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25Jun, 2020

New T Level offers students unrivalled opportunity to work on HS2

  • Categories 16-19s, Construction & the Built Environment, News & Blog, T Levels

Young people in the West Midlands will play a part in the delivery of High Speed Two, Britain’s brand-new low carbon, high speed railway, thanks to an innovative partnership between Walsall College and Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV). 16-18-year olds who …

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18Jun, 2020

Apprentice, Matthew reaches national final

  • Categories 16-19s, Apprenticeships, Construction & the Built Environment, News & Blog, Plumbing and Gas

A plumbing and heating apprentice from Walsall has earned a highly sought-after place in the digital final of Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2020. Matthew Hill, 18, is studying plumbing at Walsall College and works for Search Property Maintenance.  He has been …

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03Mar, 2020

Lovell welcomes new trainees due to region’s growth

  • Categories Apprenticeships, Construction & the Built Environment, News & Blog

Lovell has recently appointed a handful of new trainees and apprentices to its Midlands region based in Quinton, as it continues to meet demand for new homes in the area. 2019 was a successful year for Lovell in the Midlands, …

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14Feb, 2020

Dulux Academy celebrates the passion of Walsall students during National Apprenticeship Week

  • Categories 16-19s, Construction & the Built Environment, Employer News, News & Blog, Painting and Decorating

24 students in Walsall benefitted from hands on training by expert professionals from the Dulux Academy. To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, the UK’s leading decorator training centre led a day long ‘Colour & Effects Workshop’ for students at Walsall College. …

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04Feb, 2020

Growing their own at Taylor Wimpey

  • Categories Construction & the Built Environment, News & Blog

Taylor Wimpey’s five-year company initiative to grow their own labour has kick-started in the Black Country through a partnership with Walsall College. The college currently trains 23 apprentices in trades such as brickwork, carpentry and painting and decorating. This group …

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15Jan, 2020

‘Don’t miss out on major building projects’ Walsall College urges construction employers

  • Categories Construction & the Built Environment, Employer News, News & Blog

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 …

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11Dec, 2019

Spotlight on Talent : Karl Bickerton

  • Categories Construction & the Built Environment, News & Blog

Studied : HNC Construction and the Built Environment Progression : Project Surveyor, Unitas Stoke-on-Trent Halfway through his HNC course, Karl Bickerton discovered that his employer could no longer fund his qualification. This left him with a choice of either dropping …

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27Aug, 2019

Spotlight on Talent : Lauren Hanslow

  • Categories 19 Plus, Construction & the Built Environment, News & Blog, University Level

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 …

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24Jun, 2019

First birthday celebrations for Bell Decorating Academy

  • Categories 16-19s, Apprenticeships, Construction & the Built Environment, Employers, News & Blog

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 …

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20Jun, 2019

Community groups bowled over by pavilion’s new look

  • Categories 16-19s, Construction & the Built Environment, News & Blog

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 …

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