Cyn-fyfyriwr Trin Gwallt Coleg Llandrillo yn agor salon trin gwallt newydd... yn Awstralia!
Cafodd myfyrwyr trin gwallt Llandrillo'r cyfle i holi un o gyn-fyfyrwyr Trin Gwallt y coleg, sydd wedi ennill llu o wobrau a newydd agor ei salon trin gwallt ei hun yn Awstralia yn ddiweddar!
Daw Dion Padan o Gerrigydrudion yn wreiddiol a bu'n astudio yn salonau hyfforddiant y coleg yng nghampws Llandrillo-yn-Rhos. Dychwelodd i Goleg Llandrillo (trwy gyfrwng galwad Zoom) i roi cynghorion i'r myfyrwyr cyfredol am yr hyn sydd ei angen i lwyddo yn y diwydiant trin gwallt, ac ateb unrhyw gwestiynau llosg gan y myfyrwyr.
Mae Dion wedi cael gyrfa lewyrchus yn y diwydiant gwallt am dros chwarter canrif, gan ennill gwobr 'The Nation's Favourite Hairdresser' yn 2009. A daeth yn agos i'r brig yng nghystadleuaeth 'American Crew Face-off' a gynhaliwyd am y tro cyntaf yn yr un flwyddyn. Bu ar y rhestr fer ranbarthol yn L'Oreal Colour Trophy Mens Image Awards bob blwyddyn o 2011 i 2014. Mae Dion wedi gweithio gyda llu o enwogion, yn cynnwys steilio gwallt Brandon Flowers, prif leisydd The Killers.
Ar ôl cwblhau ei hyfforddiant yng Ngholeg Llandrillo yn 1999, bu Dion yn gweithio i sefydliadau trin gwallt lleol cyn agor salonau yn Lerpwl. Ei freuddwyd oedd symud i Awstralia, ac aeth i fyw a gweithio yn Sydney. Erbyn hyn mae'n byw ac yn gweithio yn Darwin, lle bu'n gweithio i gadwyn barbwr o'r enw Tommy Gun's, cyn agor ei salon trin gwallt ei hun yn ddiweddar o'r enw The Editor.
Meddai Dion: "Mae'n gymaint o bleser rhannu fy stori gyda myfyrwyr Llandrillo bob amser. Mae'n gyffrous gwylio eu siwrne nhw, gweld sut maen nhw'n datblygu i fod yn drinwyr gwallt a barbwyr proffesiynol. Rwy'n gobeithio y byddaf yn medru galw heibio i'ch gweld chi y tro nesaf y bydda i adref. Diolch unwaith eto, mae'n golygu cymaint i mi."
Roedd yr adborth gan y myfyrwyr yn cynnwys: "ffantastig, ysbrydoliaeth i mi," "roedd o'n gwneud i mi deimlo y medrwn i goncro'r byd," "fe ddangosodd beth fedrwn i'w gyflawni petawn i'n gwireddu fy mhotensial" a "Nawr rydw i'n deall pam mor bwysig ydi marchnata a brandio."
Dywedodd tiwtor a chydlynydd Trin Gwallt Coleg Llandrillo, Wendy Jones: "Mae Dion yn gredyd i'r diwydiant ac mae bob amser yn annog ein myfyrwyr i ddilyn eu breuddwydion. Mae wedi bod yn y coleg lawer gwaith i arddangos ei sgiliau a chafodd tri aelod o staff wahoddiad i'w salon trin gwallt 'Hooka' yn Lerpwl i ymuno â'i staff mewn sesiynau hyfforddiant. Mae'n gefnogol iawn i ni yn yr adran Trin Gwallt/Gwaith Barbwr."
I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am gyrsiau Trin Gwallt yng Ngholeg Llandrillo, neu ar unrhyw rai o gampysau Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, cysylltwch â thîm Gwasanaethau i Ddysgwyr y coleg ar 01492 542 338. Mae Coleg Llandrillo'n rhan o Grŵp Llandrillo Menai.
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Dion Padan is originally from Cerrigydrudion and studied in the college’s training salons at the Rhos-on-Sea campus. He returned to Coleg Llandrillo (via a Zoom call) to give current students tips and expert advice on what is needed to succeed in the hairdressing industry, whilst also answering any burning questions that the students had.
