Enewyddion ColegauCymru #43 CollegesWales Enews
5 Mawrth / March 2012
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Welcome to the 43rd edition of the CollegesWales e-news, the weekly roundup of news from across further education colleges in Wales.
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Quality Awards
Praise for NPTC
Neath Port Talbot College (NPTC) has been praised for its work with Looked After Children (LAC). more>>>
Coleg Llandrillo Honoured by Queen at Buckingham Palace
Coleg Llandrillo Cymru has received a Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at a formal reception at Buckingham Palace. The college was one of only three colleges in the UK, to receive an award. more>>> Partnerships
Colleges’ ambition: a bilingual workforce
Taking pride in the Welsh language and recognising its benefits in the world of work were the key messages at the first event of its kind for Welsh-speaking vocational students. Organised by a new partnership comprised of further education colleges: Cardiff and Vale College, Coleg Gwent, Bridgend College, together with Welsh language and cultural organisations, the Urdd and Mentrau Iaith, the event followed on from St David’s Day celebrations. more>>>
Construction students on the ball
Thanks to a flourishing partnership between Coleg Llandrillo Cymru and Rhyl Football Club, Gas Installation and Maintenance students from Coleg Llandrillo Cymru have benefited from real work experience, having newly installed a heating system into the football club’s new social club at Rhyl Football Club's ground. more>>>
Hat Trick for Bridgend College and Swansea City FC
Bridgend College and premier league club Swansea City Football Club (FC) has formalised a relationship that has been developing over the last couple of years. Bridgend College is supporting the club with IT resources and staff training, while Interactive Media student Danny McGowen has just netted his dream job in the club’s media department. more>>> Congratulations!
Yale College student Chef opens own Restaurant
Yale College is delighted that former Professional Cookery levels 2 & 3 Learner, 18 year old Luke Thomas, is opening his own 45-seat restaurant this week. more>>>
Best Chef in Wales
A former Coleg Llandrillo Cymru Hospitality student, Christopher Owen, was named winner of the National Chef of Wales competition at the Welsh International Culinary Championships, which were held this week at the college for the seventh year in succession. more>>>
Equine student through to winter championships
A Coleg Sir Gâr equine student and her teammates from Cwmaman Riding Club have qualified to compete at the British Riding Clubs’ (BRC) National Winter Championships at Hartbury this April. more>>>
Six Nations line-up
Coleg Sir Gâr student, Rebecca, was named in the starting line-up at the RBS Six Nations match against England in the Wales Women’s squad. more>>>
Student cooks for Wales in UK Finals
16 year old Leo Hacker, a student at Cardiff and Vale College and aspiring chef, has beaten off competition from the length and breadth of Wales to make it to the finals of the prestigious UK FutureChef finals in London. more>>> International Opportunities
Students return from Wales Week, Chongqing, China
With coordination by ColegauCymru's international arm - CollegesWales (UK) International, and funding by the British Council, ten students and three staff from Coleg Powys and Coleg Morgannwg have been in Chongqing to participate in Wales Week 2012. They performed Under Milk Wood and held theatrical workshops for their Chinese counterparts. For a particularly engaging account of their lifechanging experiences, read the blog: http://colegaucymru.wordpress.com
NPTC Cricket Academy bowled over by South Africa
Students from Neath Port Talbot College Cricket Academy were bowled over on their recent tour of South Africa.
Not only did they get to play some great cricket and visit fascinating places, they also met some of South Africa’s famous sporting stars. more>>> Influential Staff and Guest Lecturers
USA meteorology lecture
Chartered mathematician Dr Graham Hall, a lecturer of Computing, Applied Computing and Geology at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor, gave a lecture on rainfall to the 3,000 strong American Meteorological Society annual conference recently. more>>>
Head of sculpture filmed for Channel 4’s Time Team
A Coleg Sir Gâr lecturer from Kidwelly helped-out a team of archeologists on Channel 4’s Time Team as they excavated a copper foundry in Swansea. more>>>
Yale College welcomes international hair specialist
Globally recognised hairdresser Patrick Cameron opened Yale College Wrexham's new hair and beauty facilities on St David’s Day. more>>>
Visiting Professor helps understand 'happiness'
How can you measure happiness? That was the fascinating question posed to students at Gower College Swansea when they were recently visited by one of the UK’s leading figures in the field of health services, Professor Sir Mansel Aylward CB, Chairman of Public Health Wales and Director of the Centre for Psychosocial and Disability Research at Cardiff University. more>>> Opportunities for Learners
‘Holiday in Wales’ says Bilingual Travel Shop Teithiau Iâl
Yale College Wrexham’s bilingual Travel Agency “Teithiau Iâl”, which is open to the public and whose students are all studying for a Welsh in the Workplace alongside their Travel and Tourism qualifications, greeted their customers in Welsh and encouraged them to holiday in Wales as part of their special St David’s Day Promotion. more>>>
Learner puts politics into practice
Former Cardiff and Vale College A Level Government and Politics student Rhian Greaves, who has severe hearing loss, is now studying History at the University of Bristol, is Vice-Chair of the university’s Labour Society and is the Wales Youth Representative on the National Policy Forum. had dinner with South Shields MP David Miliband on his most recent trip to Cardiff. more>>>
Guardians of the environment
Bridgend College Construction Students First to Become 'Guardians of the Environment' Students at the Construction Academy at Bridgend College are the first to take part in a pilot scheme of workshops which help future trades-people understand their environmental responsibility when disposing of construction waste. more>>>
Heat is on for Students
The heat is on for hospitality and catering students at Neath Port Talbot College (NPTC) who are on their way to the World Skills Welsh Final later this month. more>>>
Cutting edge creations in hair competition
Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys Campus came alive with vibrancy and expression recently when hairdressing and theatrical makeup students showcased their exceptional eye for style at the Campus’s annual hair competition. more>>>
Students add Welsh voices to global jubilee project
Coleg Gwent’s Independent Living Skills (ILS) students are helping to tell the experiences and memories of people in Wales as part of a global project celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Their creativity on the project has won them a place at a special Diamond Jubilee Commonwealth Observance Day in Westminster. more>>> |