Coleg Glan Hafren
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Coleg Glan Hafren is a Further Education
college based in Cardiff
. The college has over 12,000 students and provides over 800 courses, including A levels (including A level and AS level Business Studies), GCSE re-sits and languages; Business and Professional courses such as Law, Marketing and Accounting; Hair and Beauty; Access, ESOL and Open Door; Sport, Catering, Childcare and Travel and Tourism; Creative and Digital courses and Engineering and Construction Technology courses. The courses are provided to students from the age of 14, who may study while still at school or from the age of 16, up to the eldest student at the college, who is 80 years old. There are also courses run for international students, under the college's British Council-accredited Cardiff College International.
The college has two campuses and four sites. One campus is on Trowbridge Road on the east side of the city. The other campus is in the city centre, with two sites on The Parade, at no.27 and no.35. The college also runs a commercial hair and beauty training salon in Cardiff's Castle Arcade, called the Design Academy. The college also provides courses at other sites, notably in Ely.
The college was formed in 1989 and was incorporated in 1993 under a Royal Charter
. The name means "College by the River Severn". The college was intended to serve the east-side of Cardiff, with another college intended to serve the west-side of Cardiff. There are six faculties within the college and the Acting Principal, since February 2009, is Mr Rob Larkins. The Chair of Governors is Ms Jacquie Turnbull.
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
college based in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
. The college has over 12,000 students and provides over 800 courses, including A levels (including A level and AS level Business Studies), GCSE re-sits and languages; Business and Professional courses such as Law, Marketing and Accounting; Hair and Beauty; Access, ESOL and Open Door; Sport, Catering, Childcare and Travel and Tourism; Creative and Digital courses and Engineering and Construction Technology courses. The courses are provided to students from the age of 14, who may study while still at school or from the age of 16, up to the eldest student at the college, who is 80 years old. There are also courses run for international students, under the college's British Council-accredited Cardiff College International.
The college has two campuses and four sites. One campus is on Trowbridge Road on the east side of the city. The other campus is in the city centre, with two sites on The Parade, at no.27 and no.35. The college also runs a commercial hair and beauty training salon in Cardiff's Castle Arcade, called the Design Academy. The college also provides courses at other sites, notably in Ely.
The college was formed in 1989 and was incorporated in 1993 under a Royal Charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
. The name means "College by the River Severn". The college was intended to serve the east-side of Cardiff, with another college intended to serve the west-side of Cardiff. There are six faculties within the college and the Acting Principal, since February 2009, is Mr Rob Larkins. The Chair of Governors is Ms Jacquie Turnbull.