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29Jul, 2024

Summer job success for T Level student, Abida

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

A Walsall College student is continuing her on-the-job learning over the summer after taking up a placement with engineering and construction company, VolkerFitzpatrick. Abida Miah is spending six weeks in Aston, supporting project teams providing strengthening and refurbishment works to …

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18Jul, 2024

Stairways announces new training partnership with Walsall College

  • Categories 16-19s, 19 Plus, carpentry, News & Blog, Uncategorised

Stairways Midlands has launched a new partnership with Walsall College. The stairways and doors manufacturer, which has three midlands-based factory units, including one in Walsall, offering over 85,000 sq ft of bespoke and mass production capacity, has already welcomed two Walsall …

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13May, 2024

Spotlight on Talent – Marcus Alarcon

  • Categories Automotive, Case Studies, T Levels

Studied: Level 2 and 3 Automotive Progression: Auto-technician at The Trade Centre UK Marcus Alarcon believes he might not be where he is in his career today if it wasn’t for the work experience he completed at The Trade Centre …

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23Apr, 2024

Empowering tomorrow’s automotive leaders: Trade Centre UK provides wealth of work opportunities to Walsall College students

  • Categories 16-19s, Automotive, Employer News, News & Blog

The Trade Centre UK has made its biggest investment to date in its future workforce through its partnership with Walsall College. A record 20 students are benefitting from a whole host of work experience-based opportunities; some of which have already …

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03Apr, 2023

Jake joins Nuttall on industry placement

  • Categories 16-19s, carpentry, Industry Placement, News & Blog

Retail display and interiors specialists, Nuttall, recently welcomed their first student from Walsall College on an industry placement.  Carpentry student, Jake Hughes joined the Dudley-based firm for a five-day placement that saw him work with senior bench joiners and on …

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14Mar, 2023

Access Bookings accommodate travel and tourism professionals in the making

  • Categories 16-19s, Aviation, Travel & Tourism, Employer News, News & Blog

Travel and tourism students from Walsall College stepped into the world of accommodation and travel management for those in the media industry as part of a work experience placement with specialists, Access Bookings.  The Level 3 students spent five days …

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19Oct, 2022

Construction students on a roll with on-site work experience

  • Categories 16-19s, Bricklaying, carpentry, Electrical Installation, Employer News, News & Blog, Painting and Decorating, Plumbing and Gas

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 …

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06Jun, 2022

Day Centre refurbishment project in full flow courtesy of multi-skills construction students

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

Students at Walsall College are taking on a major refurbishment to benefit the congregation and visitors to a West Bromwich church. Phase one of the project is now underway at Ryders Green Methodist Church and Day Centre.  Over nine weeks …

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18Nov, 2021

AoC Beacon Award finalists announced – with Walsall College in the running

  • Categories 16-19s, 19 Plus, Employer News, Industry Placement, News & Blog

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 …

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02Aug, 2021

From virtual work experience to bringing more employers into the classroom – Walsall College takes talent development to the next level  

  • Categories Employer News, Industry Placement, News & Blog

Virtual work experience weeks led to 90 employers and 160 industry representatives engaging with nearly 2,000 Walsall College students during lockdown. The college is building on this achievement by launching Employer in Every Classroom; a talent development initiative designed to …

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