A journey around Central Asia on a horse, a trip through Armenia’s deepest forests and a choppy voyage to the Falklands as a deckhand on a cargo ship.

These are just some of the adventures a journalism student will be embarking on when he graduates from Cornwall College this month.

Jamie Maddison is planning the escapades as the start of his freelance career as journalist, photographer, filmmaker and explorer.

The 23-year-old, who is completing his Fast-track National Council for the Training of Journalists course at the college, said: “After university I began writing for the climbing magazine Climber and this gave me this unquenchable desire to explore lost and forgotten corners of the world.

“The training I received at the college has turned out to be invaluable in my preparation for the trip.

“Having already completed an academic-centred journalism course at Cardiff University – followed by two years of freelance work for Climber – I thought I knew everything there was to know about reporting but I was completely wrong.”

Jamie has already been on a number of expeditions, including mountaineering in Kyrgyzstan’s remote Tian Shan Mountains and spending two weeks in isolation climbing in the South Africa’s Cedeberg Mountains – where he took these stunning pictures.

The 1,000mph Bloodhound Supersonic Car – the centrepiece for a global education initiative – will be heading to Northampton College.

It is part of an innovative new programme led by Northamptonshire County Council to inspire budding mathematicians, scientists and engineers.

Bloodhound SSC is powered by a Rolls Royce Eurofighter jet engine and hybrid rocket and has a control system developed by Cosworth.

The car is designed to travel up to 1,050 mph – faster than a bullet – and will attempt to break the world land speed record on the Hakskeen Pan, South Africa in 2013.

A life-size replica of the Bloodhound car along with its V8 Cosworth F1 engine, which drives the rocket fuel pump, will be based in the college’s brand new engineering studios at Booth Lane from February 21 to 23.

College students, school pupils, members of the public, businesses and special guests will have opportunity to see the car, find out about how it works and enjoy a virtual high-speed driving experience in interactive events and activities. Principal Len Closs said: “The entire event will undoubtedly prove highly inspirational and we look forward to welcoming people from across the county to come and see what it’s all about.”

Cirencester College is celebrating the placement of their 100th and 101st apprentices.

Tuesday Townsend and Harlan Stallard have signed up to an apprenticeship programme, in partnership with Jesse’s Bistro.

Both Tuesday and Harlan are taking an intermediate apprenticeship in Hospitality, with Tuesday in Hospitality Services (Front of House) and Harlan in Food and Production, working four days a week at the Bistro and attending the college one day a week.

Head of commercial and business development Richard Ashwood said: “The last 12 months has seen a remarkable growth in apprenticeships.

“Employers across the district are now showing increasing interest.

“We have seen our apprenticeship numbers rise by over 112 per cent and have been delighted that numbers topped 100 in a year.”

Manager of Jesse’s Bisto Andrew Parffrey said: “It’s so important to be supporting young people to get a foot on the ladder, particularly in the current climate and we’re fortunate enough to be in a position to do so.”

Students have been making road safety fashionable at an event selling bespoke clothing to help keep young people visible during dark nights.

Rotherham College of Arts and Technology has teamed up with South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership to increase road safety awareness amongst students by selling adapted fashion items they would wear during a night out.

Funded by the partnership, the Level 3 Fashion students hosted an event selling their own high visibility garments which they designed and produced to help keep fellow students safe when out and about.

The students project-managed the event, from the accounting and budgeting, to the ordering of materials and the production of the items.

Caroline Bell, curriculum leader in fashion and design said: “This was great experience.

“Not only was this a challenge to come up with fashionable safety items which younger people would wear, but their business skills have also been put to the test and have improved greatly.”

Joe Hockney, road safety officer from Sheffield Council, working on behalf of the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership said: “Working with the college has been a great way of raising road safety awareness with the students involved.”

City College Brighton and Hove students from a range of different courses have collaborated on a new film project at the City College East campus.

Film-making students were given the chance to pitch their own short film ideas – all of which had to have a prison-based theme – to the rest of their class.

The three most popular ideas are now in production on set with their creators as directors.

To provide the sets for the films, painting and decorating students built a small prison cell set with adjoining corridor out of wooden frames, creating a brick-work effect on prison walls and doors with incredible detail.

Film students then decorated the bare set to look more natural with paint, graffiti on walls and even a suitably grim toilet.

College drama students and local actors have now been enlisted to star in the films, giving them vital on-set experience.

Film-making student Jordan Khan (19), director of the short film Food for Thought, said: “With these sets, we’ve got something that we wouldn’t normally have access to and having industry-standard equipment to work with, it really gives the project a professional edge.”

Fellow-director Emmet Holmes-Boyes (20) said: “I’ve had a chance to develop key skills I feel will be needed to succeed in the world of film.”

Students and staff at Canterbury College spread the happiness when they led a national campaign to beat Blue Monday.

Led by its very own Blue Man, the college hosted a series of events to combat the effects of what is termed the most depressing day of the year.

There was magic, music, free food, a special chill-out zone and more at the New Dover Road campus on Monday, January 16.

The popular event was run by the college’s award-winning Students’ Union, whose manager Tony Payne said: “The campaign is about changing the perception of a day seen as the most depressing date of the year.

Walsall College shared best practice with colleges across the country after winning an Association of Colleges Beacon Award.

The college’s functional skills team won the award for adopting innovative approaches to teaching the functional skills of English, maths and ICT within all of its vocational areas, which has led to a significant improvement to success of learners.

During the day, representatives had the opportunity to find out how the college achieved such high standards in functional skills. Susan Salter, from award sponsors OCR, attended on the day to present the college with a cheque for the cash prize of £5,000, to enhance the project further.

Walsall College will also be officially presented with their Award by John Hayes, minister for further education, skills and lifelong learning, at a national presentation ceremony, due to be held at Westminster in February.

Jan Myatt, curriculum manager for functional skills said: “Winning the AoC Beacon Award for Skills was a great achievement.”

Chesterfield College students have been tutoring members of Derbyshire County Council’s 50+ Forum in all things computer for the past six weeks.

Gill Clarke, intergenerational practice officer at the council, formed the collaboration with learners studying on the BTEC Diploma for IT Practitioners course and her 50+ Forum have been meeting for one-to-one tutelage.

Last week the group received their certificates of achievement from the students.

She said: “This is the second year the council and the college have collaborated on an Intergenerational IT mentoring project.

“The members of the Chesterfield 50+ forum who attended said they had found the experience invaluable.

“Many of them also commented that it had been better than other classes they attended as they had their own personal tutor and were able to learn anything they wanted to know about IT.

“The older group were also extremely impressed with the patience and knowledge of the young people they met through this project.”