A New Era for Culinary Training as We Launch a Cutting-Edge Kitchen in partnership with The Savoy Educational Trust
The cutting-edge facility was part-funded by the Trust and is located alongside Iâl Restaurant in the college’s £21m Hafod building in Wrexham. Officially unveiled by Vikki Howells MS, Minister for Further and Higher Education, the ‘inclusive kitchen’ reinforces Cambria’s commitment to deliver accessible opportunities for all and help train the next generation of professionals in the […]
Coleg Cambria and Wrexham University to drive growth in North East Wales through new partnership approach
A partnership agreement, which aims to develop skills to enable growth and prosperity for North East Wales and beyond has been signed by Coleg Cambria and Wrexham University. Focused on producing a highly skilled workforce, through development of skills, innovation and being responsive to the demands of industry and the public sector, the Memorandum of […]
Showcasing Our Commitment to Accessible Education During Politician’s Visit
Vikki Howells MS, Minister for Further and Higher Education, met with Chief Executive Yana Williams and senior leaders at Cambria’s Yale site in Wrexham. They were joined by students, staff and Learner Voice and Social Partnership representatives for a discussion on local and national education issues, before the Minister opened a cutting-edge new training kitchen, […]
Coleg Cambria calls for Wales-Wide Student Transport Equity, Condemning “Postcode Lottery”
The college is calling for urgent action to address the “absence of equality” in student transport funding across Wales, where a “postcode lottery” is leaving many learners and their families “bearing the brunt of unfair travel costs”. Yana Williams, Chief Executive of Coleg Cambria, expressed her disappointment with the current system, highlighting the stark disparity […]
Success at Skills Competition Wales as Our Learners and Apprentices Shine
Students from across the country descended on University of South Wales’s (USW) Newport Campus for the event, a Welsh Government-funded initiative coordinated by Inspiring Skills Excellence in Wales. In total, up to 120 young people from Cambria took on learners from Bridgend College, Cardiff and Vale College, Coleg Sir Gar, Coleg Y Cymoedd and Coleg […]
The Wales Bakery Conference 2025 comes to Yale
Coleg Cambria Yale in Wrexham will host the Wales Bakery Conference 2025 on Wednesday (February 26) from 10am-3pm. The Hafod building is to welcome the very best of the industry for the one-day expo, which will feature trade stands, networking opportunities and guest speakers. Among them will be Simon Penson from ADM Milling, discussing Regenerative […]
Iâl Spa Welcomes a Refreshing Start to the Year with Growing Demand
Iâl Spa was launched by Coleg Cambria in November, the focal point of its £14m Health and Wellbeing Centre at Yale in Wrexham. An “incredibly busy” Winter has seen the state-of-the-art facility – which features a sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and health food bar – far surpass expectations and targets within the first three months […]
Visit Our March Open Events To Explore Courses, Meet Staff, and Experience College Life – Your Future Starts Here
Coleg Cambria is to showcase its wide range of courses, qualifications and apprenticeships in the coming weeks. To book onto the open events visit https://www.cambria.ac.uk/campaigns/openevents/. The sessions will take place on the following dates at these sites: Deeside and Deeside Sixth – Wednesday March 5 from 5:30pm to 7.30pm Llysfasi – Saturday March 8 from 10am […]
New Facilities, New Opportunities: How We’re Meeting Student Demand at Llysfasi with a £10m Hub
Coleg Cambria Llysfasi unveiled the state-of-the-art Hwb Arloesi (Innovation Hub) – backed with more than £5.9m from the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme – over the Christmas period. The 1,095 square metre, two-storey carbon-neutral complex was built by Wrexham-based Read Construction and includes a library, classrooms, laboratories, a coffee shop, climbing wall, meeting […]
Campaigning Cohort Visits Welsh Government to Support Lowering Costs and Expanding Access to Education for Thousands of Young People
A group of student representatives from the college – based in Wrexham, Deeside, Northop and Llysfasi – were invited to the Senedd in Cardiff by Vicki Howells MS, Minister for Further and Higher Education. There, they joined NUS Wales members to hear the Minister announce the household income threshold for the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) […]
