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“Teamwork, organisation, and resilience are all skills Coleg Cambria has gifted us. Take every skill you have learned during your time here into your future careers and personal lives as they are absolutely invaluable.”

“Teamwork, organisation, and resilience are all skills Coleg Cambria has gifted us. Take every skill you have learned during your time here into your future careers and personal lives as they are absolutely invaluable.”

The words of former student Lauren Baker rang out around Coleg Cambria’s Northop Business School on Friday, as she joined up to 50 learners who had completed Higher National and professional qualifications for this year’s University Centre graduation ceremony. Lauren completed an Airbus apprenticeship scheme undertaking the BSc in Applied Business Management at Cambria in December, […]

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 […]

Tilhill Diploma Student Wins Award

Tilhill student standing in front of Llysfasi reception holding an award. Pic from left to right: Si Smith, Assistant Forest Manager, Tilhill. Jacob Goodwin, Tilhill Diploma student. Simon Miller, Senior Forest Manager, Tilhill.

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 […]

A respected name in the Welsh meat industry is carving a successful career as an assessor and mentor to the next generation of butchers

Matt Edwards, from Wrexham, is Coleg Cambria’s top Work-based Learning Practitioner for Butchery. A WorldSkills UK gold medallist, Matt began his career at 14 at a local butchers’ before moving on to become an apprentice at award-winning outlets such as Swans Farm Shop, Treuddyn, Jones’s Butchers in Llangollen, and with Steve Vaughan in Penyffordd. Now […]

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 […]