Walsall College is urging local employers to join their growing list of businesses providing industry placements to students. Over the last 12 months, students on their T Level courses have been undertaking work experience with organisations including Balfour Beatty VINCI, …
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 …
Skills for Life is the theme for National Apprenticeship Week 2024 and Walsall College will celebrate this throughout 6-12 February with online and onsite activities aimed at prospective apprentices and T Level students, jobseekers and employers. The achievements of college-trained …
Students at Walsall College have been put through their paces by Liberon as part of a carpentry and joinery competition. The woodcare experts called on learners on the college’s Level 2 Bench Joinery course to build and finish a child’s …
A workshop session about hair colour techniques has reminded student hairdressers at Walsall College that ‘practice makes perfect’ in order to become more confident ahead of turning professional. Gemma Mulvey, owner of Little Gems Hair Salon took Level 3 students …
Dunelm, the UK’s leading homewares, is helping to kickstart the careers of Walsall College students through a year-long work placement and personal development opportunity. Supported Internships are being provided to three students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and …
Firsteel, the specialist coil metal coating company based in Walsall, is undergoing a planned £1m investment programme. Part of this investment is in people, and bringing on board apprentices to train in the specialist skills required for the future of …
A Walsall programme to support jobseekers to find roles in healthcare has helped 139 people into work – with one new recruit declaring it “a life changer.” The Work4Health programme was developed by whg to help residents secure roles as …
Three electrical installation students at Walsall College have received an array of tools and accessories after being named by their lecturers as students of the year. Deligo, Magnusson Tools, Niglon, Schneider Electrical and Test Instrument Solutions have donated a range …
Walsall Council has developed the Construction Skills Through Regeneration programme in Bloxwich with Walsall College leading on the delivery of Apprenticeships training and skills development to build local capacity to deliver on Walsall’s housing targets. The latest Construction Market Outlook report suggests …