• Level 2 Award in Welding Skills - Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding

  could help you develop your welding and fabrication career further and take on jobs that require more specialist skills. What will I study? During this course you will be able to: Produce welds in either flat/horizontal or vertical Work with specified...

  Course Fabrication and Welding

• CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in Human Resource Practice

  you understanding of the nuts and bolts of HR and the knowledge you need to continue to develop your professional skills. What will I study: You will study the following core units: Developing yourself as an effective HR practitioner (4DEP)...

  Course Human Resources

• ILM Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management

  Leadership is the benchmark qualification for full ILM membership, taking you another step towards Chartered Manager status. What will I study?: M4.07 - Motivating People in the Workplace M4.10 - Managing and Implementing Change in the Workplace M5.27 -...

  Course Leadership & Management

• ILM Level 3 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management

  Learning Loan to help fund this course. You may like to check out your eligibility at www.gov.uk/advanced-learning-loan. What will I study? The units you are likely to study include: leading and motivating teams problem-solving and decision making...

  Course Leadership & Management

• AAT Level 1 Access Award in Business Skills

  taken in the fourth week. Students will receive a certificate up to six weeks after the successful completion of the exam. What will I study? Level 1 Business skills has four learning outcomes: Working in the business environment Develop skills for the...

  Course Accounting

• De-bunking myths about FE

  at Level 2 and progress to higher levels while working at the same time. Won’t be able to go to university We know what students need to get a higher education place. Entry requirements are usually based on points and students need to be qualified at...

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• The importance of being on time

  Advice and Guidance team includes a Course Transfer Desk. If you are unsure about the course you are currently on, find out what other options and courses are available. You may well be able to transfer. A quirky fact – the first US President George...

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• My top 10 tips to thrive and survive at college

  to learn about your desired career, not teach it. Keep the stress at bay Don't allow your work to stress you out. Plan what you are going to do and when you are going to do it. Ensure that you give yourself enough breaks and although it’s important to...

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• My involvement in the two minute silence

  and also the joy that death has not been in vein. Before we went our separate ways the last message was read and this is what it said: “When you go home tell them, and say, for your tomorrow we gave our today.” I personally found this - and still find...

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• Can honest feedback ever be a little bit too honest?

  By Jason Lancaster, Vice Principal on 7 December 2017 I’ve got a question for you and I’d like you to answer it honestly. What is your first reaction if someone gives you feedback that says “I didn’t like that” or “that could be improved by...”? Come...

  Article Blog

• Give the gift of time this Christmas – be there for one another

  in 10 children and young people. They include depression, anxiety and conduct disorder, and are often a direct response to what is happening in their lives. Alarmingly, however, 70% of children and young people who experience a mental health problem...

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• Apprenticeships: Do you really ‘earn while you learn’?

  example, as an Apprentice, I had assumed that I would be doing things like taking minutes for meetings and writing emails. What I didn’t know was that I would be gaining three credits at a time for doing them! It is honestly the most rewarding feeling –...

  Article Blog

• Get your business on track and invest in Apprenticeships

  Siemens Rail on 6 March 2018 With National Apprenticeship Week (#NAW2018) just around the corner, we’ve been reflecting on what Apprenticeships mean to us at Siemens Rail. And the short answer is: a lot. Siemens has been a firm believer in developing...

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• Apprentices add value to our long-term vision

  that these two apprentices have obtained will no doubt play a huge role in the growth of igus. We are very excited about what the future holds with our apprentices and how their contribution will add value to the long term vision of igus.

  Article Blog

• International Women's Day - a time to reflect

  and mistreatment on a daily basis. It would be easy, comforting even, to sit down and pat ourselves on the back for what we have already accomplished in the fight for gender equality. But to do so would be an injustice to the 530 million illiterate...

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• Remote working during the coronavirus outbreak: Week Seven blog

  plenty of families up and down the country dreading yet another serving of mum's dodgy tuna pasta bake to use up the last of what's left in the cupboards. You reap what you sow. At times of crisis, this country comes together. With VE Day anniversary...

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• Remote working during the coronavirus outbreak: Week 11 blog

  1939, this Judy Garland classic perfectly encapsulates the mood for many of us searching for a chink of light at the end of what has been an extremely dark tunnel. It offers a sense of hope, the knowledge that better days lay ahead and the security that...

  Article Blog

• Remote working during the coronavirus outbreak: Week 13 blog

  most. This blog has been a way of communicating our efforts, charting our progress and keeping the community up to date with what we are doing to help. With the college term now ending we are also signing off from the blog. We hope you have enjoyed...

  Article Blog

• Lockdown blog week 1 - Putting mental health at the front of our minds

  else seems fine with the one thing you're struggling with that you're the one in the wrong. We are all in this together. Whatever works for you, keep on doing it – and share it with others because there's bound to be plenty more people out there feeling...

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• Lockdown blog week 7 - How to reduce eye strain while you are learning from home

  hours spent on Zoom or Microsoft Teams calls are racking up, with screentime on digital devices going through the roof. What is that doing to our vision and how can we reduce the potential for eye strain? More time in front of screens, whether for...

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