A national housebuilder has donated 2,500 bricks to Walsall College to provide students with hands-on experience as part of their training. Persimmon Homes Central has made the donation as part of a wider commitment by the company to strengthen the …
Leading brickmakers, Ibstock Plc has made its largest ever donation of supplies to Walsall College to support their students during the new college year. The bricklaying faculty based at Green Lane Campus received 10,075 bricks worth thousands of pounds. This …
A Walsall College brickwork student has hit the jackpot with his work experience after tripling the amount of time he was due to spend developing his skills on a housing development. Gurjayden Nagra’s initial five-day placement with Lovell turned into …
Leading brickmakers, Ibstock Bricks has shown their support to the next generation of bricklayers by making a generous donation to Walsall College for the second year running. 8,075 bricks, worth around £5,600 will contribute towards the training of the college’s …
Students at Walsall College transferred their brick workshop skills to a desktop and VR headset for a digital sustainable housing design project. 3D designs of a futuristic residential property were created by 52 Level 1 students as a way for …
Up to 80 construction students from Walsall College are set to benefit from on-site work experience with building contractors, J. Harper & Sons. Work is underway on a new affordable housing development for whg at Montgomery Road, Walsall. Two by …
The West Midlands has a rich history, steep with beautiful historic brick buildings that are still home to important lines of work, even today. From libraries to public courts, there are lots of brick buildings that have stood the test …
Two-thirds of those running small and medium-sized (SME) construction firms are struggling to hire bricklayers as skills shortages within the industry have hit a ‘record high’, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Coupled with the announcement that the …
There are lots of jobs out there that you might not know exist. We’d like to tell you about them. And if you’re a Year 11 student, you might also want to know about: study topics on our science courses, …
Walsall College has completed the acquisition of CITB’s National Construction College (NCC) facility based in Birmingham. From today (1 December), the facility will be known as Construction College Midlands, part of Walsall College. The sale includes the land, buildings and …