More than 80 jobseekers have boosted their chances of finding work after participating in a retail training programme linked to Cannock’s new McArthurGlen Designer Outlet West Midlands. Walsall College’s Introduction to Retail employability programme is a two-week course that has …
A combination of site visits and an in-house event made for a successful Public Services Careers Week at Walsall College. During the week, students visited the West Bromwich Army Reserve Centre, Steelhouse Lane Police Station and Walsall Fire Station. The …
A street food business owner who established herself with help from The Prince’s Youth Enterprise Trust visited her former college to encourage others to consider the enterprise route to a successful career. Siana Walker, owner of Burr-Eat-Ohh teamed up with …
Yes, you heard right. Higher education media students and college staff are 12 months ahead of the rest of us as they have been busy making a Christmas anthology film ready for next year. Advent consists of three festive tales …
Performing arts supported learning students transformed themselves into forest trees that travelled to the Walsall Manor Hospital to bring festive cheer to patients. The ‘trees’ visited a number of wards to sing Christmas songs (a mixture of traditional tunes and …
Two Walsall College students have won gold medals after demonstrating their computer cybersecurity skills during a national competition. Stefan Bargan and Luke Jowett beat seven teams of students and apprentices during WorldSkills UK held at the NEC, Birmingham. The 19 …
Walsall College has proved to be one of the best in the country for learner satisfaction. The college ranked joint eighth in a league table produced by industry publication, FE Week, in partnership with education awarding body, Pearson. Out of …
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 …
Studied: HNC Construction and Built Environment Progression: Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship at the University of Wolverhampton Lauren Hanslow may not have known what to do next after her A Levels, but six years on, her university and career goals are all …
Walsall College has officially opened its new Digital Engineering Skills Centre – cementing its status as the digital skills lead for West Midlands Colleges. With funding through the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership’s Growth Deal, the £2m centre is the college’s …