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Fund Raising for Haiti 5th March 2010
Staff and students at the Joseph Wright Centre have raised £267.50 for the Haiti Earthquake Children’s appeal through a cake raffle. Psychology Lecturer Shanie Nash explained: “The fund raiser was the students’ idea and we decided we had to do ...
Derby College Steps Up Plans for PCA Site 2nd March 2010
Derby College has stepped up plans to sell its site at Prince Charles Avenue in Mackworth. An outline planning application for the mixed use development of the 20 acre site including residential, health, leisure, community facilities and living ...
Special Support For Blind Student 26th February 2010
Derby College has introduced a special resource for a visually impaired student who is the first to start on an Art and Design course at The Roundhouse. Lucy Jones (20), who lost her sight at an early age, has joined the College having returned home ...
College Farm For Sale 26th February 2010
Derby College is planning to sell part of its Broomfield Hall site to raise funds for improvements elsewhere in the land-based campus. Lime Farm which comprises a former dairy unit, farmhouse, farm buildings and 220 acres of land has been advertised ...
Derby College Gym Re-Launch 17th February 2010
Superbikes championship star Leon Haslam has officially opened the refurbished gym at Derby College. More than £33,000 worth of new equipment has been installed at the gym at Prince Charles Avenue for use by the public and students and has been ...
Gas Safety Centre Expanded 17th February 2010
The East Midlands Gas Safety Centre has re-located to purpose-built workshops at Derby College’s £48 million Roundhouse vocational campus and expanded the range of courses available to the industry. The Centre, run for the past ten years by Derby ...
Information Evening Invitation 12th February 2010
The first information evening to take place following the merger of South East Derbyshire College with neighbouring Derby College will be held in Ilkeston and Heanor on Tuesday March 2nd. Young people in years 11 and 10 are invited to attend the ...
Apprentice Chef 8th February 2010
Seven apprentice chefs who are completing their qualifications in the workplace supported by Derby College took part in an Apprentice Chef competition at The Engine Shed restaurant as part of National Apprenticeship Week. The apprentices were given ...
Disability Football Finals 8th February 2010
Students from Derby College have narrowly missed out on reaching the national finals of the British College’s Special Educational Needs football tournament. The Regional finals were held at Derby College and the team from Moulton College will now ...
Sporting Success 8th February 2010
A record number of Derby College students have been chosen to represent the East Midlands in national British Colleges Sports competitions this year. Twenty students from the College have been successful in regional trials for a wide range of sports ...
College Merger Approved 2nd February 2010
Having completed the feasibility studies and consulted widely, a merger proposal between Derby College and South East Derbyshire College was submitted to the Department of Business Innovation and Skills in November 2009 and has now been approved. ...
Event Highlights Apprenticeship Opportunities 1st February 2010
Employing apprentices is crucial for businesses to remain competitive and ensure their long term success, according to business leaders who met in Derby on Monday to mark the launch of National Apprenticeship Week 2010. Representatives from more than ...
Learners' Exhibition Celebrates Motherhood 1st February 2010
A group of local women who attend English classes at Derby College have created a special exhibition celebrating the universal role of mothers which is now on display at Derby Museum and Art Gallery until the end of March. The collage of photographs, ...
Derby College named Training Provider of the Quarter 1st February 2010
Corporate College @ Derby College is celebrating being named The Learning and Skills Council’s Train to Gain Provider of the Quarter after meeting their delivery targets and achieving a success rate of nearly 90 percent for over 10,000 learners in ...
Cake Celebration 1st February 2010
Students at Derby College’s new Catering and Hospitality academy based at The Roundhouse in Pride Park have created a magnificent two layer cake to celebrate the third annual National Apprenticeship Week. The sponge cake, decorated in icing ...
Understanding Dogs 28th January 2010
Derby College is running a six-week evening course for people who want to gain a unique insight in what makes dogs ‘tick’. The ‘Talking Dogs’ course starts at Derby College’s Broomfield Hall land-based industry campus in Morley on Tuesday ...
