A leading Welsh work-based learning company has declared its involvement in the weekendâs Royal Welsh Spring Festival at Llanelwedd a great success.
Welshpool-based Cambrian Training Company, which has offices across Wales, welcomed more than 250 visitors on both days of the event to its pavilion on the Royal Welsh Showground.
The company attended the event to inform visitors about career opportunities in Wales via apprenticeships and to promote the Welsh hospitality and food and drink industries.
Cambrian Training Company is the leading provider of Hospitality and Food & Drink Manufacturing Apprenticeships in Wales. The company also delivers apprenticeships in Business & Administration, Leadership & Management and Sustainable Resource Management.
On Saturday, the companyâs professional cookery training officer, Andrew Addis-Fuller gave three full-house cookery demonstrations using salt beef. This new product has been launched by Cambrian Training Companyâs sister business, Trailhead Fine Foods, who exhibited in the festivalâs Food Hall.
On Sunday, it was hospitality training officer, Scott Morganâs turn in the spotlight, giving masterclasses in mocktail making. In addition to hundreds of mocktails, visitors consumed around 500 Welsh cakes made to Andrewâs secret recipe.
Among the visitors who complimented Cambrian Training Company and Trailhead Fine Foods on the salt beef dishes, Welsh cakes and mocktails was Marian Owen, wife of this yearâs Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s 2025 president, John R. Owen.
The company will again be gifting its Cambrian Training Company Pavilion to the host county, which is Caernarfon this year, at the Royal Welsh from July 21-24.
Faith OâBrien, Cambrian Training Companyâs managing director, said the festival was âvery successful and really positiveâ for the company.
âOur mission was to support the festival, promote the hospitality and food and drink sectors across Wales – and all the different roles within them – and to raise the profile of apprenticeships as successful career pathways,â she said.
âWe welcomed around 250 people to our pavilion on each of the days and they were looking to understand what apprenticeships have to offer.
âWe met quite a few parents who were disappointed that their children had chosen either further or higher education courses instead of an apprenticeship and were unable to find employment.
âWe also met a school head of year who identified the need for apprenticeships to be better promoted in schools as an option for students, which is something we have been saying for years.
âQuite a few young people came in wanting to know how they could enrol on an apprenticeship. Hopefully, they went away armed with the information they need to find an employer who supports apprenticeships.â
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Iâm glad the conversation around careers is being brought to events like this â it bridges the gap between learning and employment in a way that feels accessible. Community festivals are the perfect place to highlight practical opportunities like apprenticeships, especially for young people exploring their next steps.
Itâs encouraging to see apprenticeships and vocational careers getting the spotlight at events like the Royal Welsh Spring Festival. These kinds of initiatives make career pathways feel more tangible, especially for young people in rural communities.
The Royal Welsh Spring Festival is doing such a valuable service by connecting local industries with the next generation of professionals. Itâs a reminder that there are so many ways to start a career outside of the traditional university route.