Reacta Healthcare Strengthens Workforce Through Flintshire and Coleg Cambria Partnership
Reacta Healthcare, a Deeside-based clinical diagnostic company transforming the lives of those with food allergies globally, is positioning itself as a leader in the pharmaceutical industry. Through a joint initiative between Flintshire Council and Coleg Cambria, the company has successfully upskilled more than half of its 60-strong workforce. Supported by Coleg Cambria’s Employer Skills North […]
HUNDREDS of students joined events to celebrate and promote LGBTQ+ awareness
As part of Coleg Cambria’s successful Culture Collective series, more than 230 learners attended workshops and guest presentations at the college’s sites in Deeside and Wrexham. Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Coordinator Judith Alexander said: “We had a very inspiring two days, filled with incredible guest speakers, an exhibition and thought-provoking conversations with learners. “Culture Collectives are centred […]
COLEG CAMBRIA is at the forefront of a nationwide campaign to meet a surge in demand for tens of thousands of new welders
With an ageing workforce of welders in the UK – an estimated 50% of which are set to retire in the next three years – the sector will need more than 35,000 skilled workers, according to reports. Tony Commins, a Fabrication and Welding lecturer at Cambria Deeside, said there has been an increase in students […]
COLLEGE staff submerged themselves in a unique charity quest
The 12-strong team from Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham successfully completed the Bigger Boat Challenge. The task – referencing the 1975 movie hit, Jaws – was the toughest yet for Karl Jackson and colleagues as they kayaked around Lake Vyrnwy and Bala Lake and hiked 22-kilometres, while camping overnight in rough conditions, all in aid of […]
GREAT chemistry helped skilled students win a science award
A talented duo from Coleg Cambria – which has sites in Northop, Llysfasi, Deeside and Wrexham – were part of the Yale Sixth winning team taking part in the Royal Society of Chemistry Young Analyst Competition. Year 12 learners Grace Shore and Megan Roberts completed a series of tasks and challenges to emerge victorious amongst […]
THE new year will bring new opportunities to study at Coleg Cambria
The college – based in Wrexham, Northop, Deeside and Llysfasi – has unveiled a series of flexible and accessible part-time courses to begin in January. Among the subjects are Flower Arranging – Into the Spring; Conversational Spanish for Beginners; Introduction to British Sign Language (BSL); Cisco Cyber Security Introduction and Cyber Security Essentials, and Introduction […]
COLEG CAMBRIA has taken the support of students and staff to new levels
In addition to events and activities around World Mental Health Day and Mental Health Awareness Week – both held earlier this year – the college has organised a five-day programme of wellbeing and self-care sessions this month. All five of Cambria’s sites – in Wrexham, Llysfasi, Northop and Deeside – will welcome partner organisations, charities, […]
A TRANSFORMATIVE training and development programme providing career opportunities for college learners is building back from the pandemic
The Jobs Growth Wales+ scheme at Coleg Cambria was supporting hundreds of young people aged 16-19 before Covid-19 took hold in the UK. Now, under the leadership of Curriculum Directors David Garratt and Claire Howells, numbers are rising again, and new partnerships are being forged with employers in north east Wales and beyond. “We are […]
STUDENTS were in safe hands on a visit to the headquarters of a leading business
BTEC Enterprise and Entrepreneurship learners from Coleg Cambria’s Yale site in Wrexham spent a day at Aico in Oswestry. Aico is the European market leader in home life safety, including alarms, sensors and leading Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider, HomeLINK. The college’s 18-strong cohort met with Aico’s Community Liaison teamLaura Opechowska and Jane Pritchard […]
STUDENTS on an innovative veterinary course enjoyed a perfect start to the year
Learners on the Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing – Small Animal Practice at Coleg Cambria Northop achieved a 100% pass rate in their first set of exams. Among them were Hannah Williams and Katherine Oldham, who work at practices in North Wales and hope to go on and have careers in a sector where there is […]