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…]
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…]