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.
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Barry Waterfront Campus
This exciting brand-new campus at Barry Waterfront will offer courses for all ages, throughout the week including evenings and weekends, housing over 1,000 learners.
As well as general learning spaces, plans include a Hair and Beauty Salon and Bistro/Restaurant that will be open to the public and run by students.
There will also be an external garden terrace, classrooms and IT rooms, a covered external dining area and a courtyard with a grass lawn and seating areas.
Barry Waterfront Campus Fly Through
Advanced Technology Centre
Based by CAVC’s renowned International Centre for Aerospace Training (ICAT) at Cardiff Airport, which will continue to operate, the 13,000sqm Advanced Technology Centre will accommodate nearly 2,000 learners.
Courses at the campus will be focused on supporting economic development and meeting the skills needs of employers in advanced technologies and green skills.
The campus will include an advanced composites manufacturing facility, state-of-the-art robotics and mechatronics labs and a “green skills house”. Students will use Virtual Reality and AI and have access to rapid prototyping, 3D metal printers and autonomous drones to support their studies.
As well as full-time courses, there will be apprenticeships and part-time courses providing employees and their employers the opportunity to upskill their workforce. Higher Education courses will also be offered, including courses run in collaboration with university partners.
Advanced Technology Centre Fly Through
