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18 Ebrill / April 2011

Influencing the Assembly

A Manifesto for Learners

Enabling learners to succeed and the economy to thrive are the key outcomes sought by ColegauCymru in its manifesto for the National Assembly for Wales’ elections. more >>>

Raising Quality

Future Excellence: the ‘must have’ for colleges

“Future Excellence”, the ColegauCymru / CollegesWales annual conference on 26 May in Cardiff, could not be more timely. Skills shortages, college mergers, WorldSkills London 2011, two independent reports on further education in Wales, and a new Assembly with greater powers will form the backdrop to challenging speeches and engaging workshops. more >>>

Resources

Coleg Llandrillo first in Wales to become a RICS Affiliate College Coleg Llandrillo Cymru has become the first further education establishment in Wales to become a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Affiliate College. Students studying on the foundation degree courses (FdSc) in Construction and in Civil Engineering will gain a qualification that will count towards Associate membership of the RICS (AssocRICS). more >>>

Colleges Invest in Welsh Skills

The new senior post of Director of Bilingualism being created by ColegauCymru is the latest in a string of developments aimed at enabling further education colleges to build their capacity to offer Welsh-medium skills’ provision. more >>>

New training kitchen

Students on the Independent Living Skills course at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor (part of Coleg Llandrillo) now have new training kitchens to cook the food they grow on campus. more >>>

Health Board Chief Executive Officially Opens New Care Institute

The Chief Executive of the largest health organisation in Wales has officially opened Coleg Llandrillo Cymru’s new multimillion pound Institute of Health and Social Care. more >>>

Congratulations! Staff and Student Success

A cruise career at 18 years old

Coleg Gwent student, Jess Sims, starts her beauty career aged just 18 on a Steiner cruise liner once she finished her level 3 course this summer. more >>>

Yale College Early Years Tutor Awarded OBE

Childcare and Education tutor Sheila Meadows has received an OBE in recognition of her service to education in Wales. Foundation Degree in Early Childhood, Care & Education.  Her national recognition highlights her key role in piloting the draft framework when the Welsh Assembly Government introduced The Foundation Phase of the Early Years Curriculum in Wales. more >>>

Massive Scholarship Success

Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor students have had a bumper year for university scholarships. In all, 21 students have netted a massive £76,000 between them including an impressive 11 the 50 scholarships for Welsh medium studies awarded by the new Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. more >>>

Opportunities for Learners

VQ Learner of the Year sought

VQ (Vocational Qualifications) Day, the UK-wide celebration of vocational skills held this year on 22 June, is looking for the VQ Learner of the Year 2011. more >>>

Deeside College Catering Lecturer Goes Back to the Classroom with Celebrity Chef

Deeside College catering students will be looking to serve up some of the weird and wonderful creations of world famous Michelin starred Chef, Heston Blumenthal, after one of the department’s lecturers spent a week working at his Fat Duck restaurant. more >>>

Yale Year of Reading assisted by Wales' National Poet

National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke, who has been awarded The Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry 2010, has launched Yale College's “Wrexham Verse” project: part of the “Yale Year of Reading”. more >>>

International Influence

USA College visits Coleg Llandrillo

Potential partnerships were discussed with staff and students from a Utah building skills college last week on their visit to Coleg Llandrillo Cymru and its multimillion pound Marine and Built Environment Centre (MBEC). more >>>