Derby College is offering the chance for people to embrace their love of animals and re-train to work in pet grooming. The 18-week International Professional Groomers Course will be held one day a week at the Dog Grooming salon at the College’s Broomfield Hall site in Morley starting next month (February). It will cover a [Read more…]
Students on the Hodgkinson Brickwork Academy at Derby College’s Ilkeston campus have come to the aid of a local scout group after their front wall was knocked down. 1st Chilwell and Attenborough Scout Group contacted the Academy after a car collided with the wall in front of their scout hall carpark in Attenborough Lane. Beaver [Read more…]
Derby College holds regular apprenticeship and jobs fair at its campuses at Derby and Ilkeston – providing a showcase for employers to advertise their permanent, temporary and apprenticeship vacancies and support for people looking for a wide range of positions. Forthcoming events will be: 11 May 2016 – Ilkeston Campus, Pimlico, 12 noon to [Read more…]
Fujitsu and Intel have launched a new Innovation Hub at Derby College, which is set to put technology at the heart of learning for the College and its Higher Education students. As part of the businesses’ commitment to developing IT skills in the UK, the new Innovation Hub, which is the ninth of its kind [Read more…]
Fourteen academies aimed at producing work-ready youngsters and addressing skills shortages in key industries in Derby have been launched. Nearly 200 students across the College have so far joined the Employer Academies which cover industries including construction, sport, catering and hospitality, health and social care, business, ICT and engineering. Students enrolling in September 2016 will [Read more…]