COLEG CAMBRIA is showcasing its work in promoting and supporting the voices and rights of its staff and lecturers this Heart Unions Week
Heart Unions Week began on Monday (Feb 10), a campaign celebrating the trade union movement and the five million+ people in the UK who are a member of one. Coleg Cambria has been lauded for its culture of Social Partnership, which ensures before any big choices or changes are made, someone representing the interests of […]
AN INNOVATIVE new apprenticeship programme is building the skills and aspirations of construction workers
Wales’s first fully funded Construction Degree Apprenticeship was launched in September and is already helping learners lay the foundations for their future careers. The students will spend two years at Coleg Cambria before completing a final two years at Wrexham University. Representing some of the sector’s top companies, and a wide range of trade areas […]
Supportive Steps Programme Transforms Student Wellbeing Through Flintshire and Coleg Cambria Partnership
“It has made me feel like I can speak to someone, and I have learnt not to bottle my feelings up. I feel less stressed and anxious.” These heartfelt words come from one of more than 300 individuals who have accessed the Supportive Steps programme, a mental health and wellbeing initiative led by Coleg Cambria […]
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) […]
SCIENCE-LOVING students proved to be a real force in a national physics tournament
Learners from Coleg Cambria achieved staggering results at The British Physics Olympiad (BPhO), a series of competitions overseen by renowned lectures from Oxford and Cambridge universities. A seven-strong team representing Yale Sixth in Wrexham received two commendations, three bronze medals, one silver and one gold, which was secured by Lois Jones, from Gwersyllt. The students […]
Coleg Cambria cemented its place among the top institutions in the country for its work with young adult carers
Cambria received QSCS (Quality Standard in Carer Support) reaccreditation from The Carers Federation, having been one of the first 10 colleges in the UK to receive the inaugural award in 2020. Examples of good practice included multiple opportunities for student engagement and feedback; proactive and continuous review and consideration of how to develop and improve […]
Hundreds of learners and staff at Coleg Cambria joined a celebration of business and innovation
The college marked Global Entrepreneurship Week with events and activities at its sites in Northop, Wrexham and Deeside. Cambria organised interactive workshops and sessions with industry leaders, Big Ideas Wales mentors and well-known business owners including Tanya Whitebits CEO Shoned Owen, artist Liz Williams and Beatriz Albo, founder of Spanish sauces company, Sabor de Amor. […]
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 rallied behind a popular tennis academy which went from strength to strength in 2024
The strategic partnership between Cambria and Table Tennis Wales has been a smash hit, with hundreds of players participating in community events over the last 12 months. And there will be even more sessions for them to enjoy this year as Regional Development Officer for North Wales Aaron Beech unveiled a programme of activities to […]
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 […]