Event Highlights Apprenticeship Opportunities 28th January 2010
Local businesses are being invited to a breakfast meeting at Derby College’s Roundhouse vocational campus on Pride Park on Monday February 1 which will focus on the benefits of taking on apprentices. The event, between 7.30am and 9.30am, is the ...
Event Highlights Apprenticeship Opportunities 19th January 2010
Local businesses are being invited to a breakfast meeting at Derby College’s Roundhouse vocational campus on Pride Park on Monday February 1 which will focus on the benefits of taking on apprentices. The event, between 7.30am and 9.30am, is the ...
Roadshow Focus on Construction Changes 19th January 2010
The initial results of an innovative project to support the construction industry in adopting better environmentally friendly products and working practices will be highlighted in a special roadshow at Derby College’s Roundhouse vocational campus ...
Open House at Learning Centre 18th January 2010
Derby College’s IT Learning Centres in The Spot and Victory Road are holding a series of free workshops next week (w/c January 18) as part of the National Sign Up Now Campaign. Workshops ranging from using digital cameras and organising folders on a ...
Open House at Derby College 12th January 2010
Derby College is holding a series of open evenings to help young people consider their further education options this September. Vocational courses will come under the spotlight on Wednesday January 20 at the event at the new Roundhouse campus ...
Green Technology Project Underway 12th January 2010
A pioneering partnership between Derby College and Merrill College has been boosted with nearly £80,000 of funding through East Midlands Development Agency’s (emda’s) Catapulting Kids Further! project which forms part of the Agency’s £9m ...
Employees Learn New Skills at Huge Company Training Exercise 8th January 2010
JCB has embarked on one of the biggest training initiatives in the company’s history which will enhance the skills of more than 600 employees and help tackle the continuing effects of the global economic downturn. Shopfloor employees from the World ...
Learning Agreement Signed 5th January 2010
Derby College has joined forces with Unity, formerly the Ceramic and Allied Trades Union, to provide essential skills training for its members. The partnership agreement was recently signed at Royal Crown Derby which is one of the first companies to ...
Extra Support for Resolute Non Smokers 4th January 2010
Derby College is teaming up with NHS Stop Smoking Service Fresh Start in the New Year to provide extra support for staff and students who want to be smokefree. Fresh Start, which is part of NHS Derby City, will be at the college’s Roundhouse ...
Falconry Skills 4th January 2010
Derby College is running a special evening course to introduce people to the fascinating world of falconry. The 22-week Beginning Falconry course is open to anyone, regardless of whether they own a bird of prey or not, and starts at Derby College’s ...
JWC Celebrates Achievements 4th January 2010
The achievements of students who recently graduated from the Joseph Wright Centre at Derby College have been officially recognised with a celebration evening attended by more than 150 people. Among the prize winners were A level students Kar-Man Chu ...
Gold for JWC Maths Champion 4th January 2010
An A level student at the Joseph Wright Centre has won a Gold award in a national maths competition. Michael Thomas (16) from Derby was among the highest scores in the UK Maths Challenge, entered by more than 600,000 students nationally and organised ...
Famous Paintings Take Pride of Place 4th January 2010
Famous Paintings Take Pride of Place Digital canvas print copies of Joseph Wright’s most famous paintings now have pride of place at Derby College’s city centre campus named in his memory. The copies of the six originals which are exhibited at ...
New Project Supports Jobless Back To Work 15th December 2009
A new programme to help unemployed people retrain and get back into work have so far supported more than 300 people. Employment World @ Derby College, based in Friar Gate, was launched in July 2009 by Derby College working in partnership with ...
Derby College Staff Get On Their Bikes 15th December 2009
An increasing number of staff at Derby College’s Roundhouse vocational campus are now contributing to the College’s green credentials by cycling to and from work. More than 30 of the 340 staff (9%) based at the campus which opened in September now ...
Enterprising Trip for Derby College Students 10th December 2009
Business students at Derby College have just returned from a four-day trip to Bosnia for the final stage of a pioneering international partnership. Four students who are studying BTEC Business Studies at the Joseph Wright Centre joined the trip having ...
