It’s nearly a year since the lives of Ukrainian citizens were devastated and impacted in every way imaginable. Since then, many of those people have found themselves displaced in foreign countries - one of those countries being Wales. I’m glad to say that Ukrainians - as well as refugees of other nationalities - have been welcomed into Welsh communities with open arms. It’s for this reason that I’ve come to write this piece - reflecting on the role of colleges within communities to support refugees.
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A group of Coleg Llandrillo students with additional learning needs were presented with their Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze and Silver awards by the college’s principal, after completing several challenging tasks over a period of months.
Grŵp Llandrillo Menai has unveiled its first Net-Zero carbon building - a brand new state-of-the-art sports centre - funded in partnership with the Welsh Government.
Agriculture students from Coleg Glynllifon recently visited Grŵp Llandrillo-Menai’s Food Technology Centre, which is located on the college group’s Llangefni campus.
Former Coleg Llandrillo student, Sam Wainwright, recently received his first Welsh cap.
A representative from one of the world’s best universities flew into North Wales recently to inspire Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor’s A-level students.
Nearly 150 of Coleg Llandrillo’s Bricklaying, Plumbing, Electrical, Joinery and Plastering students - from first year to degree students - were given the chance to brush-up on their skills recently, when a representative from one of Europe’s leading tool manufacturers gave a series of presentations at the college’s Rhos-on-Sea campus. The learners even built the Stabila logo into a wall to coincide with the visit.
A USA-based soccer (football) coach with ties to Wales, recently returned to his homeland to share his expertise with a college’s sporting stars of the future.
A Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor Engineering student is set to represent his country for the first time after being included in the Under-18 Welsh Schools and Colleges football squad.
Coleg Llandrillo Construction students were recently given VIP access to the much-talked-about coastal defence project at Rhos-on-Sea.