Coleg Sir Gâr

Coleg Sir Gâr

Established	1546
Type	FE college
Principal	Mr Brian Robinson
Location	Sandy Road Pwll, Llanelli Carmarthenshire SA15 4DN Wales
Local authority	DCELLS (although in Carmarthenshire LEA)
Gender	Mixed
Ages	16+
English name	Carmarthenshire College of Technology and Art
Website	CSG

Coordinates: 51°41′13″N 4°11′17″W / 51.687°N 4.188°W / 51.687; -4.188

Coleg Sir Gâr (English: Carmarthenshire College) is one of the largest providers of further education in Wales.

Admissions

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. 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.

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°41′11″N 4°11′19″W / 51.6865°N 4.1885°W / 51.6865; -4.1885 (Coleg Sir Gâr, Graig campus))
• Pibwrlwyd, Pibwrlwyd, Carmarthen (51°50′26″N 4°18′27″W / 51.8406°N 4.3074°W / 51.8406; -4.3074 (Coleg Sir Gâr, Pibwrlwyd campus))
• Ammanford, Ammanford (51°47′44″N 3°59′57″W / 51.7956°N 3.9992°W / 51.7956; -3.9992 (Coleg Sir Gâr, Ammanford campus))
• Gelli Aur, Llandeilo (51°52′14″N 4°02′42″W / 51.8706°N 4.0451°W / 51.8706; -4.0451 (Coleg Sir Gâr, Gelli Aur campus))
• Jobs Well, Jobs Well Road, Carmarthen (51°51′24″N 4°19′42″W / 51.8568°N 4.3284°W / 51.8568; -4.3284 (Coleg Sir Gâr, Jobs Well campus))

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.

Alumni

Llanelli Boys' Grammar School

• Douglas Bassett, Director from 1977-86 of the National Museum of Wales
• Air Vice-Marshal Andrew Burton OBE, Station Commander from 1994-5 of RAF Uxbridge
• Ronald Cass, composer of Cliff Richard film scores
• Huw Edwards (journalist), presenter since of BBC News at Ten
• Frederick Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones, Labour MP in 1974 for Newham South, from 1950-74 for West Ham South, and from 1945-50 for Plaistow, and Lord Chancellor from 1974-9
• Ioan Evans, Labour MP from 1983-4 for Cynon Valley, from 1974-83 for Aberdare, and from 1964-70 for Birmingham Yardley
• Prof John Evans CBE, Professor of Genetics from 1965-9 at the University of Edinburgh, and Director from 1969-94 of the MRC Human Genetics Unit
• Wynford Evans CBE, Chairman from 1995-2002 of the Bank of Wales, and from 1984-95 of South Wales Electricity plc
• Gwyn Francis CB, Director-General from 1986-90 of the Forestry Commission
• Hywel George CMG OBE, Administrator then Governor of St Vincent from 1967–70
• John Griffiths, surgeon
• Baron Leslie Griffiths, Methodist minister
• Michael Howard, Conservative MP from 1983-2010 for Folkestone and Hythe, and Home Secretary from 1993-7
• Hugh Jenkins CBE, Chief Executive from 1989-95 of Prudential Portfolio Managers
• Deke Leonard, musician
• Prof Noel Lloyd, Vice-Chancellor since 2004 of Aberystwyth University, and Professor of Mathematics since 1988
• Maj-Gen Hugh Macdonald-Smith CB, Colonel Commandant from 1978-83 of REME
• Wyn Morris, conductor
• Prof John Phillips, Vice-Chancellor from 1986-7 of Loughborough University, Professor of Zoology from 1967-79 at the University of Hull
• Terry Price, rugby player
• Clive Rees, rugby player
• Prof Hubert Rees DFC, Professor of Agricultural Botany from 1968-91 at University College, Aberystwyth
• Prof Linford Rees CBE, President from 1975-8 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• William Rees (veterinarian) CB, Chief Veterinary Officer from 1980-8
• Air Vice-Marshal the Venerable Glyndwr Renowden CB, Chaplain-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force from 1983-8
• Prof Hywel Thomas, Professor of the Economics of Education since 1993 at the University of Birmingham

References

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