Grŵp News

The North Wales Tertiary Alliance (NWTA) has secured £803k from Medr’s Post-16 Strategic Development Fund to deliver a major new initiative to widen participation, strengthen learner progression and address priority skills needs across North Wales. The funding supports Welsh Government ambitions for a more collaborative, learner-centred and regionally aligned tertiary education system.

Malcolm Tidswell, Section Head Leisure Services at Ffit Conwy, has been named Overall Apprentice of the Year 2026 at the North Wales Work Based Learning Awards, held at Venue Cymru on 4 February.

Showcasing renewable energy progress, skills development and supply chain opportunities in north Wales and the north west of England

New resources and training initiatives are set to support the Welsh Government’s ambitious 1 Million Welsh speakers by 2050 goal.

Wrexham University and Grŵp Llandrillo Menai (GLlM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), in a bid to strengthen education and skills development, widen participation and improve life opportunities for young people from across North Wales and beyond.

Cyngor Gwynedd and Busnes@LlandrilloMenai are working together on an exciting new council-led initiative, Academi Gofal Gwynedd that is training individuals to become Care Managers, Occupational Therapists or Social Workers.

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai has announced Lilly-May Adams as a National Further Education Ambassador, along with three new Further Education Ambassadors for the 2025-26 academic year.

Six learners from across Coleg Menai, Coleg Llandrillo and Busnes@LlandrilloMenai won medals at the WorldSkills UK finals in South Wales.

Busnes@LlandrilloMenai’s celebrating success following this year's Society of British Dental Nurses Awards which took place Manchester this weekend.

A new era for tourism and hospitality in North Wales has been marked with the official launch of ‘Academi Croeso’, a pioneering partnership led by Grŵp Llandrillo Menai and supported by Ambition North Wales through the North Wales Growth Deal.