August 2011 Press Releases (69)

New & Improved SORTED - the sustainability tool for the learning and skills sector

With the support from the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) we have improved the online sustainability tool aimed specifically at those in the learning and skills sector - SORTED.

SORTED now has a fully filtered search to enable you to quickly find the resource you are looking for. To assist with your sustainability journey we have aligned all…

Photos of Susie Hyde-Graham 

 The recently opened Mayberry Garden Centre, along the Old Shoreham Road in Portslade, has started to grow its staff skills in association with Sussex Downs College.

Leading the way is Susie Graham-Hyde (19) from Burgess…

Written by Joanne Miles, Managing Consultant, LSN

Many colleges are now running Supported Experiments action…

A Shipley College Student is eyeing a career in fashion after scooping a major prize for outstanding performance at college.

Lucinda Hood, 20, from Bradford, has been named Bradford and District’s FE Student of the Year at the Aimhigher West Yorkshire Awards 2011, after overcoming personal…

People will soon be able to travel back in time and access a unique collection of artefacts that has documented life in Saltaire Village over the past 158 years.

From Monday, 1^st August Shipley College will open its doors to the public as it launches the college’s annual exhibition of the Saltaire Archive.

Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the unique collection which focuses on the history and present development of Saltaire Village, which is now a World…

Two students from South Eastern Regional College (SERC) have devised an innovative solution which has helped local soft drinks manufacturer, Coca-Cola HBC Northern Ireland, further enhance its water management practices.  Engineering students, Jonathan Owens and Jonathan Hamill worked on the project as part of their…

Two IT students from Fareham College have won Apprenticeships at IBM.

Andrew Helps and Rebecca Henderson, both 18, have completed their National Diploma in IT Practitioners and have provisionally received a triple Distinction. They applied for the Apprenticeship after their lecturer, John Knight, gave them the application form from the College’s Job Shop.

The process was intense and included an on-line test and a day at IBM in Cosham where they did a 10 minute…

West Nottinghamshire College has entered into a partnership with leading learning company Pearson.

They have struck a deal that will see the college shift the majority of its Apprenticeship provision over to BTEC Apprenticeships, in a move aimed at reducing administration costs and duplication.

The college will also benefit from a host of other innovative Pearson solutions, all designed to streamline Apprenticeship delivery. These include online learning…

A student who has just completed her part-time level 3 Hairdressing course has scooped up two awards for her achievements this year.

Christine McLenaghan, who has over 20 year’s hairdressing experience, has won the Student of the Year Award at The News’ first Hair and Beauty Awards.

Christine, who also won Student of the Year at the College’s Hair and Beauty Showcase at Ferneham Hall in May, was nominated by her tutor, Terri Ingram, because her work was always to a high…

Essex-born singer Alison Moyet will be named an Honorary Graduate at the South Essex College of Further and Higher Education Graduation ceremony at the Cliffs Pavilion this September. A former student of the College, the Grammy nominated songstress will receive an honorary doctorate for her services to British…

TWO of north London’s Further Education colleges will merge from November after obtaining the go-ahead of Skills Minister John Hayes.

The merger between Barnet College – which has sites in Grahame Park, High Barnet and Finchley – and Southgate College – which has sites in Southgate, Enfield and Edmonton - will see an improved range of courses for students and guarantee the long-term financial stability of both colleges.

The colleges will continue to operate…

On August 1st Barry College and Coleg Glan Hafren became Cardiff and Vale College / Coleg Caerdydd a’r Fro, one of the largest and most exciting Further Education colleges in Wales.

Following the launch of the brochure, the website www.cardiffandvalecollege.ac.uk and a newspaper which was distributed to all households in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, all the College buildings now feature the Cardiff…

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The launch of new learning resources by national qualification provider, NCFE, is set to support the delivery of Preparation for Life and Work qualifications and meet the demands of the current marketplace.

The resources, written by industry professionals, aid staff with session planning and also enable students to track their study progress. The packs are available for NCFE’s Level 1 Award in Learning to Learn, Level 1 Award in Demonstrating Enterprise Skills and Level 2…

 

A record number of young people are attending Weston College's annual Summer School while working towards a festival in the North Somerset resort later…