North Wales Links
Originally from Perth in Western Australia Amanda Chesterton, a part-time Welsh student at Coleg Menai, has literally come a long way. Not only geographically but also in her quest to learn welsh. Having spent 3 ½ years getting to grips with the language Amanda has this year been invited to the Blaenau Gwent and Heads [...]
Funding for Creative Apprentices Delivers Boost for the Welsh Culture and Heritage Sector Creative & Cultural Skills, the Sector Skills Council for the creative and cultural industries, recently launched an exciting new programme at the Wales Millennium Centre to provide over 50 Creative Apprenticeships throughout Wales. Coleg Menai has been named as the training provider [...]
Three friends from Anglesey are set to make a big impression in September when they compete in the SkillBuild National Final 2010 at Coleg Menai’s Construction Skills Centre in Llangefni. Oliver Murphy from Treaddur Bay, Stuart Owen and Nathan Pritchard both from Holyhead have been selected from hundreds of plastering students throughout the UK to [...]
WELSH LEARNING STARS CELEBRATED AT AWARDS CEREMONY The stars of Welsh learning were celebrated last week [8 July 2010] at the learndirect Achievement Awards. The ceremony, which took place at Cardiff’s Pierhead Building, recognised the outstanding achievements of learners, businesses, and learndirect centres and staff. Amongst those honoured at the ceremony was Coleg Menai’s Tŷ Cyfle [...]