A team of budding florists from Coleg Cambria are preparing to compete in a student competition at the prestigious Interflora World Cup in Manchester in September
Led by floristry tutor Amanda Ellis, the team of five floristry students will showcase their skills at the Manchester Central Exhibition Complex on Saturday September 9 in a bid to be crowned Interflora’s Student Team of the Year. The Coleg Cambria florists – Hannah Jones, Tracey Davies, Emma Howells, Bethann Owen and Beth Williams – […]
School pupils receiving their GCSE results today (Thursday) can contact Coleg Cambria for support and guidance
College staff are on hand to speak to anyone concerned about their grades and to discuss options and opportunities at its sites in Wrexham, Deeside, Northop and Llysfasi, where there are a wide range of courses and vocational qualifications available. They will also be free to answer questions on exams and any other issues, according […]
A student’s future career is in good health thanks to her outstanding A Level results
Delighted Grace Mead, from Connah’s Quay, received an A* in Psychology, an A in Biology, A in Chemistry and B in Maths. The 18 year-old is now off to Cardiff University to study Medicine, having spent the last two years at Coleg Cambria Deeside. “My dream is to be a doctor and work in surgery, […]
Talented Rufus Edwards celebrated the week of a lifetime by passing his A Levels and winning a prestigious music prize
The 18 year-old from Bersham, a pupil at Coleg Cambria Yale in Wrexham, won the Instrumental Blue Ribbon (Rhuban Glas) at the National Eisteddfod, held this year at Boduan, Gwynedd. The victory came just days before he achieved A*s in Music and Politics, and an A in English Literature. Rufus will now go on to […]
A supermarket giant is providing job opportunities for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
Students from Coleg Cambria Northop will begin full-time roles at Asda Queensferry from October. The Deeside store will be the first in the company to join the internship scheme, which is driven by DFN Project Search. Fewer than 4.8% of people with a learning disability* go on to secure full-time jobs, so the charity aims […]
Up to 9,000 school pupils, university students and members of the community benefited from business mentoring sessions and a range of employability and skills events at Coleg Cambria
In the last 12 months alone, the college’s Learner Experience team delivered more than 170 workshops, talks and seminars across its sites in Deeside, Wrexham, Llysfasi and Northop. With the support of Welsh Government funding, activities were presented by leading organisations from across the country, including Big Ideas Wales. Cambria’s Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Coordinator Judith […]
Coleg Cambria students are gaining vital work experience on the international stage
In past months, learners from the college’s Deeside site visited countries across Europe to enhance their skills and explore different careers on the continent. Among them were a cohort from the booming Esports programme, who journeyed to Barcelona, and a group from the popular Hair and Beauty course, who spent two weeks cutting-it at leading […]
Tilhill Diploma Student Wins Award
Jacob Goodwin, from Wrexham, has won the ‘Top Performing Student’ award on the Tilhill Level 3 Extended Diploma in Forestry and Arboriculture. Jacob received a specially carved wooden trophy along with £250 prize money. The award was presented by Simon Miller, Tilhill Senior Forest Manager and Assistant Forest Manager, Simon Smith at the Coleg Cambria Llysfasi […]
More than 130 young women attended an event designed to attract females into engineering and construction
Hosted by Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham, the taster day was enjoyed by pupils aged seven to 13 years old from schools across north east Wales. They were given a tour of the £10m complex, met with leading names from industry and had a go at a series of practical challenges and tasks […]
A new college programme will help future-proof multiple industries by training the next generation of digital leaders
Coleg Cambria will launch its new Digital Leadership Academy this September. Hosted in the state-of-the-art Medru skills factory in Deeside, the Academy will deliver a tailor-made training solution for industry. And the courses are free to anyone eligible for PLA (Personal Learning Account) funding; over 19 years of age, self-employed, or employed and earning under […]