Author: FE Week

A London college has partnered with global engineering giant Siemens to train its next generation of apprentices. The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) will provide training for 17 new recruits to the company’s apprenticeship scheme, giving them access to workshops equipped with the latest engineering tools and equipment at its Enfield Centre […]

Barnet and Southgate College’s Wella Centre of Excellence has officially been opened by the celebrity hairdresser Patrick Cameron. A world leader in cutting and styling long hair, Cameron demonstrated his skills to students and staff at the college, before giving a talk about his career. Cameron, who runs his own training school in London, said: […]

Five students from Epping Forest College are flying high after securing jobs with the aviation services company Swissport at Stansted Airport. The students, who studied tourism and aviation courses at the college, passed their two-week induction at the company with flying colours, and are now settling into their new roles as Passenger Service Agents. Flynn […]

Staff and students of Foxholes Restaurant at Runshaw College are celebrating after making it to the final of the AA College Restaurant of the Year 2016 awards. The awards drew applicants from across the UK, with the college making it to the final three alongside Birmingham University and Milton Keynes College – where they will […]

A Cambridge Regional College student has won two medals at the just-finished Paralympic Games in Rio, after making it onto Team GB. 19-year-old Louis Rolfe (pictured), a sports studies student at the college, won gold in the team sprint alongside Jody Cundy and Jon-Allan Butterworth, a discipline in which the trio also won gold and […]

Former Barnsley College student Sally Needham is one of around 28 women in the UK to have earned a UEFA ‘A Licence’. The accolade is one of the highest practical coaching licenses available, and is awarded to candidates with significant talent in coaching techniques and skill-building. Holding the licence means Sally can access top-level teams, […]

It’s not often a college can boast of numerous Michelin-star chefs amongst their alumni, but for Yorkshire Coast College, it seems to have become a bit of a habit, Samantha King reports. Seven famous faces from the culinary world will be returning to their old college to host an extravagant five-course dinner with the help […]