the Year Sky Cooper, who…
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Charlie Samson to compete for gold on home soil at WorldSkills 2022
CHARLIE SAMSON will compete for gold at the WorldSkills finals this autumn. But the 24 year-old will no longer have to travel to Shanghai as the event was cancelled earlier this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It will now take place at Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham from November 1-4. Representing the…
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Returning skills event to welcome learners from across Wales
THOUSANDS of visitors are set to descend on South Wales for a much-anticipated celebration of careers and education. SkillsCymru 2022 will be held at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff over two days from Wednesday October 19. Organised by Optimus Education – part of Shaw Trust – the free event is accessible for the whole family…
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Coleg Cambria hosts sustainable summit fore greenkeepers and conservation groups
GREENKEEPERS, conservation groups and employers in the horticulture industry went a fairway to becoming more sustainable at a summit to mark World Habitat Day. More than 50 people attended an event at Coleg Cambria’s £1.2m education hub in Llysfasi, where speakers from across the region led on a variety of topics, from beekeeping to healthy,…
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