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11 Ebrill / April 2011
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Colleges' chief awarded Chancellor’s Medal
It is with great delight that ColegauCymru / CollegesWales announces that its Chief Executive, Dr John Graystone, has been awarded the University of Glamorgan Chancellor’s Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to education. more >>>
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High quality colleges all round
A record number of entries and a wide spread of colleges in the ColegauCymru / CollegesWales awards 2011 shortlists demonstrate a string of top quality colleges. more >>>
Estyn identifies good practice in student support
Student support structures at Ystrad Mynach College have been highlighted by Estyn as good practice. more >>>
Cyfarwyddwr Dwyieithrwydd / Director of Bilingualism
Mae ColegauCymru am benodi i swydd newydd: Cyfarwyddwr Dwyieithrwydd, i fwrw ymlaen â'r Strategaeth Genedlaethol ar Ddwyeithrwydd mewn Addysg Bellach. mwy >>>
ColegauCymru wishes to appoint to the new post of Bilingualism Director to take forward the National Strategy on Bilingualism in Further Education. more >>>
Minister Opens New HE Centre
Bridgend College was thrilled to welcome Leighton Andrews, Minister for Children, Education & Lifelong Learning to open our new Higher Education Centre on Thursday, 31st March 2011. more >>>
New Sports Facility on Track
The new £6M sports arena for Neath Port Talbot College (NPTC) Sports Academy is on track for completion in September 2011. The facility, which is the result of a private and public partnership between the College, Llandarcy Park Ltd and the Ospreys, will include a multi-functional national standard hard court sports hall and climbing wall. more >>>
Coleg Menai launches new business support service
Linc Menai is a one-stop-shop for training and product support for businesses in North Wales with a dedicated phone line and website to allow all employers and employees to enrol on bespoke courses and services. more >>>
Congratulations! Student and Staff Successes
Deeside College student achieves merit award to Aberystwyth University
Out of hundreds of hopefuls from across Europe who sat two Entrance Scholarship exams in February, Deeside College A Level student Amy Moore was successful in gaining a Merit Award. She is now the proud recipient of an unconditional offer to study a Politics and Modern History degree and will be rewarded with £1000 during her first year. more >>>
Coleg Gwent singing talent in Paris
Trainee teacher and part-time lecturer at Coleg Gwent, Kirsty Davies, has won straight through to the finals of the UDO Live European Talent Contest in Disneyland Paris. more >>>
Student shortlisted for BBC's "Show Me The Monet"
Sally Humphries, a BA Hons student at Coleg Sir Gâr, has won through to the BBC's 'Show Me The Monet' shortlist. more >>>
UK sculpture prize honours artist’s iron-casting skills
Lee Odishow, a Coleg Sir Gâr honours graduate of sculpture who now supports learners at the college, has made the final ten in the shortlist for the prestigious UK-wide Broomhill National Sculpture Prize. The winner will be announced in September. more >>>
Yale College Success at top Construction Skills
Competition Yale College students have triumphed in the final of the All Wales Construction Skills Competition. more >>>
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Lancôme HQ training for Coleg Gwent
Coleg Gwent beauty students have been training at Lancôme headquarters in Paris alongside international Makeup Artist German Moyano. more >>>
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International success for Deeside College scholarship student
Warming up to take her full scholarship place at East Tennessee University USA, Deeside College Sporting Excellence Scholarship student Jasmin Dutton has just returned from playing for Wales in the Algarve Cup football tournament in Portugal and scoring in friendlies in Belgium. more >>>
Sports Science students find different world in Florida
Coleg Powys sports science students were most impressed with the size and scale of training opportunities and the level of professionalism on a fact-finding trip to the University of Florida. more >>>
Your Money Tips for Wales, please!
We could all do with a few money tips and the ‘Money Tips for Wales’ competition might well help us all on our way to a more prosperous future. From saving the pennies in our pockets to saving thousands for Wales, the Money Tips competition is open to all of the best ideas from college students before it closes on 15 April. more >>>
Spectacular student displays at RHS show
A wedding dress and a Welsh dragon made of flowers are part of the spectaculars on display at this year's Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Show in Cardiff, thanks to Neath Port Talbot College (NPTC). more >>>
Bridgend College hosts contest to find UK’s top hairdressing talent
Students from across the UK are set to take part in a prestigious event to find the nation’s most creative hairdressers. The WorldSkills UK hairdressing competition will be held at Bridgend College on 14 April and will see 27 hairdressers go head-to-head in this Welsh heat as part of their quest to be crowned the best hairdresser in the UK. more >>> |