Coleg Cambria and Read Construction are laying the foundations for future generations of workers in the building sector
The award-winning Wrexham-based developer has supported the first cohort of BTEC Level 3 Technical Construction and Built Environment learners as part of its Placement Enhanced Programme, funded via the Welsh Government’s Innovation Fund. Among them were Lois Jones and Josh Jones, who spent time on the college’s £10m Llysfasi development and at Read’s headquarters over […]
A four-metre dragon constructed from thousands of weapons will breathe fire into a knife awareness campaign
A four-metre dragon constructed from thousands of weapons will breathe fire into a knife awareness campaign
Coleg Cambria is driving a series of campaigns to benefit the health and wellbeing of staff, students, and its community
Among them were information and support sessions with Testicular Cancer UK and the launch of a new Menopause Café. The college’s Bersham Road site also hosted a prostate cancer awareness event, attended by organisations and charities from across North Wales. Cambria’s Health and Wellbeing Specialist Jo Tincello said: “We have had a lot of feedback […]
A group of intrepid explorers will again scale great heights for charity
Led by Karl Jackson, the team from Coleg Cambria are aiming to raise more than £1,000 for Menstrual Health Project (MHP) by taking on the Cairngorm 4000s later this month. They will brave the elements while journeying over three days across the 4,000ft+ mountains of the region, in Scotland’s eastern highlands, and camping in the […]
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 […]
An intrepid group of educators completed a gruelling challenge for charity
Sixteen staff from Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham took on the Welsh Three Peaks. So far they have raised more than £3,450 for Stepping Stones North Wales, an organisation providing therapeutic counselling and support services for adults who were mentally and physically abused as children. The team climbed Snowdon, Cadair Idris and Pen […]
COLEG CAMBRIA is powering ahead with an unmissable free family fun day
The always popular Bersham Wheels event returns to the college’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham on Saturday July 8 from 10am-3pm.
Kind-hearted students wrote a new chapter for children at a Wrexham school
Enrichment learners at Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site created and shaped a ‘story time chair’ for pupils at nearby Victoria Community Primary School. As part of their regular school links sessions with Cambria’s Carpentry and Joinery department, the group – made up of pupils from Ysgol y Grango, The Maelor School and Ysgol Rhiwabon – […]
A LEADING logistics business is giving Coleg Cambria students a platform to fulfil vital work
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Delta Fulfilment is offering all first year Engineering learners four weeks of experience at its state-of-the-art facility in Bedwell Road, Wrexham. The company, which supports eCommerce firms and their customers, is growing rapidly and hopescandidates will return to them in the future, having completed their studies.Jake Shaw, Warehouse Manager at Delta Fulfilment, is pleased to […]
Coleg Cambria excelled in finishing among the top four FE institutions in the UK at this year’s WorldSkills competition
The college achieved 18 points with three golds and two silver medals. Categories were hosted by different locations across the country – including Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham. Among those to receive medals were: Aircraft Maintenance: Gold – Rosie Boddy, Airbus UK; Silver – Tymoteusz Rozanski Beauty Therapist: Silver – Caitlyn Lawton Beauty Therapy Practitioner: Gold – […]