Senior Appointment at Sensi 10th December 2009
Derby College has appointed a senior stylist for the first time at its new commercial hair and beauty salon, based at The Roundhouse. Amy Howard (24) has joined Sensi from a city centre salon and will be leading the salon’s commercial operation for ...
Strategic Vision Starts to Reap Awards 8th December 2009
The strategic vision of a Black Country business to double its turnover with the help of its entire workforce is already paying dividends, thanks to a company-wide training programme delivered by Corporate College. Bohler-Uddeholm UK (BUUK) in Oldbury ...
Debut Success for Broomfield Hall 8th December 2009
Floristry students at Derby College’s Broomfield Hall land-based campus in Morley have come runners up on their debut entry into a prestigious London competition. The team of five students travelled to New Covent Garden Flower Market for a 5.30am ...
Awards Success 8th December 2009
More than 120 students, parents, employers, staff and sponsors attended Derby College’s annual Construction and Motor Vehicle Academy awards held at the Roundhouse. Among the awards presented were Carpentry and Joinery student Ashley Richardson who ...
World Cup Challenge 30th November 2009
Business and ICT students at Derby College have chosen Derby’s bid to be a host city for the World Cup in 2018 as their inspiration for a global competition to test their entrepreneurial skills. More than 400 students on the vocational courses at ...
Pupils Have Designs on Built Environment Careers 27th November 2009
More than 80 local year nine pupils from Derby schools will be taking part in a series of special team activities at Derby College on Tuesday December 1 and Wednesday December 2 to promote professional careers in the Built Environment sector and to ...
Roundhouse Clinches National Award 20th November 2009
Derby College’s new £48 million Roundhouse vocational campus has come runner up in the top award from construction industry experts. The development, which is an inspirational combination of restoration and contemporary new construction, was ...
Imperial Success For Local Employees 19th November 2009
Bodyshop staff at a Derby company that customises vehicles for the armed forces and public sector have completed a training programme with Corporate College, the dedicated business arm of Derby College. Fifteen staff at Imperial Commercials in ...
Toyota Donation Supports Course Expansion 17th November 2009
Toyota Manufacturing UK has kindly donated a car to Derby College’s motor vehicle department to support learners’ studies. The car, which incorporates the latest in technology, will support the current level two programmes and is the final ...
Donkey Arrival 17th November 2009
Broomfield Hall, Derby College’s land-based campus in Morley, has welcomed four new residents who will be cared for by Animal Care students at the College. Four donkeys, two of which are the rare breed Baudet Du Poitou which originate from Southern ...
First Winner of Construction Bursary 12th November 2009
First Winner of Construction Bursary Media call: Derby College Roundhouse, Pride Park; Monday November 16, 2.15pm: Derby College bursary winner Peter Overton will receive his £1,000 cheque from Bowmer & Kirkland Chairman John Kirkland OBE An ...
College's Week 12th November 2009
The Important Roles of College in UK Life This week (Nov 9 to 14) is the second annual National College’s Week and here, David Croll, Principal of Derby College, which is one of the UK’s largest and most successful further education colleges, ...
Christmas Craft Fair 12th November 2009
A Christmas Craft Fair will be held at Derby College’s Broomfield Hall on Sunday December 6 between 10.30am and 4pm. The annual event costs £1 for adults with children’s admission free and activities and staff include Christmas gift ideas, cards ...
Helping horses stay in shape 12th November 2009
Derby College’s Broomfield Hall is running a special course for horse owners run by qualified animal therapist Hannah Haskew. The Better Backs course, on Saturday November 21 between 10am and 12 noon covers how to keep horses in better shape.| ...
Boxercise Launch 12th November 2009
A new Boxercise class - combining non-contact boxing and fitness – has started at Derby College’s Boxing Academy in Mackworth. The classes, which are open to everyone in the local community, cost £1 a session and run between 5pm and 6pm on ...
