Careers and Progression
Whether you’re thinking about going to university, getting a job, taking on an apprenticeship, continuing your studies or starting your own business, the CG Ambitions team is here to support Coleg Gwent learners with their next steps.
Our team can help you explore your options, develop your employability skills and make informed decisions about your future. We can support you with UCAS and university applications, apprenticeships, career planning, CVs, applications, interviews and much more.
Supporting learners with their next steps
Our Progression Coaches support Coleg Gwent learners with their plans for life after college. They can help learners explore their options, make decisions about their next steps and support them through the application process, including university, apprenticeships and other progression routes.
BGLZ and HiVE
Hannah Cadman
Progression Coach
hannah.cadman@coleggwent.ac.uk
Crosskeys
Hayley Jenkins-Davies
Progression Coach
hayley.jenkins-davies@coleggwent.ac.uk
Newport
Rhian Rees
Progression Coach
rhian.rees@coleggwent.ac.uk
TLZ
Sally Parkinson-Cribb
Progression Coach, A Levels
sally.parkinson-cribb@coleggwent.ac.uk
Hannah Kenny
Progression Coach, Vocational Studies
hannah.kenny@coleggwent.ac.uk
Usk
Danielle Hubbard
Progression Coach
Danielle.hubbard@coleggwent.ac.uk
Our Employer Engagement Advisor connects Coleg Gwent learners with employers and industry, helping you gain real-world experience, develop your skills and discover different career opportunities. Through employer talks, industry visits, work experience, placements, employer-led projects, networking and recruitment opportunities, we help learners build connections with employers and understand what it’s really like to work in different industries.
Hannah Boyce
Employer Engagement Advisor
hannah.boyce@coleggwent.ac.uk
Have a business idea, a skill you could turn into a business, fancy becoming your own boss or even have an idea about a way you could improve your local community? Our Enterprise Champion can help you explore your idea, develop your entrepreneurial skills and understand what it takes to start and grow a business.
Zoë Binning
Enterprise Champion
zoe.binning@coleggwent.ac.uk
Find out more about the impact of our Enterprise work in our Annual Impact Report here:
If you’re not sure who you need to speak to, you can contact Abigail Collins, Employer Engagement & Progression Manager, who can help point you in the right direction.
Abigail Collins
Employer Engagement and Progression Manager
Abigail.collins@coleggwent.ac.uk
Online Careers Support
Not sure what career would be the right fit for you? Or struggling to work out what course to take to help you get into that dream job? Coleg Gwent can help!
Take our Career Match Quiz to establish your personality type and get personalised recommendations for jobs, subjects to study and even tips to help you work better.
Or check out our Career Pathways tool which gives lots of information on the different jobs available to you and information on the best subjects to pick to help you get there.
