A RETURNING celebration of inclusion and diversity united hundreds of students at Coleg Cambria.
CambriaFest 2024 was held in Deeside and attended by more than 520 learners and staff, includingthose from the college’s other sites in Wrexham, Llysfasi and Northop. It was only the second time the event has ever been held, and featured live music, entertainment –including a fearless fire eater – refreshments, games, activities, an inflatable assault […]
Coleg Cambria encouraged the development of advanced engineering among young people in North Wales by donating state-of-the-art 3D printing equipment to secondary schools
Dan Jones, Curriculum Director for Advanced Engineering at the college’s Deeside site, presented a Tiertime UPBOX 3D printer and supporting technology. Among those to receive the machinery was Prestatyn High School, whose subject leader for Product Design Carley Williams thanked Cambria for its support. “The school is very grateful to Coleg Cambria for the donation […]
GAME ON! Skilled students displayed control and strategy to win the final of an epic Esports tournament
The triumphant Cambria Chimeras, all Level 2 and Level 3 learners in Esports at Coleg Cambria Deeside, were victorious in the Apex Legends Spring Cup. The three-strong squad – Oliver Pearce, Kyle Tarran and Owen Maynard – beat opposition from across the country, including college and university teams. British Esports described it as “one of […]
An apprentice turned educator will take to the skies and represent Team UK at the world’s most prestigious skills event
Former Airbus Aeronautical Apprentice Rosie Boddy – now a Technical Training Officer at Coleg Cambria Deeside – will compete in the Aircraft Maintenance category at WorldSkills 2024, to be held in Lyon, France, this September. The 22 year-old, originally from Farnborough and now living in Broughton, is one of just 31 participants from the UK […]
A SKILLS factory unveiled groundbreaking new technology that will deliver cutting-edge Industry 4.0 training to students and manufacturing workers in North Wales
Coleg Cambria has introduced a state-of-the-art industrial sorting plant and autonomous Universal Robot platform with ER Flex interface to its Deeside site. The equipment was funded by Medru, a collaborative project between Cambria, Bangor University, and The Open University in Wales, supported by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW). Dan Jones, Curriculum Director […]
A men’s suicide prevention charity will launch a new peer-to-peer support group in North Wales
Already welcoming more than 50 people to its free weekly meetings at the Yellow and Blue Hub in Wrexham, Andy’s Man Club (AMC) has added Coleg Cambria Deeside to its growing list of sites UK-wide. The organisation has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the college and will meet at its conference centre on […]
COLEG CAMBRIA will showcase its wide range of courses and cutting-edge facilities at a series of open events this Spring
The accessible sessions will take place on the following dates at these sites: Deeside and Deeside Sixth – Wednesday March 6 from 5pm-7pm. Llysfasi – Saturday March 9 from 10am-12pm. Yale and Yale Sixth Wrexham – Wednesday March 13 from 5pm-7pm. Bersham Road Wrexham – Wednesday March 13 from 5pm-7pm. Northop – Saturday March 16 […]
A Coleg Cambria lecturer achieved prestigious Chartered Engineer (CEng) status
A Coleg Cambria lecturer achieved prestigious Chartered Engineer (CEng) status
Industry placements and international work experience are at the heart of a top college’s new-look sports programmes
Coleg Cambria Deeside has revamped courses to ensure learners are ready to enter the world of work on completing their studies. Lecturer and coach Sean Regan says the Level 2 and Level 3 Diplomas in Sport have kicked on to “another level” since moving to NCFE (Northern Council for Further Education) accreditation. And a recent […]
A ground-breaking digital skills factory has launched a suite of bitesize programmes to prepare companies in manufacturing and engineering for Industry 4.0
Medru – a collaboration between Coleg Cambria, Bangor University, and The Open University in Wales – is supporting businesses in search of highly talented, experienced candidates to fill employment gaps in north east Wales. Based on the nine pillars of Industry 4.0 – Autonomous Robots, The Internet of Things (IoT), Simulation, Augmented Reality, Cybersecurity, System […]