Raising Sporting standards in malawi 12th November 2009
A delegation from Derby College will visit Malawi next week to kick off a special project aimed at improving young people’s sports coaching skills in the run up to next year’s World Cup and the London 2012 Olympics. Derby College has successfully ...
Derby College finalises plans for the point 12th November 2009
Derby College has announced that it has signed a long term lease on a 90,000 sq ft, building in The Point, Pride Park, to complement its recently-opened Roundhouse vocational campus. The building, which it is planned to be named the Roundhouse Johnson ...
Understanding Dogs 12th November 2009
Derby College is running a six-week evening course for people who want to gain a unique insight in what makes dogs ‘tick’. The ‘Talking Dogs’ course starts at Derby College’s Broomfield Hall land-based industry campus in Morley on Tuesday ...
Hundreds of Care jobs up for grabs 26th October 2009
A special care sector jobsfair is set to take place at Derby College‘s Roundhouse, Pride Park on 29th October between 11.00am and 5.00pm. A wide range of employers will be at the event including Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Partnerships in ...
Broomfield Hall Dogs Wear It Pink 19th October 2009
Pampered pooches at Derby College’s Broomfield Hall will be undergoing a pink makeover on Friday to help raise money for research into breast cancer. Animal Management students will be carefully dyeing the coats of cooperative dogs bright pink at ...
Engine Shed Opens to Public 19th October 2009
Catering and hospitality students at Derby College are gearing up to serve the public for the first time on November 2 when the brand new Engine Shed restaurant opens for business. The £2.5 million purpose-built facilities at the Engine Shed includes ...
Narrowboat company apprenticeship is great opportunity for trainee joiner Josh 19th October 2009
Derby College student Josh Beardsall has revived an old family tradition after beginning a joinery apprenticeship with a Derbyshire narrow boat business. Josh from Findern is learning his trade with Aqua Narrowboats based at Mercia Marina in ...
Roundhouse Clinches Two Awards 19th October 2009
The inspirational combination of restoration and contemporary construction work at Derby College’s new £48 million Roundhouse vocational campus has received official recognition by construction industry experts. The Roundhouse on Pride Park in ...
Lord Norton visits Derby College 16th October 2009
Public Services students at Derby College will learn more about the work and role of the House of Lords during a special visit by one of its peers this Friday (Oct 16). The talk, which is part of the Lord Speaker’s outreach programme, will be made ...
Falconry Skills - Taster Sessions 16th October 2009
Derby College’s Broomfield Hall is running taster sessions this Saturday (October 17) to give people, and for the first time this – youngsters - the chance to handle and learn more about birds of prey. Young people aged under 16 are invited the ...
Partnership ‘Engineers’ Route to Success 1st October 2009
A new part time Foundation degree in Integrated Engineering has enrolled its first students who will benefit from having paid employment whilst they study. The course has been launched as a partnership between DerbyCollege and ...
Roundhouse Sensi Salon Opens 17th September 2009
World renowned celebrity hairdresser Joshua Galvin will officially open Derby College’s new training and commercial hair and beauty Sensi salon, at the magnificent new £48 million Roundhouse vocational campus on Monday September 21. The £280,000 ...
Food Hub Plans Unveiled 16th September 2009
Derby College’s Broomfield Hall is planning to set up a special project to support and encourage local people to produce and then sell their own food. The College aims to inspire people of all ages, and from a range of cultural backgrounds, to enjoy ...
Public Preview at Roundhouse 25th August 2009
Members of the public will be able to see the fantastic restoration of the 19th century Roundhouse into the new £48 million vocational learning campus for Derby College for the first time on Saturday September 5th between 9am and 3pm. The Grade II ...
Advice & Guidance Evening at Derby College 25th August 2009
Derby College will hold a special GCSE Advice & Guidance evening for young people who have taken their GCSE examinations this summer at its new Roundhouse vocational campus on Thursday August 27 between 6pm and 8pm. Staff from all curriculum areas ...