Dion has had an illustrious career in the hair industry for over 25 years, winning the title of The Nation’s Favourite Hairdresser in 2009. In the same year he became a finalist in the first ever American Crew Face-Off photographic competition. He was also consecutively shortlisted as a regional finalist in the prestigious L’Oreal Colour Trophy Mens Image Awards from 2011 - 2014. Dion has worked alongside a plethora of celebrities including styling Brandon Flowers, frontman of The Killers.
After finishing his training at Coleg Llandrillo just before the Millennium, Dion worked for a local hairdressers before opening two salons in Liverpool. Following his lifelong dream, he then emigrated to Australia, relocating and working in Sydney. He now lives and works in Darwin, where he initially worked for a barbering chain called Tommy Gun’s, before recently opening his own hairdressing salon called The Editor.
Dion said: “It's always such a pleasure to share my story with the students at Llandrillo. It's exciting to watch their journeys, seeing how they grow into professional hairdressers and barbers. I hope I'll be able to come in to see you in person next time I'm back home. Thanks again, it means a lot to me.”
Feedback from students included: “fantastic, inspiring”, “he made me feel like I could take on the world”, “he showed me what I can achieve if I realise my potential” and “I now realise how important marketing and branding are”.
Coleg Llandrillo Hairdressing tutor and coordinator, Wendy Jones, said: “Dion is a credit to the industry and always encourages our students to follow their dreams. He has been to college many times to do demonstrations and he previously invited three members of staff to his Liverpool salon ‘Hooka’ to join his staff in training sessions. He is very supportive of us as a Hairdressing/Barbering department.”
For more information on Hairdressing courses at Coleg Llandrillo campuses, or any of the Grŵp Llandrillo Menai campuses, contact the college’s Learner Services team on 01492 542 338. Coleg Llandrillo is part of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai.
Web: www.gllm.ac.uk
Dion Padan is originally from Cerrigydrudion and studied in the college’s training salons at the Rhos-on-Sea campus. He returned to Coleg Llandrillo (via a Zoom call) to give current students tips and expert advice on what is needed to succeed in the hairdressing industry, whilst also answering any burning questions that the students had.
Dion has had an illustrious career in the hair industry for over 25 years, winning the title of The Nation’s Favourite Hairdresser in 2009. In the same year he became a finalist in the first ever American Crew Face-Off photographic competition. He was also consecutively shortlisted as a regional finalist in the prestigious L’Oreal Colour Trophy Mens Image Awards from 2011 - 2014. Dion has worked alongside a plethora of celebrities including styling Brandon Flowers, frontman of The Killers.
After finishing his training at Coleg Llandrillo just before the Millennium, Dion worked for a local hairdressers before opening two salons in Liverpool. Following his lifelong dream, he then emigrated to Australia, relocating and working in Sydney. He now lives and works in Darwin, where he initially worked for a barbering chain called Tommy Gun’s, before recently opening his own hairdressing salon called The Editor.
Dion said: “It's always such a pleasure to share my story with the students at Llandrillo. It's exciting to watch their journeys, seeing how they grow into professional hairdressers and barbers. I hope I'll be able to come in to see you in person next time I'm back home. Thanks again, it means a lot to me.”
Feedback from students included: “fantastic, inspiring”, “he made me feel like I could take on the world”, “he showed me what I can achieve if I realise my potential” and “I now realise how important marketing and branding are”.
Coleg Llandrillo Hairdressing tutor and coordinator, Wendy Jones, said: “Dion is a credit to the industry and always encourages our students to follow their dreams. He has been to college many times to do demonstrations and he previously invited three members of staff to his Liverpool salon ‘Hooka’ to join his staff in training sessions. He is very supportive of us as a Hairdressing/Barbering department.”
For more information on Hairdressing courses at Coleg Llandrillo campuses, or any of the Grŵp Llandrillo Menai campuses, contact the college’s Learner Services team on 01492 542 338. Coleg Llandrillo is part of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai.
Web: www.gllm.ac.uk
