Archive

December

College Student Stars with Film and Music Legends

A Coleg Llandrillo Performing Arts student realised one of his dreams recently after he gained an acting role in an American multi-award-winning mockumentary series, sharing screentime with legends Dame Helen Mirren and Tom Jones!

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Students Sell Handcrafted Goods at Outdoor Christmas Market

Over 100 students from Coleg Llandrillo’s Independent Living Skills (ILS) department - together with staff and students from several other departments - served up a winter wonderland today, hosting their annual end-of-year outdoor Christmas market at the college’s Rhos-on-Sea campus.

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Grwp Llandrillo Menai’s Young People on the Right TRAC for a Brighter Future!

Stakeholders involved in a £38m EU-funded project that supported young people who were disengaging from education and at risk of becoming NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training), gathered at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s Rhyl campus to celebrate the difference Grwp Llandrillo Menai’s TRAC project has made to the lives of hundreds of learners across all Grŵp Llandrillo Menai colleges.

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World Cup Silver and Bronze for College Students

The Junior Culinary Team Wales is celebrating after winning silver and bronze medals at the Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg! Remarkably, two thirds of the squad is made up of current or ex-Grŵp Llandrillo Menai Hospitality & Catering students.

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Students Publish Christmas Story Book

Students from Coleg Menai were given the opportunity of a lifetime to draft and publish a children’s Christmas story book with an accomplished author and illustrator.

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Healthcare Practice event

Coleg Llandrillo and Betsi Cadwaldr hold celebratory event for Healthcare Practice Higher Education programme

The event, held at Venue Cymru recently, was held to mark the academic achievements of 111 healthcare support workers from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

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Celebrating local businesses as they aim for carbon zero

Last week we held our Green Digital Future event at Busnes@LlandrilloMenai in Parc Menai. It was great to welcome colleagues, partners and local businesses to celebrate our Green Digital Academy project. Taking centre stage were the SMEs who were part of the project. They shared their experiences and how they have been supported to reduce carbon emissions.

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Sports Students Support Community Well-being Day

A group of Sports students from Coleg Menai took centre stage at a council-run well-being initiative for adults with additional leaning needs and disabilities.

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Student Survey Reveals Positive Learner Feedback

Nearly 2,000 learners across Grŵp Llandrillo Menai gave the college group a giant thumbs-up in a recent student survey, with 99% of learners rating both their college, and the quality of teaching and learning, as ‘very good’.

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Student Awarded Cap for Mixed Ability Cricket Success

A Coleg Llandrillo Hospitality & Catering student who is a key member of the Cricket Wales Mixed Ability Cricket Section, was recently capped by his country.

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Former Student Travels from the USA to Glynllifon to Launch New Initiative

An ex-Coleg Glynllifon student who is now the owner of one of the largest harvesting contracting companies in the USA, returned to his former college recently to share his experiences and announce an exciting new exchange project.

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Rhyl Public Services Students Help Strengthen Hedgerows

Students from Coleg Llandrillo, Rhyl are helping rangers at a local nature reserve to clear areas ready to plant orchids and rebuild hedgerows to facilitate nest-building for a wide range of wildlife.

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Chef Jack Quinney and tutor Tony Fitzmaurice

Apprenticeship Ambassador chef Jack passionate about chosen career

Apprentice chef Jack Quinney describes swapping a civil engineering university degree course to become an apprentice chef during last year’s Covid-19 pandemic lockdown as a wise career move.

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Green Digital Future

Celebrating local businesses as they aim for carbon zero

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RWE Upskills Green Workforce

Employees at RWE will complete Engineering Degrees through Grŵp Llandrillo Menai.

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Ex-College Computing Student to be Awarded Doctor Title

A former Coleg Llandrillo student who refuses to allow Asperger’s Syndrome be an obstacle to him succeeding, will shortly be awarded a PhD and will be permitted to use the title ‘Dr’.

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Degree Students Benefit From Urdd Partnership

Foundation Degree students in Outdoor Recreation at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor were recently selected to be part of an ambitious plan in partnership with the Urdd's outdoor centre in Glan-llyn.

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Students Win Medals at WorldSkills UK Finals!

Three students from Coleg Menai have come away from the WorldSkills UK Finals with silver and bronze medals.

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