Walsall College is encouraging small and medium-sized construction companies to get involved in a training scheme that stops them turning down building projects because they lack skilled workers. The Gateway to Construction Labour provides ‘work-ready’ individuals through a pre-employment programme …
A new qualification to help school leavers pursue a career in construction has been launched by Walsall College and the design & build joint venture, Balfour Beatty VINCI. The T Level in Construction, Design, Surveying and Planning is equivalent to …
With her father owning a civil engineering business, Grace Morgan is following his footsteps while moving into another area of the industry. She is on the second year of a building surveying degree at Northumbria University after completing a Level …
Celebrations have taken place between The Bell Group and Walsall College after their training facility – the Bell Decorating Academy – enjoyed its first birthday. Launched in June 2018, the Academy based at the college’s Green Lane campus has seen …
Students from Walsall College recently took on a redecorating assignment at Walsall Arboretum’s cricket pavilion – leaving local community groups bowled over by their efforts. Six painting and decorating students spent three days restoring the building interiors of the Orchard …
A pilot aimed at helping more women get into the construction industry is proving a hit with jobseekers across Walsall. Leading Midland’s landlord whg launched its own women into construction course called UPLIFT at its training centre The Workplace in …
A pilot aimed at helping more women get into the construction industry is proving a hit with jobseekers across Walsall. Leading Midland’s landlord whg launched its own women into construction course called UPLIFT at its training centre The Workplace in …
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 …
With 52% of construction employers in the West Midlands currently experiencing recruitment challenges, Walsall College hosted an event to showcase its new programme to fast-track jobseekers into the industry. The Construction Gateway is a free pre-employment programme that helps to …
Walsall College’s higher education students paraded to Walsall Town Hall in their caps and gowns on 30th November, to officially open their formal Graduation Ceremony, which featured BBC Journalist Sean Farrington as guest speaker. More than 100 students stopped traffic …