Coleg Cambria has launched new qualifications to build sustainable workforces and help future-proof organisations as part of the UK’s move towards a ‘green economy’
The college’s Northop Business School unveiled a suite of Level 2 and Level 3 online courses designed to support the public and private sectors in their journey towards ‘net zero’. Accredited by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) – the largest professional body for environmental practitioners in the UK and worldwide, with up […]
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 Foulkes, Aiden Williams, Henry Ankers, Jack Price, James Donohue (All Airbus) CNC Milling – Theodore […]
A talented choir are in fine voice and going from strength to strength after winning a national singing contest
Welsh language learners representing Coleg Cambria emerged victorious in the Welsh Learners Choir Competition at the recent National Eisteddfod, held in Boduan, Gwynedd. Among the songs performed by Cor Cambria was popular hymn, Calon Lan. The college’s Music lecturer Tim Heeley congratulated the group on their achievement. “Having learnt Welsh as an adult myself, competing at […]
An aspirational health and social care programme will give people working in the sector an accessible route to promotion and progression
Led by programme leader and lecturer Andrea Roberts, the two-year Health and Social Care foundation degree is based at Coleg Cambria’s University Centre in Wrexham and gives learners a flexible path to achieve a qualification “designed to build confidence” in a friendly and informal environment. Participants can go on to achieve a full degree by […]
Students will team up with an international careers organisation to help launch a global Esports festival
Barcelona-based NexGen is planning a gaming conference and expo to be held in the Spanish city next summer. A group of Esports learners from Cambria – which has sites in Deeside, Northop, Wrexham and Llysfasi – visited the region for two weeks earlier this year, where they met with industry professionals, games designers and manufacturers. […]
Coleg Cambria launched new complementary therapy programmes to help meet a surge in demand for highly trained health and beauty professionals.
Ahead of the opening of a £14m health and wellbeing complex next year, the college’s Yale site in Wrexham unveiled Level 3 and Level 4 Diplomas in Reflexology and Massage, to begin in November. Aimed at those already working in a beauty therapy role or private practice, self-employed or looking for a change in career, […]
Coleg Cambria University Centre received a glowing report from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)
A review by the QAA expressed confidence that ‘academic standards are reliable, meet UK requirements, and are reasonably comparable with standards set and achieved in other providers in the UK’. The review team – who visited the college twice, including last May – also expressed confidence that ‘the quality of the student academic experience meets relevant baseline […]
Students are supporting communities in Vietnam following an inspiring visit to Southeast Asia
A group of 15 Health and Social Care learners from Coleg Cambria Deeside spent two weeks living and contributing to community engagement programmes in the country. The Level 2 and Level 3 cohort supported women at a social support centre and students at local primary schools, delivering workshops on conversational English and sharing the Welsh […]
Coleg Cambria is uniting communities through sports and exercise
With a focus on health and wellbeing, the college – based in Deeside, Wrexham, Llysfasi and Northop – held events for families, students, and staff during the last academic year. Organised via the popular Active Cambria programme, multi-sports coach Christina Lace and colleagues delivered Family Fitness sessions, Mind, Body and Soul activities and more. She […]
Heavyweights of manufacturing and engineering have thrown their weight behind leading degree apprenticeships
The Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering programme delivered by Coleg Cambria’s University Centre and Swansea University has been jointly accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) and IMechE (Institution of Mechanical Engineers). IMechE has also accredited the partners’ degree apprenticeship in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering. Both courses are held one day a week over three years at […]