Jessica Wragg is a female butcher who sharpened her skills at the Ginger Pig in London, and is the Marketing Manager for Turner & George, one of London’s leading butcheries specialising in rare and native-breed meats, run by James George of Select Meat and Richard H. Turner of Hawksmoor, Blacklock, Foxlow and Pitt Cue. She’s [Read more…]
If you’re driven and want to work towards developing your career, finding a career mentor can make the difference in achieving your ambitions. “A career mentor is someone who agrees to share their skills, knowledge, expertise, and professional contacts with you,” say Idealistcareers.com. “People with mentors earn higher salaries, are promoted more frequently, and report [Read more…]
Jewson has named our Brickwork student Matthew Woodhouse as a winner in its 2017 Young Tradesperson of the Year competition. Matthew (16) is a pupil at John Flamstead Community School in Denby and attends Derby College’s Ilkeston campus one day a week to complete vocational qualifications alongside his GCSE programme. You can discover more about [Read more…]
Remember what it was like when you were at Derby 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 you [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…]