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…]
Zahir Mahmood studied his A Levels at Derby College. His hard work paid off, as he currently has “a managerial role at the age of twenty-two within a large and well known football stadium,” Zahir explained to our Alumni Team. Zahir is Concessions Manager at Delaware North. He spoke to us about how he got [Read more…]
Are you ready to get back into learning? Going to college or deciding to start learning again can be a daunting experience. At Learning for Leisure we are here to give you the support and guidance needed to get you started. There are many reasons why adults return back to learning. Those who want to [Read more…]
“I always wanted to follow my dad into the gas industry,” Ian Palmer told the Derby Alumni Team. “I was fortunate that Derby College, which was local to me, provided the necessary education to allow me to study during my apprenticeship.” Ian studied for his qualification in Gas Service Engineering at Derby College as part [Read more…]
After studying her A Levels at Derby College, Jazmine is now studying Modern Languages with Business at university. She spoke to our Alumni Team about her passion for languages, her plans for the future (of which she has many) and the opportunities that studying languages has given her to travel the world. Jazmine gained her [Read more…]
“I knew from my early teenage years I wanted to be a part of Mechanical Engineering,” Sean Treacy told the Derby College Alumni Team. Today, Sean has forged an impressive career path for himself, with the support of a Derby College. “I achieved my ultimate career goal this year,” said Sean. Sean Treacy embarked on [Read more…]
Daniel Ranby is pursuing his dreams in the business world, and doing a good job of catching them up. The former Derby College student told our Alumni Team about his time at college, his latest business venture and his tips to succeed in business. Daniel’s story (so far) Daniel graduated from Derby College with a [Read more…]
A former Derby College student has started his own company to bridge the gap in services provided for young people which have been in danger of being hit by local authority funding cuts, East Midlands Youth Service provides sub-contracted youth service provision as well as training and mentoring for professionals working with young people. Craig Thomson [Read more…]
Former Derby student, Julia Suzuki, has many strings to her bow. She’s a business woman, brand ambassador, public speaker, mentor, mother and now fantasy fiction author. After graduating from Derby College in 1993 with a BA (Hons) in Business Administration and French, Julia has had a hugely varied career. She took time out from her [Read more…]
Former Derby College Electrical student Mitchell Shore has been named Apprentice of the Year for 2016 by national training provider JTL. Mitchell, who is 22 and from Chaddesden, fought off competition from more than 6000 apprentices across the UK to take the title at an awards ceremony at London’s Drapers’ Hall, attended by 150 people. He [Read more…]