Derby College has expanded its ‘Learning for Leisure’ programme of short evening courses aimed at enabling people to take up a new hobby. There are currently two courses underway – DIY Home Plumbing and Pottery which are both aimed at those with little or no previous experience. The Pottery classes, held at the College’s Joseph [Read more…]
Community groups and individuals are being invited to apply for support from young people taking part in the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme this summer. This year just over 1,000 young people will be taking part in a four-week NCS programme over the summer holidays. National Citizen Service (NCS) is a flagship government programme that provides [Read more…]
Derby College Sports students recently had the chance to learn coaching and football skills from football legend Roy Keane during a visit to St George’s Park – the FA’s national football training centre in Staffordshire. The visit was organised by Burton-on-Trent based pharmaceutical company Clinigen Group as part of their partnership with the League Managers’ Association [Read more…]
A Derby College student has been selected for the England Colleges’ netball squad to compete at an elite level of the sport. Cherese Naylor (17) from Codnor is studying Sports Coaching and Development at the College’s Broomfield Hall campus in Morley. She plays Centre and Wing Attack for the Loughborough Lightning team in the national performance [Read more…]
Derby College is appealing for volunteers to help restore the historic gardens at the Broomfield Hall campus. The restoration programme has been launched by Head Gardener Samantha Harvey who is working with Horticulture students at the College to develop the gardens into a visitor attraction. The gardens were created when the original hall was built in [Read more…]
Remember what it was like when you were at East Berkshire College? If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice about learning or planning for the future, what would it be? Is there anything you would say to encourage yourself to work harder, or have more confidence in your abilities? Did [Read more…]
This month we answer: Have you got any questions? Have you ever been flummoxed by the ‘Have you got any uestions?’ question in an interview? Don’t worry, you’re not the only one. It’s easy for your mind to go blank when faced with such an open question at the end of an interview but it [Read more…]
Here at Derby College we believe that you should never stop learning, no matter what stage you are in your career. Whether you want to learn new skills to get that promotion, change your career completely or start something new, a Higher Education qualification can open a lot of doors. However, we also know that [Read more…]
Derby College has teamed up with Rolls-Royce plc to organise an event to raise the profile of career opportunities in Engineering for females. An information evening will be held at Derby College’s Ilkeston campus in Pimlico on Thursday February 11 between 5.30pm and 7.30pm. In addition to a range of workshop activities, there will be an [Read more…]
A local potter has joined the Art & Design faculty at Derby College, supporting students in the ceramics and 3D design workshops. Alex Shimwell (35) from Matlock is also teaching pottery evening courses based at the Joseph Wright Campus; Derby College, as part of the College’s learning for Leisure programme. Alex learned industrial throwing techniques [Read more…]