Coleg Sir Gâr
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Coleg Sir Gâr is one of the largest providers of further education
in Wales
.
es 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. It also has a number of online courses available through its Virtual College, created in 1998. The College is a partner of the University of Glamorgan.
The college headquarters is located to the west of the town of Llanelli at the Graig Campus on the A484
.
As Carmarthenshire College of Technology and Art it was based on Alban Road in Llanelli. This was the site of Llanelli Technical College.
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...
in Wales
Wales
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Admissions
The college has five campusCampus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
es at various locations in Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...
. 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. It also has a number of online courses available through its Virtual College, created in 1998. The College is a partner of the University of Glamorgan.
The college headquarters is located to the west of the town of Llanelli at the Graig Campus on the A484
A484 road
The A484 road is an A road in Wales connecting Swansea with Cardigan.The road begins at Cadle in Swansea and heads westwards as a southern bypass to Loughor. It continues over the Loughor bridge into Bynea, Carmarthenshire. It continues through the centre of Llanelli and traverses near the south...
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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
- On-Line Services
Campuses
- Graig, Sandy Road, Pwll, Llanelli (51.6865°N 4.1885°W)
- Pibwrlwyd, Pibwrlwyd, Carmarthen (51.8406°N 4.3074°W)
- Ammanford, Ammanford (51.7956°N 3.9992°W)
- Gelli Aur, Llandeilo (51.8706°N 4.0451°W)
- Jobs Well, Jobs Well Road, Carmarthen (51.8568°N 4.3284°W)
History
The Graig Campus was formerly Graig Sixth Form College and Graig Comprehensive School. It became a comprehensive in 1977, and was administered by Dyfed County Council Education Committee. Previous to that Llanelli Boys' Grammar School. A notable headmaster of that school was Stan Rees, and it was nationally known for its rugby team.As Carmarthenshire College of Technology and Art it was based on Alban Road in Llanelli. This was the site of Llanelli Technical College.
Virtual college (on-line services)
The virtualcollege.ac.uk was created in 1998 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 meet the training needs of individuals all over the world and now includes a breadth of courses in a number of areas, teacher training (Moodle4Teachers), Leisure Learning, E-Biz and others. All the accredited courses (EdExcel and OCN) are delivered completely online supported by tutors from the college.Llanelli Boys' Grammar School
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External links
- Coleg Sir Gâr (Official Site)
- West Wales School of the Arts