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14 Tachwedd / November 2011

Influencing the Assembly

Review of Qualifications

ColegauCymru is supporting the Welsh Government's Review of Qualifications by hosting a major Qualifications Conference on 2 February 2012 at Cardiff City Football Stadium. Key speakers include the Chair of the Review Huw Evans OBE, Professor Alison Wolf, and Deputy Minister Jeff Cuthbert AM.

To help ensure the conference has a clear focus, ColegauCymru will host a public online discussion forum in advance of the conference that will seek to hone in on the key issues. Information on how to contribute will be sent out imminently.

New Resources

First Minister Opens £6 Million Energy Centre at Coleg Menai

A £6 million energy centre located at Coleg Menai’s Llangefni campus on Anglesey was officially opened on 10 November by Wales’ First Minister Carwyn Jones. more>>>

Ystrad Mynach's £20m plan

The College Ystrad Mynach has unveiled plans to build a brand new £20m leisure and teaching centre for both students and the local community. more>>>

Congratulations! Staff and Student Success

Yale College shortlisted for TES FE Awards

Yale College was shortlisted for “Outstanding Entrepreneurship in Learning Skills in the 2011 Times Educational Supplement’s FE Awards. more>>>

Young designer hopes for Swansea student

Justine Allen, who’s studying the final year of an honours degree in fashion at Coleg Sir Gâr’s School of Creative Arts, has been selected to showcase her work on the Clothes Show Live catwalk next month at the NEC in Birmingham. more>>>

Exhibition paints a bright future

Foundation art and design students at Coleg Sir Gâr’s Jobs Well campus have had their work selected by awarding body the WJEC for an exhibition showcasing the best foundation work across Wales, England and Cyprus. more>>>

Yale College Apprentice Shortlisted for National Awards

Yale College Wrexham apprentice, Stephen Roberts, has been selected as a finalist for the Apprenticeship Awards Cymru Foundation Apprentice Learner category.  The winners will be announced at a ceremony on 16 November. more>>>

Winning Apprentice Daniel Engineers a Bright Future in Manufacturing

A JCB engineering apprentice Daniel Biggs who’s studied at Yale College Wrexham has won the award of   Outstanding Achievement by a First Year Apprentice at the Wales Future Manufacturing Awards. The UK final, hosted by the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF), is in January. more>>>

Cardiff and Vale College bucks the trend for university entries

Figures released last month show Cardiff and Vale College exceeding the national average for UCAS entry to universities in the toughest year to date.  more>>>

Student Opportunities

BBC Cymru Wales screens Coleg Menai students’ film

The film 'ABC Dad', filmed as part of the It's My Shout project involving a production team of industry mentors (It's My Shout  and BBC Cymru Wales) working alongside  Coleg Menai’s Creative Media students, will be broadcast on BBC2 Wales on November 15 at 11.20pm. more>>>

Students get down to business for Entrepreneurial Week 2011

As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011, students at Coleg Sir Gâr are focussing their business ideas towards the regeneration of Llanelli town centre. In a Dragons’ Den style competition, groups of students will be pitching their ideas to Llanelli town centre manager Andrew Shufflebottom with business plans to develop an empty shop in the town. more>>>

Students secure fashion industry insight

Two students on the Foundation Diploma Art and Design at Gower College Swansea have secured exciting work placements within the fashion industry – with designer Sonia Carr and photographers Jurgen & Jochim on location, and the London fashion house of international designer Jonathan Saunders. more>>>

Kerry Ellis visits NPTC

West End star Kerry Ellis paid a special visit to Neath Port Talbot College (NPTC) this week as she carried out workshops with Extended National Diploma in Performing Arts Musical Theatre students. more>>>

CAVC students help send African girl to school

Seven year-old Ba’ami living in The Gambia can now join her best friend in the classroom after Welsh Baccalaureate students at Cardiff and Vale College helped the Cardiff & District Soroptimist International Club raise over £2,000 for Kotu Trust. more>>>

Construction Scholarship Up For Grabs

Young people in Anglesey and Gwynedd looking to go into the construction industry are being urged to apply for the Watkin Jones Scholarship, which is run in partnership with Coleg Menai. more>>>

Llandarcy goes international

Neath Port Talbot College has held its first international netball match - against Signapore - at Llandarcy Academy of Sport. more>>>

Danny Lydiate returns after Rugby World Cup

Following a successful World Cup campaign in New Zealand with the Welsh Rugby International team, former Coleg Powys student Danny Lydiate made a very welcome return to the Sports Department to inspire current sports science students. more>>>

Students Turn Copywriters

The 4th November edition of the County Times includes a Special Supplement with all the content written entirely by Coleg Powys students. more>>>

Deeside College Students Gain Advice from Welsh Government

Deeside College Administration students have had an opportunity to view first-hand the role that administration plays in Government operations on a visit to the Government's offices. more>>>