Studied: Gateway to Employment: Care2Care programme In the six weeks that Georgiana Vasiliu completed her pre-employment training programme at Walsall College, she says she improved her mental health and wellbeing much more than she had ever done over the last …
Studied: Employment Gateway programme Progression: Clinical Support Worker at Walsall Manor Hospital Being in the right place at the right time helped Olaitan Akib begin her career working in the NHS. She enrolled on to a clinical support worker pre-employment …
Studied: Employment Gateway programme Progression: Clinical Support Worker at Walsall Manor Hospital Having previously studied microbiology in India, Jananie Saravanapavanathan had always liked the idea of working in a medical setting. Although her career in the UK took a different …
Studied: Construction Gateway scheme Progression: Trainee scaffolder at Controlled Scaffolding When David Collins was offered the chance to start training for a scaffolding career, he jumped at it. For 12 months he had been struggling to get full-time work. With …
Studied: Pre-employment course with whg and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Progression: Support services assistant role with Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Garry hadn’t expected to be starting a new career with the NHS at the age of 66. He had worked …
Studied: Level 1 Working in Retail Progression: Customer Service Host at Grosvenor Casino A strong CV really can make all the difference to your job prospects. This is what Nicola Clarke has discovered through her Walsall College pre-employment course. With …
Jagjeet has been working as a full-time carer for her mum. After several years she felt she needed a change and to try something new. While browsing her Facebook, she saw an advert for the Connecting Communities programme designed to …
From 2015-2019, Walsall College was one of 16 partners working with the Heart of England Community Foundation to deliver Community Matters – a programme aimed at helping people across the Black Country move into or get closer to employment by developing their …
Summer 2020 sees the opening of Cannock’s McArthurGlen Designer Outlet. Walsall College has been helping local jobseekers train for the emerging career opportunities this major new development will bring to the area. We caught up with a group of learners …