Grŵp Llandrillo Menai ready to power North Wales’ nuclear future by leading delivery of world-class skills and training

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai has pledged its support to developing the skilled workforce needed for Rolls-Royce’s proposed small modular nuclear reactors at Wylfa on Ynys Môn,…

Lillie third in Painting & Decorating Association Apprentice of the Year competition

Coleg Llandrillo student Lillie Saunders received a national award recognising her skill in painting and decorating. Lillie, who studies Level 2 Painting and Decorating at…

Sion working on major TV drama being filmed in North Wales

Coleg Llandrillo student Sion Thomas has landed a role on the crew of a major television show less than a year into his media course.…

Lillie to compete in Painting and Decorating UK Grand Final

Coleg Llandrillo student Lillie Saunders will compete in the Painting and Decorating Association Apprentice of the Year Grand Final this Thursday (May 29). Lillie earned…

Marine engineering students to restore Caer Belan cranes

Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor students have begun a major two-year project to restore Georgian cranes at historic fortress Caer Belan. Learners studying Marine Engineering in Pwllheli will…

Coleg Menai donates football kits to Burundi children via Annie’s Orphans

Children in Burundi are playing football in Coleg Menai kits thanks to staff member Jamie Jones and charity Annie’s Orphans. Jamie, a sports hall supervisor…

New Coleg Menai campus officially opened by Minister for Further and Higher Education

Coleg Menai’s new Bangor campus was officially opened by Vikki Howells MS, Minister for Further and Higher Education last week. Supported by a total mutual…

Jordan and Keegen invite F1 in Schools sponsors to watch them in Skills Competition Wales

Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor students Jordan Pyper and Keegen Vidamour invited their F1 in Schools sponsors Faun Trackway Limited to see them compete in Skills Competition Wales.…

Madeleine joins up with UK squad for WorldSkills 2026

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai and RWE apprentice Madeleine Warburton has this week joined up with the WorldSkillsUK training squad for Shanghai 2026. Madeleine, an apprentice wind…

Students get a Glimpse of Potential Future Career with Babcock

Coleg Menai students aiming for careers in aviation visited Babcock International at RAF Valley recently to see how their futures could look. Aeronautical Engineering learners…

Celt and Sion ‘inject new energy’ into Gwynedd firm Major Owen

Celt Thomas and Sion ap Pedr were the “standout candidates” for employment with local family business Major Owen after completing their studies at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor.…

Multiply learners target new horizons after achieving maths qualifications

Multiply learners are celebrating after achieving numeracy qualifications which will help take their careers to the next level. Olwen Rowlands, Hafwen Ellis, Jessica Williams and…

New girls’ rugby academy established at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai 

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai has established a new girls’ rugby academy, offering students the opportunity to combine their studies with playing for college. The academy’s team…

Returning to college transformed my life says Gemma

The Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor lecturer enrolled on a Business Management degree before progressing to a PGCE – and now has a job she loves Gemma Stone-Williams…

PGCE was ‘best decision I've made’ says lecturer Keri

Keri Lane says returning to education in her 30s to study a PGCE was the best decision she’s ever made. Three years on from her…

Cian selected for Farming Connect Junior Academy

Coleg Glynllifon student Cian Rhys has been selected for the Farming Connect Junior Academy. He is one of 12 successful candidates from across Wales chosen…

Rhys wins The Prince’s Trust Ascential Education Award

Coleg Llandrillo(@colegllandrillo) student Rhys Morris has been awarded The Prince’s Trust Ascential Education Award. Rhys was presented with the award at a ceremony in London,…

Sara’s choirs raise £850 for WaterAid

Coleg Llandrillo lecturer Sara Brown helped raise more than £850 for WaterAid with a fund-raising choral concert. Sara is musical director of Bangor Community Choir…

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai partners with Foster Wales to support foster carers

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai (@LlandrilloMenai) is proud to announce a new and exciting partnership with Maethu Cymru/Foster Wales, the national network of local authority fostering services,…

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai appoints new Chief Executive

Wales’ largest Further Education college group has appointed a new Chief Executive. The Grŵp has appointed Aled Jones-Griffith into the role, succeeding Dafydd Evans, who…

Coleg Menai hosts Sixth Form engineering competition workshop

Coleg Menai recently hosted the latest stage of the annual EESW Sixth Form Project for budding engineers in north west Wales. Each year, the Engineering…

Eva and Madeleine in Squad UK for WorldSkills Lyon 2024

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s Eva Voma and Madeleine Warburton have been selected in the UK squads preparing for WorldSkills Lyon 2024. Eva and Madeleine have been…

Coleg Llandrillo sport students to referee Urdd rugby competitions

Coleg Llandrillo sport students recently trained to be rugby referees ready to officiate at Urdd tournaments. Learners completed their Referee in Education course with Sean…

Trainee chefs given butchery masterclass

Trainee chefs at Coleg Llandrillo were given a butchery masterclass by Karl Jones, of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s Food Technology Centre. A food technologist specialising in…

