In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the term “key-worker” has never carried such weight. However, the UK’s opinion on which jobs qualify for the title has changed rapidly since the virus halted every-day life. Respect for NHS workers, lorry drivers …
New ideas, new information and new friendships formed after Walsall College held its annual Student Conference. Student reps came together with college staff and governors to express views held by themselves and their classmates. The event consisted of sessions based …
The lively and professional atmosphere of a barbers filled Walsall College’s atrium area when students ran a pop-up shop to promote their salon services. Six barbering students and three staff offered clients everything from shave consultations and haircuts to face …
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 …
Would you love to work in a fast-paced industry? An industry with heaps of options and chances to progress? To have skills that you could transfer to anywhere in the world? If so, a career in computing and IT could …
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 …