A Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor A-level tutor has won a national award for her tireless work in helping students progress on to university and higher education.
Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor News
Last year, due to the increasing demand for nurses in Wales, Sioned Roberts from Porthmadog and Lois Thomas from Minffordd both decided to enrol on an Access to Higher Education (HE) course in order to fulfil their dreams.
Ffion Pugh, studying on the UAL L3 Diploma in Art and Design at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor, Dolgellau, had work selected out of 500 entries from colleges nationwide. Ffion's Lockdown posters really stood out, and it was also the only bilingual work on show.
With the growth in marine industries and maritime services predicted to grow to £25 billion a year within the next few years, Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor is proud to announce new and exciting developments at its state-of-the-art facilities at the Hafan site in Pwllheli.
Ffion Pugh, 17 has been selected to exhibit their work at Origins Creatives, taking place at the Truman Brewery in July.
Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s Dolgellau and Pwllheli campuses are gearing up to welcome hundreds of local people to their Community Engagement Events on Saturday 11 and June and Saturday 18 June respectively.
A student from the Skills for Life and Work department at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor’s Dolgellau campus was recently recognised for her voluntary work at an awards ceremony at the Galeri in Caernarfon.
A unique work training package is being launched, with students on the Foundation Degree in Outdoor Recreation having the opportunity to apply for the Glanllyn training scheme alongside their degree studies.
Art students from Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor’s Pwllheli and Dolgellau campuses have contributed to a trail of clay sculptures that have been installed at the entrance to the Memorial Hall in Criccieth, to celebrate the centenary of the hall's opening.
The outdoor recreation students at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor were involved in a busy end of term challenge. They decided to walk the Mary Jones Trail, 28 miles from Llanfihangel y Pennant to Bala raising funds for the South Snowdonia Mountain Rescue team. Nerys Siddall from Byd Mary Jones World came to college beforehand to give an insightful talk on the story of Mary Jones added with her role at the museum.