Best Ever A Level Results at Derby College 20th August 2009
The Joseph Wright Centre at Derby College is today celebrating its best ever A level results with a 99% pass rate and the highest ever average points score. More than 250 students collected their results – many with straight A grades. The average ...
Students Await Results 17th August 2009
Students at Derby College’s Joseph Wright Centre are among the thousands locally who are nervously waiting for their A level results tomorrow (August 20). They include Nicholas Jones (18) from West Hallam who needs two As and a B to study Medicine ...
Vocational Success 17th August 2009
As A level students throughout Derbyshire waited with bated breath for their results today/yesterday - thousands more students were sitting back and counting the days until they take up their University places – safe in the knowledge that they had ...
Apprentice Success 30th July 2009
Two Derby College construction students have bucked the recession and clinched coveted apprenticeships with local employers. Electrical installation student Matthew Rayner (17) from Belper and brickwork student Matthew Betteridge (16) from Littleover ...
Roundhouse Hand Over 21st July 2009
The £48 million transformation of the Roundhouse at Pride Park into stunning new facilities for Derby College has been officially handed over and the first staff have moved in. Some of the 2,500 students who will be working at the new vocational ...
Derby College Peak Performers 21st July 2009
Derby College has officially recognised the hard work and dedication of students and staff at the 6th annual Peak Awards event held at the Joseph Wright Centre. Twenty five students and staff were presented awards at the glittering ceremony ranging ...
Events Manager Appointed 14th July 2009
Derby College has appointed Helen Rydzyk as Events and Conference Manager. This new role has been created to maximise the potential for hosting a wide range of events at the College’s buildings, including the spectacular new £48 million Roundhouse ...
Sneak Preview for Roundhouse’s First Students 13th July 2009
The first students who will be based at Derby College’s spectacular £48 million Roundhouse vocational campus will see their new home from this September for the first time on Wednesday July 15. Students who will complete their second year on a wide ...
Students Win Science Poster Competition 2nd July 2009
Science students from Derby College’s Joseph Wright Centre have won a poster competition as part of the recent ‘Evolution East Midlands’ sixth form conference at BioCity in Nottingham. The competition was based around students’ own research ...
Garden Makeover for College Nursery 1st July 2009
Students at Derby College have completed an eco-friendly garden makeover at Little Learners, the pre-school day nursery and holiday club based at Derby College in Mackworth. Horticultural students from the College’s Broomfield Hall land-based campus ...
Quality Award for Derby College 25th June 2009
Derby College’s Skills for Life team have won a prestigious award in recognition for their work with trade unions. Comedienne Jo Brand presented, Derby College Skills for Life Team Leader Jennifer Rehman (pictured right) and Employer Engagement ...
Ambassador Role for Derby College Student 25th June 2009
Derby College sports student Lauren Slater (17) has been appointed one of the first British Colleges Sport National Ambassadors. Lauren, who lives in Chaddesden, will now be an advocate for young people in sport - advising BCS on how football ...
Academy Expansion at Derby College 22nd June 2009
Derby College is expanding its range of Sports Academies – open to students on all courses throughout the College – to meet the growing demand for qualified match officials. The College is adding a Referees and Officials’ Academy to its ...
New Project Supports Jobless Back To Work 22nd June 2009
Local people who have been unemployed for between six and 12 months are to be offered free training, job search support and additional help in finding a job, thanks to a new programme launched by Derby College and Job Centre Plus. The two ...
Art Finale 16th June 2009
Art & Design students at Derby College will hold their final end of year show at Prince Charles Avenue, Mackworth, next week before packing up to move to their new base at the £48 million Roundhouse vocational campus in September. The students, ...
Former Student Passes Out 11th June 2009
Former Derby College Public Services student Ben Hardy (19) has successfully completed the gruelling training programme for the Royal Marines – regarded as the most demanding military training in the world. Ben, from Brailsford, Passed Out at a ...
