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Contributing to the Wellbeing of Future Generations: the role of Further Education Colleges

Links with Business and Students at International Centre for Aerospace Training, &

Vale College Local Employers

Further Education is largely focused on immediate employment needs of business, industry and young people in the region. and specialises in NVQs, BTECs and apprenticeships. The sector 100% of the students who completed last provides people in employment with opportunities for year’s Marine Engineering course have gained careers within professional development and acts as a bridge to employment the marine industry. for 16 to 19 year olds.

Coleg Sir Gâr’s agricultural centre based in Gelli Aur is The Webb Review published in 2007 identified a need and opportunity for FE to collaborate with the business sector and working with Wynnstay Group Plc, delivering a bespoke with work based training providers and since its publication training package for its newly appointed team of great improvements have been made in the way that these agricultural traders based throughout its chain of specialist sectors collaborate. country stores. Read More >

The Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill aims explicitly to improve Hair and Beauty students from have the skills, education and employment opportunities of the nation to opened a new social enterprise in Ely - Inspire - which is run by deliver “a prosperous Wales.” Here are some examples of how the students themselves, supported by a grant from UnLtd and Further Education is contributing to the realisation of this goal. its FE Pioneers programme. Read More > Thanks to Colleges Wales for additional information.

Engineering students from Cardiff and Vale College have been A report in 2014 has shown that contributes helping to construct the College’s £45m new site at Canal £401.1 million per year to the local economy. Read More > Parade, thanks to work placement opportunities with the

The Meirionnydd Centre for Renewable Developments is a developer, Willmott Dixon. Read More > £4.5 million facility at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor to meet the

Low Carbon Zero waste Skills Innovation Prosperity Wales is home to a Colleges have reduced Further education can New technology, new Strong local economies number of research the amount of waste develop the capability of processes, new business served by relevant local institutes and teaching sent to landfill and are workers and equip young models. FE is helping to education and skills facilities that are finding ingenious ways people with the skills unleash creativity and development are self re-

pursuing the goal of a to reduce, re-use and that the Welsh economy nurture inforcing and an incentive low carbon economy. recycle. and employers need. entrepreneurship. for the best to stay in Wales.

Cambria - Two Way Support

North east Wales is the home of a number of flagship industries and companies of major significance for the Welsh economy. The College has developed strong links with these CAVC and Aerospace through its “Employer Engagement The Cardiff and Vale College region Renewable Energy Team”. This team consists of people with includes both Cardiff Wales airport and industry and business experience and the aerospace industry centre at RAF St at Llandrillo Menai provides a one-stop-shop for any Athan. The International Centre for business that requires educational Coleg Llandrillo-Menai has formed a Aerospace Training (ICAT) is a support. Team members develop one-to partnership with RWE Npower partnership initiative between CAVC and one relationships with businesses and Renewables to train apprentices for the the aircraft industry. This award-winning liaise across college to find existing off-shore wind industry. The off-shore centre includes a range of specialist courses or develop bespoke training. All wind industry is locally significant as the facilities for training in the aviation work based learning contains a strong Gwynt y Mor turbine array, visible from industry. Aeronautical Engineering element of ESDGC and the College aims the campus, is one of the largest such apprenticeships and courses up to to spread the SD culture via students to projects in Europe. degree level are based here, as well as the employers. Industry Focus Groups some Travel and Tourism courses. give businesses an opportunity to tell the College what skills are needed. Site visits Innovation for Industry from tutors keep them up to date with technology and practice so that they can - Coleg Sir Gar better prepare students for work. This initiative, funded by the A4B Similarly, industry experts give guest programme takes ideas through to lectures: Worcester Bosch and Airbus are commercial viability. Currently working two local employers who regularly do with 104 companies, the College unit is this. Toyota has provided a hybrid The focal point of this partnership is the able to act as an advisor, broker and vehicle for the Motor trades department Marine and Built Environment training critical friend. By maintaining a high level so that students can familiarise themselves centre at the Rhos on Sea campus. The overview it is able to provide a route with this emerging technology. centre has workshops for training in a map to market linking each company to a range of trades including a specialist network of other agencies and marine and boat building facility. The commercial interests. Innovation might Renewable Energy & Sustainability be in any form: it might require new Centre for Wales (RESCW) forms part of machinery, new processes or new skills. the MBEC. It provides local communities, The unit is able to structure the businesses, schools and individuals with development of an idea and co-ordinate facilities for demonstrations, educational support for the client business, calling on visits and seminars, as well as installer academic expertise as necessary.

training and Continuous Personal Student Dan Roynan receiving award from Development (CPD) courses on the use of Graham Hillier, Toyota UK; renewable energy, including wind, solar www.cambria.ac.uk/news/dans-winning- power and ground source heat pumps. plan-for-toyota/

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