Leaders in the forestry sector have joined forces to launch a new skills programme
Tilhill, the UK’s leading forest management, timber harvesting and landscaping company, and Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company, unveiled the Foresight Sustainable Forestry Skills Training Programme. The course is aimed at South Walian participants who will receive fully funded three-weekly training sessions in August, September, and October at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi. These will include forestry-related activities such as tree planting, quad […]
Students who joined a leading college as teenagers on an employment and training scheme are leaving five years later with bright futures ahead of them
Jack Morgan, 20, and 23 year-old James Griffiths started their FE journey with Coleg Cambria Yale in Wrexham on the UK Government’s Kickstart programme. After exploring different subjects, they found qualifications that suited their skillsets and interests and have now completed Level 3 qualifications that will prepare them for careers in event management and football coaching. James, a former St Joseph’s High School pupil from […]
More than 200 students, businesses and visitors descended on Coleg Cambria Deeside for a cutting-edge celebration of skills and engineering
The inaugural Digital Manufacturing Skills Expo was held at Medru – The Skills Factory and welcomed the cream of UK industry. Among them were companies such as Universal Robots, Manchester Metrology, Alpha 3 Manufacturing, KUKA, Innovative Physics, Broetje Automation, RARUK Automation, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC Cymru), Croft Additive Manufacturing Ltd, WHM-Robotics, Omnia-NW Ltd, Mark 3D Ltd, […]
Wheels are in motion for the return of a popular family fun day
The second Bersham Wheels event takes place at Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham from 10am to 3pm on Saturday July 9. Many of the region’s top car, scooter, and motorcycle organisations will be in attendance, as well as enthusiasts displaying their own impressive vehicles. Karl Jackson, Assistant Principal for the Institute of Technology, said: […]
A former college student now treading a successful career in politics returned to celebrate the success of work-based learners and apprentices at an annual awards ceremony
Alyn and Deeside MS Jack Sargeant was special guest at Coleg Cambria’s Student Awards, where he handed out prizes to 29 winners in a range of categories, from Engineering and Construction to Childcare and Business Administration. During an inspirational speech at the Hafod building in Wrexham, Jack reflected on his own time at Cambria, which […]
A revolutionary new Skills Factory will play host to a cutting-edge event uniting pioneers of engineering and education
The inaugural Digital Manufacturing Skills Expo is to take place at Coleg Cambria Deeside from 9.30am to 4pm on Tuesday (June 28). Organised in partnership with Nu-Tech Exhibitions and Events, the Open University and Bangor University, the free event at Medru – The Skills Factory will give businesses and students the opportunity to discover more about Industry […]
The resilience and talent of Coleg Cambria learners were celebrated at its annual student awards ceremony
The event took place at the college’s Yale site in Wrexham, held in person for the first time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Special guest was Kimberly Wyatt, a star of TV’s Got to Dance, Celebrity Masterchef, Dancing on Ice, and a member of best-selling girl group, Pussycat Dolls. “It is an absolute […]
Coleg Cambria is developing and supporting future managers and leaders to help the institution evolve and grow for years to come
The college’s Aspiring Leaders programme was launched in September, designed to promote succession planning, encourage passionate, proactive, and motivated staff, and build even stronger working relationships between employees across the college’s sites in Wrexham, Deeside, Northop and Llysfasi. The 13-strong debut cohort completed a series of ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management) modules as part […]
One of the most anticipated events in the farming calendar makes a welcome return this weekend
The first ever cohort of Industrial Cadets has graduated from Coleg Cambria
