Studied HNC Photography, HND Photography, BA (Hons) Visual Communications (Photography) Having your photographs included in a book or a magazine is an ideal way to kickstart your careers, as Christie Burton and Guy Weals are discovering. Christie’s images have appeared …
Polish Millennium House in Digbeth, Birmingham has become another community venue used by Walsall College to deliver ESOL classes. The atmosphere, facilities and convenient location right in the most creative part of Birmingham all make it an ideal location for …
Adult education has been 100% life changing for Amanda Smith. Following a seven-year career break, the single mum of six gained further skills and discovered a flair for building maintenance. This resulted in her starting a new role as a …
Life for Nathalie Hicks has recently been about making moves. She’s moved from Nottingham to Walsall and moved from working as an exams officer to becoming a learning facilitator at Walsall College. The change in job and change in working …
As an apprentice with manufacturing solutions provider, PP Control and Automation, Jerelle Jackson gained experience of different parts of the business. These included the shop floor, main assembly, purchasing and continuous improvement departments. The opportunities helped him go on to …
“I have had a lot of support from staff on the Bridges Project. Without Bridges, I would not have had the confidence to overcome the barriers I faced. Now I continue to push myself to achieve my goals in life.” …
When qualified nail technician Vicky Bentley got the opportunity to own her own salon, she put a lot of thought into how she would make this work. Even so, she doubted her chances of success. “Knowing that all your hard …
When a closed airport and visa problems led to Libya-born Salma Bertata losing her place on a PhD course at a UK university, she assumed she would never again have the chance to study in this country. She also thought …
A media student and aspiring filmmaker who used to believe that his disability would hold him back from pursuing his dream career has been named Walsall College’s Adult Student of the Year 2019. Jonathan Morris, who lives with hemiplegia cerebral …
Although he has family members that are paramedics and technicians, Ryan Jennings has more of a behind the scenes role at West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS); a role he believes carries just as much job satisfaction. “My family is on …