Peter James came to Derby College to study his Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care. He agreed to tell his story to our Alumni Team, including his need to make a career change and his experiences of entering a profession which requires him to support the most vulnerable people in society. “I was [Read more…]
Emily Musk gained her BTEC Extended Diploma in IT and Business at Derby College. Her qualification allowed her to progress to university, which she says has been “one of the best choices of [her] life.” Here’s what she had to say to our Alumni team about university life, her “fantastic” experience of Derby College and [Read more…]
Joanne Bollands studied Animal care at Derby College. She’s now a fully qualified Animal Care college tutor. “Studying Animal Care at Derby College really helped my with my career choices,” she said. “It helped me decide to go on to study at university.” Joanne studied at the Derby College Broomfield Hall campus, where she gained [Read more…]
“It was 4am on a cold March morning and a call came in for a cardiac arrest not far from base,” Samuel told our Alumni team. “The patient was 38 and, at the time, was the youngest cardiac arrest I had been to. Once on scene, he was found to be in ventricular fibrillation. One [Read more…]
Beth Till studied her NVQ in Business & Administration Grade Level 2 & 3 at Derby College as part of an apprenticeship. She now works in the Cayman Islands as a Service and Marketing Coordinator. She spoke to our Alumni team about how she got where she is today. “I found by having a college [Read more…]
John Burns got his Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care at Derby College after a joinery job in a nursing home inspired him to change his career completely. He’s currently a Health Care Assistant at Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Here’s what he had to say to our Alumni Team. “This was a [Read more…]
After graduating from Derby College with four A levels under her belt, Sophie Hoodless was accepted onto the BSc (Hons) Psychology with Counselling course at the University of Greenwich. Now studying for her Master’s, Sophie spoke to our Alumni Team about life at university and how Derby College helped her get there. “My time at [Read more…]
After graduating from Derby College with a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Travel and Tourism, Ewelina was offered a place at the University of Derby studying for her BA (Hons) in International Tourism Management. She spoke to our Alumni about the amazing experiences she has had travelling as part of her degree, and how [Read more…]
Rita Jansone returned to education in 2013 to study for her GCSE’s in English and Maths after she didn’t get into university. She passed with flying colours and is now at university studying Accounting and Finance. Our dedicated former learner agreed to speak to our alumni team about her experiences. “I had been refused a [Read more…]
Two former mature learners from Derby College have joined forces to set up their own business – using the arboriculture skills they learnt at Broomfield Hall land-based industries campus in Morley. Andrew Fretwell (39) from Swanwick and Mark Hall (40) from Alfreton both signed up for the Forestry and Arboriculture study programme at Derby College [Read more…]