Richard Turner-Pearson wasn’t always on the path to becoming an Engineer. He spent years figuring out what he wanted to do before returning to college as a mature student and completing an apprenticeship in Engineering, which eventually led to a degree. “I worked in retail for more than 10 years, despite having two different [Read more…]
As of October 2018, the World Wide Web contains over 4.4 billion pages. SEO is all about businesses trying to optimise their websites so they appear in those first few search results. The higher they are in the search engine results, the more visitors they will get to their websites and the more customers [Read more…]
Zishan studied for his BTEC National Diploma in Systems Support at Derby College. He spoke to our Alumni Team not only about his resulting successful career in IT and Computing, but about how he set up his own community project, Project TouchDown, which was featured in The Telegraph and awarded ‘Volunteering Project of the Year.’ [Read more…]
Lauren discovered a passion for Psychology when she studied it as an A level subject at Derby College. Now a Psychological Research Assistant for the Derbyshire NHS Foundation Trust at the Centre for Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention, Lauren spoke to our Alumni team about her experiences at college, getting into university and where her career [Read more…]
Do you want to make some extra money in addition to your regular income? A side hustle is a term used to describe turning your passion into a part-time business alongside your day job. According to entrepreneur.com, around 35% of millennials have some sort of side business. https://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/230431 There are several great reasons [Read more…]
Amy Parry left Derby College with A Levels in Psychology, Sociology, Drama, Theatre Studies and Media Studies. She recently spoke to our Alumni team about her experiences at college and how they gave her the tools she needed to get into university and forge a career path for herself. “Derby College undoubtedly helped [Read more…]
Harley Jackson went “from being a single teenage mum with no self-esteem or GCSEs, to a university honours graduate with a business and a team of people,” thanks to her time at Derby College. Harley studied for her diploma in Complementary and Holistic Therapies at Derby College. She spoke to our Alumni team recently [Read more…]
Former Derby College hairdressing student Marissa Hunt is celebrating nearly 10 years of running her own successful salon – Effleurage in Langley Mill. And, in line with her ongoing growth plans, she has recently expanded the business to include beauty, as well as taking on her third Derby College apprentice. Danielle Fretwell, who is 17 [Read more…]
Digital Marketing Apprentice, Sophie Wright, chose her career path whilst studying her A Levels at Derby College. Here’s what she had to say about her experiences and the benefits of doing an apprenticeship over going to university. Sophie also shared some very useful advice about succeeding in your apprenticeship and getting hired afterwards. “College [Read more…]
Ambitious former student, Anita, studied the BTEC Extended Diploma in Business course at Derby College, helping her to fulfil her dreams of working for a large corporation. Anita is now the Engineering Project Co-Ordinator for Rolls-Royce Plc. Here’s what she had to say to our Alumni Team about her time at college and how [Read more…]