Education
Deeside
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North Wales
Glowing report for Coleg Cambria on Education Secretary's North Wales visit
Cabinet Secretary for Education Kirsty Williams gave Coleg Cambria a glowing report on a tour of its £14.6m sixth form centre. The Minister was welcomed yesterday (Thursday) by Cambria’s Chief Executive David Jones and Alex Thomas, Head of the revolutionary Deeside complex. Ms Williams AM paid tribute to staff at the centre for achieving a […]
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Cardiff
Construction
Education
Cardiff schoolchildren learn about construction career opportunities & site safety
Cardiff school children recently experienced a day of fun with industry professionals and a mascot from the construction industry, however careers and an important talk about site safety were the highlights of the lesson. JG Hale Construction visited St Patrick’s R.C. Primary School in Cardiff to help educate its children about the dangers of construction sites, […]
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Education
Welsh Students celebrate record success in A level results
The long wait for A level and Welsh Baccalaureate results is over, as students across the principality learned how they had performed today. It seems the Nation has much to be proud of in our young people – among their achievements is 8.7% of grades awarded at A*. This is the best outcome in Wales […]
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Education
Environment News
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Schoolchildren learn about Caerau Mine Water Scheme
Children from schools in the Llynfi Valley have been learning about the exciting Caerau mine-water scheme which will use the heat beneath their feet to warm 150 homes. Bridgend County Borough Council has been awarded £6.5m of EU funds to develop the trailblazing project which involves using water that has filled Caerau’s old underground mine […]
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Cardiff
Education
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Cardiff Mum of four shows value of Adult Learning in Adult Learners Week
A Cardiff mum is supporting Adult Learners’ Week 2018 after education restored her confidence and helped her build a career. After agreeing to an arranged marriage at the age of 18, education was the furthest thing from Aqsa Ahmed-Hussein’s mind. By 28 she had lost her confidence, seeing herself as just a wife and mum, […]
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Education
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Tech
£3.5m funding announced for tech innovation project in Wales
Welsh Economy Secretary, Ken Skates has announced £3.5m funding for a new project that will help Welsh businesses turn data science research and analytics into the products and processes of tomorrow. The new Data Innovation Accelerator (DIA) has been part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Welsh Government who are joining forces […]
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Construction
Education
News
Kier & CITB brings together schools and local businesses in new Educational Engagement Programme
Kier is launching a new education initiative in Wales with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), to create effective links between local schools and the Kier supply chain with the aim of inspiring the next generation of talent to consider a career within the built environment. Called the Educational Engagement Programme, and launched at a […]
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Automotive
Education
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Pontypridd
Tech
Ricardo to collaborate with University of South Wales on Electric Vehicle Battery Development
The University of South Wales‘ Centre for Automotive & Power System Engineering and Ricardo have announced that they intend to collaborate on electric vehicle battery systems research and development The Centre for Automotive & Power System Engineering (CAPSE) is based within the Faculty of Computing, Engineering & Science at the University of South Wales. Already a nationally recognized […]
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