Coleg Cambria and industry partners topped the table at this year’s Skills Competition Wales tournament
The north east Wales college was represented by 124 learners and apprentices in a wide range of areas, achieving 15 gold medals, 10 silver and six bronze. Among those to emerge victorious were Joshua Mitchell for IT Network Security; Jack Sherry, Tylor Ward and Daniel Ward in the Manufacturing Team Challenge; Enterprise students Harrison Hughes, […]
Team sports, dance and yoga were among the activities enjoyed by Coleg Cambria students on a unique team-building day
Independent Living Skills (ILS) learners from the college’s Northop campus took part in various sessions designed to improve health and wellbeing, boost confidence and further strengthen friendships. Organised by Student Voice Engagement Officer Mark Ryan Hughes and ILS Progress Coach Sarah Laszlo, 16 ILS student representatives attended the programme, supported by Active Cambria, Student Enterprise […]
Coleg Cambria learners helped officers take aim at criminals on a day of cross-border police operations
As part of a programme organised by North Wales Police, British Transport Police and Cheshire Constabulary, Uniformed Public Services (UPS) students engaged in activities centred around the joint campaign Operation Crossbow, focused on disrupting cross-border criminality. The day began with a convoy of police operational vehicles, which made their way from Chester to Cambria’s Deeside site. […]
A College aiming to become the most inclusive in Wales has shown its support for one of the UK’s leading celebrations of diversity and the LGBTQ+ community
Coleg Cambria is sponsoring the Children and Youth Zone at this year’s Chester Pride festival. The free event – which draws thousands of people to the city and generates more than £2m every year for the local economy – is to be held on Saturday August 19. Student Voice Engagement Officers Mark-Ryan Hughes and Robert […]
Revolutionary new education and commercial buildings form part of a £10m rural college redevelopment
Backed with more than £5.9m from the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme, Coleg Cambria is transforming its land-based campus at Llysfasi, near Ruthin. A hub of sustainability, the college will use the state-of-the art complex to guide and educate the farming sector and local community toward innovative agricultural practices, as well as supporting […]
Work is set to begin on a ground-breaking £14m health and wellbeing complex at Coleg Cambria
The state-of-the-art facility will be built at the college’s Yale site in Wrexham. Bodelwyddan-based Wynne Construction – which also developed the adjoining £21m Hafod campus – is to take on the project, which includes a fully furnished industry-standard commercial spa and juice bar, simulated medical wards and virtual reality environments. Foundations are to be laid […]
A caring pupil who created a comforting ‘Buddy’ for people suffering with mental health issues received a business award
Emilia Zietara was successful in the National BTEC Social Enterprise Competition run by learning group Pearson and the Peter Jones Foundation. A pupil at Ysgol Rhosnesni, Wrexham, Emilia is on the School Link Programme at Coleg Cambria and was entered for the project she delivered on a BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Business.Her idea – […]
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 Rosie Boddy – Aeronautical Engineering – Airbus UK, Broughton Timoteusz Rozanski – Aeronautical Engineering – Airbus […]
A trio of talented students is tackling A Levels while playing out a successful season on the rugby pitch
Coleg Cambria learners Lugh Doyle, Mathew Pryce and Louis Williams have been training and playing as members of Rygbi Gogledd Cymru (RGC) Under-18s squad. The squad are currently in the middle of the WRU Regional Age Grade competition, playing a series of eight matches against the other Regional Academies of Wales (Dragons RFC, Cardiff Rugby, […]
A performance art installation inspired by the story of a historic steelworks will be exhibited at a leading college following a successful launch event
Theatre artist Kate Roberts, from Connah’s Quay, created the interactive display as part of a master’s degree she completed at Aberystwyth University during the Covid-19 pandemic. Unable to showcase the performance in lockdown – and keen to bring it “home” to Flintshire – Kate contacted Tata Steel and Coleg Cambria, which invited her to exhibit Steel. […]