Cyfleoedd (Careers support)
Cyfleoedd, meaning ‘opportunities’ in Welsh, is the careers hub at Bridgend College. We work with students and employers to enhance careers education, promote work-related opportunities. Cyfleoedd builds upon our wider college mission, enabling our students to ‘be all that they can be’ by preparing and supporting them to achieve, progress and gain meaningful paid career opportunities.
Find out more about how we support Employers
Advice and guidance
We provide free and impartial advice to students to help them take their next steps after college. We can help with:
- Preparing to write a CV
- Preparing for a job interview
- Gaining work experience
- Choosing subjects or courses
- Connecting with future employers
- Finding job or apprenticeship opportunities
- Gaining enterprise skills to start their own business
Careers Wales Mark
We are proud to have been awarded the Careers Wales Mark for our careers service. The ‘Mark’ is an award designed by Careers Wales to recognise a commitment to continuous quality improvement within an educational institution to meet with the Welsh Government’s requirements that are set out in the ‘Careers and the World of Work: a framework for 11-19 year-olds in Wales’.
Youth Entrepreneurship Impact Report
The Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy at Bridgend College focuses on a number of key areas identified by Welsh Government. These are enabling entrepreneurship, engaging, empowering and equipping students to be all that they can be through enterprise and accelerating student entrepreneurship. The College receives much appreciated financial support from the Welsh Government to assist with this work.
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Youth Entrepreneurship Impact Report
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Contact us
Contact the Cyfleoedd team on 01656 302 302, at hello@bridgend.ac.uk or complete our contact form and we’ll get back to you.
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Latest career opportunities
| Job Title | Employer | Location | Description | How to apply |
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| Playgroup Practitioner | Little Squirrels Playgroup | Pen Y Fai, Bridgend | 20hrs/week, flexible contracts Delivering a high standard of care for children from two to three years of age Required: Level 2 or Level 3 qualified (or working towards) £10.42 per hour | Please send your CV and covering letter to littlesquirrelsplaygroup@outlook.com |
| Commission based Sales representatives | Effective Homes – Solar Panels | Bridgend | Sundays 10am-4pm You will be responsible for promoting solar on our stand within the Homebase retail store, Bridgend To find out more visit: www.effectivehome.co.uk | Email phil.murphy@effectivehome.uk |
| System Admin Support | Hoop Recruitment | Cardiff | Voluntary post (non-paid) – 2/3 days per week Using CRM systems, data entry, general admin responsibilities | Email luisa.gale@hooprecruitment.co.uk |
| Tirwedd Sustainable Tree Planting | Sustainable Tree Planter | Various | Pay per tree, tree planter needed – various locations across South Wales to suit. | Email ben.watson.good.trees@hotmail.co.uk |
| Crew Member Evenings/ Weekends | McDonald’s | Bridgend Retail Park | You’ll be working in our fast moving, high energy environment and we’re looking for a genuine smile, enthusiasm, energy, plus an ability to connect with customers and make them feel valued. | Apply now |
