Wendy Griffiths, Assistant Director, Customer Services and Business Support Division and Simon Field, Head of Business Improvement and Support for Digital and Customer Services Directorate at Birmingham City Council wanted to accelerate the apprenticeship programme and increase the number of …
Studied: Pharmacy apprentice while working as an Assistant Pharmacist at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton Progression: Radio Pharmacy Department Deputy Production Manager Michael Marston began exploring opportunities to progress from the moment he joined the pharmacy industry. He started out as an …
A newly qualified barber can’t wait to get back to work so she can celebrate a national industry magazine award win with her colleagues and clients. Deone Luke, who works at Nu Era Barbershop in Great Wyrley scooped Modern Barber …
This September, Walsall College is launching new qualifications for school leavers about the business of competitive video gaming. The BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Esports and Level 3 Extended Diploma in Esports will develop students’ knowledge in a number of …
As travel and tourism students at Walsall College aren’t able to visit a Penkridge farm and tourist attraction, one of its farmers bought the site to them online. Richard Bower of Lower Drayton Farm hosted a virtual tour and session …
Studied: Digital Marketer Apprenticeship Progression: Creative Communications Assistant at NHS Black Country and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Groups An Apprenticeship was the last thing Cody Harper was considering as a teenager. He saw himself becoming his own boss, with the …
Walsall College is one of the first colleges in the country to offer an updated apprenticeship qualification in signmaking. The new signage technician standard is regarded by industry bodies and the college as providing more of an all-round approach to …
Walsall and the West Midlands are ahead of the curve as the Department of Education releases its ‘blueprint for the future’ of Further Education, as Walsall College Principal and Chief Executive, Jatinder Sharma OBE explains. As employers and businesses count the …
Creative arts professionals have recently been online, sharing their expertise with Walsall College’s art and design students. The online guest lectures for HNC Art & Design/Visual Communication students are providing an insider view of many different aspect of the industry. Those …
Goggles, petri dishes and white lab coats. You’d be forgiven for thinking of a scientist. Whilst yes, it’s true, many scientists do spend much of their time in labs conducting important research and analysing data, there is so much more …