Your new college campuses in the Vale of Glamorgan

Cardiff and Vale College’s £119m investment in the future of skills for the Vale of Glamorgan, working in partnership with the Vale of Glamorgan Council and Welsh Government, is underway.

The project will see two new campuses built in the Vale: a community college campus in the heart of Barry Waterfront and an innovative Advanced Technology Campus by Cardiff Airport. Both sites are being cleared and prepared this summer ready for building work to start, with both campuses due to open in August 2027.

The 13,000sqm Advanced Technology Centre will accommodate training focused on meeting the skills needs of employers, apprentices and those working in advanced technologies and supporting Wales’ Net Zero transition.

The 6,000sqm Barry Waterfront Campus will offer a wide range of facilities and courses for young people and adults to develop new skills or progress in their careers.

The first Net Zero Further Education project in Wales, both campuses will become truly sustainable learning environments which thousands will learn in each year and will bring substantial community and economic development benefits to the Vale.

The project is being delivered through the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme.