Coleg Gwent News

On 16th June, we held an exciting cross college event for Independent Living Skills learners – ILS FEST 2022! All ILS learners and staff from our 5 campuses were invited to the playing fields behind Torfaen Learning Zone in Cwmbran, for a day to celebrate the ILS community and take part in a range of inclusive activities.

Not sure if A Levels are the right route for you? Have you ever wondered what else you could do after school instead? Engineering is one of the many options you could explore!

Thursday 16th June saw the return of the annual Coleg Gwent apprenticeship awards, with an in-person celebration being held for the first time in three years to celebrate our amazing apprentices. We had some amazing nominations from both assessors and employers alike!

This Learning Disability week, our interns have reached the end of the first course of a pilot scheme working with different departments of the Facilities team in Nevill Hall Hospital. Learn more about their supported internships in the healthcare setting.

On 22nd June, we held our annual learner awards event – a celebration of all our inspirational learners and their achievements. As the academic year draws to a close, we took the opportunity to celebrate our learners’ dedication to their studies with inspiring Welsh sports presenter, Jason Mohammad.

We recently celebrated a successful launch event for our new state of the art Cyber Hub at Blaenau Gwent Learning Zone in Ebbw Vale. The Cyber Hub has been launched as part of Cyber College Cymru; a programme designed to help prepare you for a career in cyber security