A live careers fair, an online webinar and daily live chats are the events heading up Walsall College’s celebrations for National Apprenticeship Week 2022 (7-11 February). A Careers Fair for local jobseekers is taking place on Tuesday 8 February between …
A workforce training initiative for technical skills has been launched by five Black Country colleges, with support from local industry bodies. Skills Accelerator encourages employers to sign up their staff for free digital/IT and management and new technologies-based training, paving …
The show has gone on this year in more ways than one. Fundraising and community engagement activities, plus live industry and employer-led work experience has led to students and staff getting fully into the festive spirit. Here’s what’s been happening …
Inspirational Melissa Tisdale wins a prestigious Gold Teaching Award in the Pearson National Teaching Awards A Walsall lecturer has been named as one of the nation’s most inspirational educators at a prestigious awards ceremony. Selected from thousands of nominations, Melissa …
Ofqual’s new chief regulator has visited Walsall College as part of a tour to understand more about how learners benefit from a range of qualifications, study paths and types of assessment. Dr Jo Saxton who was appointed in September 2021, …
Initiatives by Walsall College to meet skills priorities and support a digitalised and greener economy were showcased to the Department for Education’s Director General during a recent visit. Paul Kett, director general for further and higher education spoke with T …
Walsall College has made it through as a finalist in the prestigious AoC Beacon Awards. The college is in the running for the Edge Award for Excellence in Real World Learning. Association of Colleges’ Beacon Awards celebrate the best and …
The power of the client-barber relationship and its ability to flag up mental health problems was discussed by a local entrepreneur during a Walsall College masterclass. Hannah McKnight, owner of Nu Era Salon in Great Wyrley, Walsall hosted an industry-led …
Two photography students at Walsall College have helped Birmingham and Solihull’s current Bench Chairman settle into his role at Birmingham Magistrates Court by taking his official portrait. Donna Baggott’s black and white photograph of magistrate, David G Warner JP is …
Studied: Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship Progression: Relationship Manager, Association of Colleges (AoC) The value of an apprenticeship has been highlighted in the case of Jaswant Sembhi who has been working in the public sector for almost a decade. The 36-year-old …