Derby College has appointed Mark Hadfield as Head Chef of commercial operations at the Engine Shed restaurant at the Roundhouse campus in Pride Park. Mark learnt his trade at Wilmorton College, which is now part of Derby College, and has since worked in a wide range of fine dining restaurants. He leads the graduate and apprentice [Read more…]
UAL Art Foundation Diploma students Danielle Smith and Lucija Hofstetere have won £400 and £200 respectively after being shortlisted for the annual Bryan Harris Bursary award – named after the Society’s founder and former chairman who died two years ago. Danielle (23) impressed the judges with her design of a bee bedroom complete with specially [Read more…]
A recent article by the World Economic Forum, an international non-profit organisation committed to “improving the state of the world by engaging the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas,” argues that the four most powerful words in business are: How can I help? The author [Read more…]
If you want to get hired by one of the most prestigious, profitable and high-paying companies in the world, be prepared to face some fierce competition. According to The Guardian, 2 million people worldwide apply for a job at Google every year. They interviewed Laszlo Bock, head of people operations, who is in charge of [Read more…]
A new series on self-publishing e-books. Coming soon: How to write an e-book | How to market your e-book | The most successful self-published business books There’s a lot of money in e-book publishing. Notable self-published e-book authors who have made millions from the medium include Fifty Shades of Grey creator E.L. James, who [Read more…]
Derby College has become the third FE college in the UK to offer a special Travel and Tourism course that includes a six-month paid internship in France with Eurocamp. The level three study programme will start this September and is available to young people who are aged 18 by March 2018. Students will be based at [Read more…]
To obtain an alumni discount of 10% please contact Rebecca Jones-Watson via email at L4L@derby-college.ac.uk and quote the word ‘alumni’.
There is a lot of interview advice out there, so we thought who better to ask than your fellow successful alumni who have experienced both sides of the interview process – as interviewers and interviewees. Learn from their triumphs and their mistakes. After all, passing on knowledge to your fellow former students of Derby College [Read more…]
The third in a series of articles about social media for business Coming up later: How to create a social media campaign for your business | Common social media mistakes businesses make | A guide to Facebook Ads for businesses “Connecting and engaging with clients and fans is a great way to show the human [Read more…]
Do you have a passion for problem-solving? Are you fascinated by the way machines work? Do you want to work with cutting edge technology, change lives and advance industries? Then you may wish to consider a career in Mechanical Engineering. What is mechanical engineering? Mechanical engineering is an extremely broad and diverse industry. It involves [Read more…]