Seven apprentices have become the first to graduate from an innovative collaboration between a civil engineering firm and a college
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Employer Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK and Coleg Cambria – based in Wrexham, Deeside, Northop and Llysfasi – have modernised the approach to delivering higher apprenticeships in civil engineering. Traditionally, students would be on day release throughout the programme, spending four days of the week on site with the employer, with the fifth day at […]
Greenkeepers, conservation groups and employers in the horticulture industry went a fairway to becoming more sustainable at a summit to mark World Habitat Day
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More than 50 people attended an event at Coleg Cambria’s £1.2m education hub in Llysfasi, where speakers from across the region led on a variety of topics, from beekeeping to healthy, locally produced food and drink. Among them were Ramblers Cymru, Snowdonia National Park, South Clwyd Beekeepers’ Association, Ecological Land Management, Nefyn Golf Club, the […]
A STUDENT inspired to pursue a lifelong ambition following the tragic death of her beloved dad will realise that dream in the coming weeks.
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Amber-Leigh Walker will attend the new Harper and Keele Veterinary School from September having achieved a Distinction* in Level 3 Extended Diploma in Animal Management at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi, near Ruthin. “I am so happy and excited to be going to Harper and Keele,” said the former Ysgol Bryn Elian pupil, who lives in Old […]
Innovators plan to manufacture drones that will revolutionise sustainable farming in Wales after successful trials at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi
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The ‘Green Eagle’ drone was able to identify weeds and on-land issues before targeting them with pesticides, saving time, money and providing a carbon-neutral alternative to existing methods. Led by Anglesey-based M-SParc in partnership with tenants AerialWorx and Fortytwoable – who built the AI (Artificial Intelligence) model – and BIC Innovation, the project was supported […]
Leaders in the forestry sector have joined forces to launch a new skills programme
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Tilhill, the UK’s leading forest management, timber harvesting and landscaping company, and Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company, unveiled the Foresight Sustainable Forestry Skills Training Programme. The course is aimed at South Walian participants who will receive fully funded three-weekly training sessions in August, September, and October at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi. These will include forestry-related activities such as tree planting, quad […]