School pupils given a taste of college’s vision to support a sustainable future

T Levels

better career prospects, improved employability skills and a competitive edge when applying for further study, potential jobs or an apprenticeship. Industry Placements last for 315 hours across 45 days during the academic year. You will be with your...

Digital skills

Much of everyday life is now online. Most jobs require basic digital skills too, including being able to communicate via email, or social media, to create and edit digital documents, to search for information, or to protect personal information online....

A place where digital dreams are made

The courses we will offer will be shaped by current industry leaders, tailored to suit an emerging and fast-growing local jobs market, ensuring we produce a pipeline of work-ready talent that can hit the ground running and make Northampton a...

Lockdown blog week 3 - 'Zoom boom' is success story of switch to digital

attracting a new generation of prospective learners. Secondly, the continued evolution of software such as Zoom means the jobs market for the coders, developers and programmers of tomorrow is buoyant. Advances in IT will shape our future and our new...

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

is also true for many students, especially those working in the hospitality industry, who will have lost their part-time jobs. Add in the fact that for many new college starters it is also a period of increased independence, of making new friends and of...

Remote working during the coronavirus outbreak: Week Eight blog

It has been interesting to see the thinking behind what industries are prioritised to make that return. It's not the office jobs and white-collar workers so often associated with the nation's wealth, it's the builders, the engineers, the manufacturers...

International Women’s Day – a chance to be proud of the progress we have made

they may have a child and require maternity leave. Women are more likely to be discouraged from aspiring to higher status jobs, despite doing statistically better than males in education. Research shows women must work twice as hard as their male...

University Level

2. Equivalent to the first two years of an honours degree Our Higher Nationals are designed for specific types of jobs and are equivalent to the first two years of an honours degree - this can be topped up to a full degree with a final year at...

Level 2 Award in Welding Skills - Metal Inert Gas Welding

of the course. The Awards and Certificates 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...

Level 2 Award in Welding Skills - Manual Metal Arc Welding

of the course. The Awards and Certificates 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...

C&G Level 1 Award Introduction to Metal Inert Gas Welding

and practical studies. The Awards and Certificates could help you develop your welding and fabrication career and take on jobs that require basic skills. After taking a Level 1 qualification, you could move on to a Level 2 Award or Certificate or apply...

C&G Level 1 Award Introduction to Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding

and practical studies. The Awards and Certificates could help you develop your welding and fabrication career and take on jobs that require basic skills. After taking a Level 1 qualification, you could move on to a Level 2 Award or Certificate. The...

C&G Level 1 Award Introduction to Manual Metal Arc Welding

and Career Opportunities The Awards and Certificates could help you develop your welding and fabrication career and take on jobs that require basic skills. After taking a Level 1 qualification, you could move on to a Level 2 Award or Certificate. The...

HNC/HND Digital Film Production

lighting trainee, assistant grip, camera trainee, independent film-maker, media, film and television industries. Other jobs have included marketing, advertising, public relations and wider communications industries, as well as education. Several have...

Level 3 Creative Media (TV and Film)

such as sound design or cinematography. For those students wanting to move in to employment, students can obtain entry level jobs with local employers or pick up freelance work producing video content for clients. Entry Requirements for new students...

Level 3 Multimedia Journalism

video production or page layout which can then determine their career paths. There are opportunities to move in to jobs within Advertising and Marketing, PR, Journalism, Video Editing and graphic design at HE level. Roles included in these areas include...