Deio appointed Young Trustee of Urdd Gobaith Cymru

Former Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor student Deio Siôn Llewelyn Owen has been appointed a Young Trustee of Urdd Gobaith Cymru. Deio, from Abererch near Pwllheli, will sit…

David selected for National Youth Brass Band of Wales

Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor student David Bisseker has been selected for the National Youth Brass Band of Wales. David, from Harlech, will play the trumpet in the…

Stephanie’s charting a course for career success

Stephanie is on her way to becoming a deck officer on a cruise ship following her time at Coleg Menai. The 20-year-old from Holyhead studied…

Students excel in CollegesWales Sport Ability Counts football tournament

Teams from across Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s campuses competed in the CollegesWales Sport Ability Counts Football Tournament in Colwyn Bay. The Parc Eirias event, organised by…

Heather wins Best Wedding Hair in North Wales

Coleg Llandrillo student Heather Wynne won Best Wedding Hair at the North Wales Wedding Awards recently. Heather, who runs Harmony Wedding Hair and Make Up,…

Students give Caffi Hafan a TV makeover

Coleg Menai art students helped to refurbish a community café as part of S4C show ‘Prosiect Pum Mil’. Learners from various courses at the Parc…

Students work on fight night streamed to millions of UFC subscribers

Coleg Llandrillo Creative Media students worked on a live mixed martial arts event that was broadcast to millions of UFC fans. Deborah Kelty, Josh Taylor,…

Students given taste of Army careers at training camp

Coleg Llandrillo learners were given an insight into working in the armed forces when they visited Capel Curig military camp. Students on the BTEC Level…

Osian targets WorldSkills success in engineering first

Osian Roberts will compete at the WorldSkills UK national final as the first engineering apprentice to represent Coleg Menai at this stage of the prestigious…

Coleg Glynllifon trialling robot tractor

Coleg Glynllifon is breaking new ground in the agriculture industry as it trials the UK’s first commercially available fully-autonomous tractor. The AgBot has been bought…

Ukrainian student Kseniia stars as Anthony’s stunning pictures go on show

Stunning photographs by former Coleg Llandrillo student Anthony J Harrison featuring Ukrainian refugee Kseniia Fedorovykh will be exhibited at Agored23 in Caernarfon. The pictures, depicting…

House of the Dragon role for former Coleg Menai student Beth

When former Coleg Menai student Beth Elen Roberts answered a call to work on House of the Dragon, she couldn’t have anticipated how iconic her…

Ryanair apprentice Tomos flying high after engineering course

Former Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor student Tomos Jones has seen his career take off after he gained an apprenticeship with Ryanair Engineering. Tomos, 19, has landed a…

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai achieves Leaders in Diversity status

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai has been successful in achieving the Leaders in Diversity award. Awarded by the National Centre for Diversity, the much-coveted accreditation recognises the…

From chef to Doctor via Coleg Menai

Internationally renowned food safety expert Dr Ellen Evans says college ignited a passion that fuelled her acclaimed career Dr Ellen Evans is living proof you…

Engineering student gains Rehau apprenticeship

Sion Jones has gained an apprenticeship with Rehau after completing his BTEC Level 3 Enhanced Engineering diploma at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor. Sion, 18, has been recruited…

Former Coleg Menai student Ceri Bostock to make cinema debut in Bolan’s Shoes

Former Coleg Menai student Ceri Bostock is set for her silver screen debut in glam rock drama ‘Bolan’s Shoes’, out in cinemas in September. Since…

Art students create book on Welsh wool industry’s slavery links

Coleg Menai art students have illustrated a book exploring the links between the global slave trade and the Welsh wool industry of the 18th and…

Student recruited as trainee manager after work experience success

Brody White has been recruited by Read Construction as a trainee site manager after impressing on work experience while studying at Coleg Menai. The 18-year-old…

Former Coleg Menai student wins £1,500 Eisteddfod scholarship

Former Coleg Menai student Llyr Evans has been awarded the Young Artist Scholarship at this year’s National Eisteddfod. Llyr, from Llanallgo on Anglesey, won the…

Coleg Menai student wins British Weightlifting bronze

Coleg Menai student Cian Green earned bronze in the British Weightlifting Championships at the weekend to stay on course for the Commonwealth Games. Cian finished…

Project SEARCH learners celebrate successful internships

Project SEARCH interns celebrated their success in front of their proud families in a ceremony at Coleg Llandrillo. Coby Barrows, Dylan Hardwick, Angharad Jones, Sophie…

Coleg Glynllifon award winner earns place on national scheme for young farmers

Coleg Glynllifon award winner Lea Williams has been selected for the Farming Connect Agri Academy Junior Programme. Lea, from Llansannan in Conwy, was named overall…

Students’ films to be televised on BBC and S4C

Two films created by Coleg Menai students are to be televised – with Ceri Bostock returning to her former college to direct one of them.…

Return to Coleg Menai helps past student break into music industry

Former Coleg Menai student Aron Griffith says returning to the college to work has given him opportunities he couldn’t have imagined in the music and…

Student lands cyber security role with NHS

Coleg Llandrillo student Rahim Arif has secured a role in cyber security with the NHS after successfully applying for a degree apprenticeship. Rahim will learn…