Coleg Sir Gâr
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Coleg Sir Gâr (English: Carmarthenshire College) is one of the largest providers of further education in Wales. The college has five campuses at various locations in Carmarthenshire. They provide courses in fields including sciences, health, engineering, sport, agriculture, catering, art and design, hairdressing business and other subjects. These courses lead to qualifications such as A Levels, GCSEs, NVQs, GNVQs up to degrees and postgraduate degrees, and the Welsh Baccalaureate. The College is a partner of the University of Glamorgan.
The college headquarters is located in the town of Llanelli at the Graig Campus.
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[edit] Faculties
- Arts Design & Performance
- Access & General Education
- Business Management & Office Technology
- Computing & Information Technology
- Catering, Hairdressing & Beauty Therapy
- Engineering & Construction
- Foundation & Community Education
- Health, Social & Child Care
- Sports, Leisure & Landbased Studies
- Training Services
[edit] Campuses
[edit] Graig
The Graig campus is the largest of the five campuses and is the administrative hub of the college. Based on the site of the former Llanelli Boys Grammar School, it now houses modern purpose built facilities including the Engineering & Technology Centre and Hair & Beauty Centre.
The campus is the main centre for AS and A level courses as well as computing & information technology, performing arts, media & music technology, sport, leisure and tourism. Business management, health social and child care are also key activities at the Graig.
The facilities available to support education, learning and training include:
a Learning Resource Centre and library
a Computer Aided Engineering Centre utilising industry standard software packages
Engineering and manufacturing equipment incorporating CNC machines and the latest digital laser scanning technology
an all weather sports training pitch
hair dressing and beauty salons including a spa
dance studio
a television, film and recording studio
dedicated computer labs and banks of computers in virtually all classrooms
[edit] Pibwrlwyd
Pibwrlwyd is in a rural setting on the outskirts of Carmarthen. The campus is home to the Faculty of Business Management and Education which incorporates the West Wales School of Business, a partnership with the University of Glamorgan and Pembrokeshire College. Other key activities on the campus include Automotive Engineering, Catering & Hospitality, Equine Studies, Small Animal Care, Graphics & Packaging Design. Facilities include:
ICT equipment and Labs
a dedicated Mac suite including banner printing facilities
a Learning Centre (Library)
a training restaurant open to the public.
an Indoor Riding Arena with disabled access as well as an Outdoor Arena
motor vehicle workshops
a new aviary for exotic birds
an exotic animal care centre which incorporates reptiles, fish and amphibians.
[edit] Ammanford
Learning activity on the Ammanford campus is focused on health, social & child care and construction industry crafts.
The Faculty of Health, Social and Child Care run a range of higher and further education courses at the campus including NVQs and short courses in Counselling. There is also a large presence of Entry Level students who are taught on independent living skills courses. Their development is supported by on campus resources such as a kitchen, washroom and garden area.
The Construction Section delivers courses in bricklaying, plumbing, plastering, painting, decorating and the woodtrades. New state of the art workshops are currently being built to cater for the demand. This development will include a “Construction Technology Development & Support Centre” purely for SMEs operating in the built environment. A key aspect will be a sustainable and renewable energies facility established in partnership with Greenworks.
The campus has a crèche on site called Scallywags. As well as looking after children of students and staff, it is open to the public.
[edit] Gelli Aur
The campus is a brand new purpose built complex which is also home to the 211 hectare College Farm. Situated in the fertile Tywi valley, 3 miles from Llandeilo and 14 miles from Carmarthen, the main focus at the Campus is to prepare students for a range of land based countryside studies and agricultural engineering occupations.
The teaching block is situated adjacent to the farm in and resources include the latest in IT technology, science laboratories and a library/learning centre. There is also a residential block on the Campus which can accommodate 25 students in single rooms each with en-suite facilities, TV and internet connections.
This main enterprise on the college farm is milk production with 400 milking cows split into two herds of 200 matched cows allowing an evaluation of two separate herd management strategies. There is also a small beef enterprise and a flock of 400 breeding ewes.
Gelli Aur is also home to the College’s Farm and Technology Transfer Centre which in turn houses The Dairy Development Centre (DDC). Launched in January 2002 the DDC aims to facilitate the development of the Welsh dairy industry through a proactive technology transfer service, market information and the provision of specialist advice.
[edit] Jobs Well
Jobs Well Road in Carmarthen is the main campus for the Faculty of Art, Design and Performance with other related courses also being accommodated at the Pibwrlwyd Campus in Carmarthen and the Graig Campus in Llanelli.
The campus was originally designed as a purpose-built art facility and provides students with a range of facilities from traditional ones such as for stone carving, metal forging and casting, wood carving, ceramics, textiles, painting and drawing through to more high tech activities in photography and in fashion.
There are facilities for computer-aided art and design work and there is also a facility for the laser welding and fastening of fashion/textiles garments that is part of the Faculty's commercial activities and which exists in no other UK educational institution.
The campus also houses the Faculty's own art gallery, the Henry Thomas Gallery, which is used for student and public exhibitions throughout the year and in particular is one of the venues for the Faculty's large scale end of year student exhibitions.
Students may also work outside and in the grounds of the campus and there are wood, stone and steel sculptures on display as well as works in progress.
[edit] External links
- Coleg Sir Gâr (official site)
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