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Derby College Hosts PM Announcement

Derby College Group’s historic Roundhouse campus, in the city, was chosen by the Prime Minister’s Office to host the announcement of a major review into post-18 education. The Prime Minister was joined by Secretary of State for Education Damian Hinds who praised Derby College’s work to prepare young people for the world of work. Here, Derby [Read more…]

IT Students Join New RDS Global Technology Academy

IT specialists RDS Global has joined Derby College’s innovative Employer Academy programme to showcase the varied career opportunities available to students. RDS Global, based in St James’ Street, Derby, was established in 1997 and specialises in providing tailored network services, IT support, cloud, hardware and consultancy solutions for 4,000 users in 200 locations across the UK [Read more…]

Derby College Celebrates Higher Education Successes

Higher Education students at Derby College came under the spotlight at an awards ceremony at the Roundhouse to celebrate their success. As well as certificates for completing their Higher Education study programmes at the College in Construction, Animal Management and Business, there were several special awards presented in recognition of students’ personal achievements. These were presented [Read more…]

Bursary Boost For Derby College Apprentice

An apprentice at Derby College has been awarded a £1,000 bursary from construction company Bowmer & Kirkland to support his future studies and job career goals. Matthew Johnson (22) from Breadsall works for Jenbrooke Construction and attends Derby College on day release to complete his level three brickwork apprenticeship. He will be representing Derby College again [Read more…]

Sophie Wright: “Earning while learning, gaining experience and getting a qualification at the same time was the best decision,” says Digital Marketing Apprentice

Digital Marketing Apprentice, Sophie Wright, chose her career path whilst studying her A Levels at Derby College. Here’s what she had to say about her experiences and the benefits of doing an apprenticeship over going to university. Sophie also shared some very useful advice about succeeding in your apprenticeship and getting hired afterwards.   “College [Read more…]