Coleg Sir Gâr

Coleg Sir Gâr
Established 1985
Type FE college
Principal Dr Andrew Cornish
Founder Unknown
Location Sandy Road
Pwll, Llanelli
Carmarthenshire
SA15 4DN
Wales Wales
51°41′13″N 4°11′17″W / 51.687°N 4.188°W / 51.687; -4.188Coordinates: 51°41′13″N 4°11′17″W / 51.687°N 4.188°W / 51.687; -4.188
Local authority Carmarthenshire County Council
Students 10,000
Gender Mixed
Ages 14–any
Website CSG

Coleg Sir Gâr is a further education college in Carmarthenshire, Wales, with five campuses across the county.

The college

Coleg Sir Gâr is a large, multi-site, Further Education College The College is part of the University of Wales: Trinity Saint David Group. The Group offers a range of integrated pathways from 14 upwards and has delivered transformational change for the region. The College is based in South West Wales and has five main campuses at Llanelli (Graig), Carmarthen (Pibwrlwyd and Jobs Well), Ammanford and Llandeilo (Gelli Aur). Campuses vary in size and nature and offer a variety of subjects. It offers further education, adult and community learning, higher education and work based learning. It has approximately 10,000 learners of which some 3,000 are full-time and 7,000 are part-time. There are over 900 higher education learners. A new principal was appointed 31 August 20218, following retirement of Barry Liles (http://llanellionline.news/dr-andrew-cornish-announced-as-new-principal-for-coleg-sir-gar/). The College has a broad range of academic and vocational education and training programmes. These range from pre-entry to postgraduate level, providing a service to the whole learning community. It also offers its provision on-line, via partnerships at community locations and in the workplace. Coleg Sir Gâr can help employers develop their workforce by assessing training needs and providing quality training programmes. These can be tailor made to meet business needs including the timing and location of the training. Practical support is also available in the form of work based training programmes such as Foundation and Modern Apprenticeships. In addition the expertise and resources of the college are available through knowledge and technology transfer, to assist businesses with innovation and product development.It also provides for large numbers of 14-19 school pupils (around 1000) who attend the College or are taught by College staff at their schools. The College has an annual turnover of around £30m and employs approximately 850 staff. Of these, roughly 450 are directly involved in teaching and 400 in support and administrative functions.[1]

Campuses

History

Coleg Sir Gâr has been providing further education since 1985.[2] It was first created as Carmarthenshire College of Technology and Art (CCTA) following the merger of a number of technical colleges and the Dyfed College of Art. In 1992, the College became an independent corporation having previously been under the control of the Local Education Authority. Since 1 August 2013, the college has been part of the University of Wales: Trinity Saint David Group.

The Graig Campus, Llanelli, was formerly occupied by Graig Comprehensive School and Llanelli Boys' Grammar School.[2] As CCTA, the Llanelli campus was based at Alban Road in Llanelli. This was the site of former Llanelli Technical College.

Carmarthen School of Art originated in 1854. It combined with the Llanelli college in 1971 to become Dyfed College of Art. In 1979 the new campus at Jobs Well Road, Carmarthen was built.[3]

Virtual college

The virtualcollege.ac.uk was created in 1998 by Coleg Sir Gâr to meet the growing demands of industry in Carmarthenshire. The training courses developed were delivered completely online in the area of IT skills. Since then the virtual college has expanded to include almost 1000 courses in a number of areas, amongst them teacher training, accountancy, business, leadership and management, health and safety and languages. All the accredited courses are delivered completely online supported by tutors from the college.

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ↑ Lowe, Jonathan (2017). A students Guide into Business.
  2. 1 2 "Coleg Sir Gâr guide". Education. The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Lewis Webb, Barbara. "The Carmarthen School of Art". Carmarthen Museum.
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