Derby College’s Ilkeston campus is opening its doors to the public for an information morning on Saturday April 1 between 10am and 12 noon. As well as a wide range of demonstrations, there will be the opportunity to try out various skills which are based at the £10 million purpose-built campus in Pimlico. Head of Ilkeston [Read more…]
J Tomlinson gas engineer Macauley Shaw has won the title of Apprentice of the Year (16-24) in the Building Communities Awards 2017. The 20-year-old scooped the accolade at an awards ceremony held at East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham. Macauley has been with Nottingham-based building services company J Tomlinson since leaving school at the age of [Read more…]
The country’s largest supplier and manufacturer of precast concrete solutions is broadening its skills base by taking on Derby College apprentices. Rapidly expanding FP McCann employs around 120 people at its Weston Underwood site and has tripled in size since 2010. Currently it employs more than 1,300 staff at 12 sites in the UK and [Read more…]
Come and take a look at our part-time learning opportunities starting this Spring and Summertime. Our courses have been designed for adults who are looking to pursue a hobby or learn a new skill. This year we also have a selection of adult and child learning workshops to inspire the whole family. Found the right [Read more…]
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…]