Sporting Success for Derby College Students 11th June 2009
Five learners from Derby College have clinched a major medal haul at a top regional sporting event for athletes with disabilities. The Midlands Games are held at Moorways Stadium in Derby every two years and more than 340 disabled athletes from across ...
Roundhouse Hand Over 9th June 2009
The £48 million transformation of the Roundhouse at Pride Park into stunning new facilities for Derby College has reached a major milestone with the first buildings officially handed over by contractors Bowmer & Kirkland. Derby College Principal ...
Derby’s Historic Roundhouse Hosts Exclusive Tour Of New Facilities 9th June 2009
Derby Colleges historic Roundhouse building, which is currently undergoing a £48m restoration programme to transform it into a flagship campus for vocational learning programmes, is to host an exclusive tour of its new facilities on Saturday 13 June ...
Careers Help for Students 2nd June 2009
Derby College is holding its biggest ever Careers and Progression event for its students this week in light of the current jobs market. Hundreds of students are expected to attend the event on Thursday June 4 between 9.30am and 3pm at the Prince ...
Course Options Announced 1st June 2009
Derby College has published its A-Z guide of part time courses starting this September with a particular focus on courses that will help people’s job prospects. Opportunities range from English and Maths booster courses to longer re-training ...
Family Fun at Broomfield Hall 1st June 2009
Derby College’s Broomfield Hall land-based campus in Morley is holding its annual Open Day on Sunday June 14 between 11am and 5pm. The family focused activities include a wide range of displays and demonstrations by tutors and students at the ...
Students Join Eco Project 28th May 2009
Students from Derby College will further develop their ideas for eco-friendly homes for the future during a visit by students and staff from Saudi Arabia next week. Five construction and civil engineering students from Derby College visited Riyadh ...
Businessman Appointed College Chair 21st May 2009
Local businessman Brian Powell has been appointed the Chair of Derby College’s Board of Governors. Mr Powell, who lives near Ashbourne, was previously Vice Chair of Governors. He takes over at the helm of the Board of Governors at this exciting ...
Students’ Marathon Challenge 19th May 2009
Public services students at Derby College have raised more than £1,500 for orphaned children in Ghana by completing a sponsored half marathon. The 20 students, who are all in their second year Public Services National Diploma course at the Prince ...
JWC Students Raise Money For Cancer Research 15th May 2009
Students and staff at Derby College’s Joseph Wright Centre have presented a cheque for £2,834 to help Derby Hospitals’ research into cancer. They raised the money during their Rag Week in March when activities included a sponsored silence, ...
Pupils’ Skills go Under Competition Spotlight 14th May 2009
School pupils from Derby who learn vocational skills part time at Derby College will go under the spotlight next week (Thursday May 21) at the College’s first ever pre-16 construction skills competition. Year 11 representatives from John Port, ...
Derby college student heading in right direction for career success 12th May 2009
As Adult Learners’ Week, an annual campaign celebrated in more than 40 countries, kicks off (9 May), a Derbyshire man is swapping the pharmacy for films – with help from the Learning and Skills Council’s Adult Learning Grant (ALG). Alvaston film ...
College help at hand for unemployed people across the East Midlands 12th May 2009
Twenty one colleges in the East Midlands are to get extra government funding to train people, unemployed for more than six months, to help them back into work, Skills Secretary John Denham announced today. The East Midlands colleges (see notes to ...
International Prize Giving 11th May 2009
Business and ICT students based at Derby College’s Joseph Wright Centre will be joined by students from Ekonomska skola Bijeljina, in Bosnia Herzegovina to celebrate the work they have been doing as part of an international Entrepreneur of the Year ...
Milestone Celebration for Learning Centre 11th May 2009
A dynamic partnership between Derby College and Rolls-Royce plc has reached its decade milestone. The two organisations set up the Quantum Learning Centre in Victory Road ten years ago to support Rolls-Royce employees and members of the local ...
Derby College Comes to Cricket Club’s Aid 11th May 2009
The Construction Academy at Derby College is planning further construction work at Loughborough Carillion Old Boys cricket club whose future has been at risk from a spate of vandal attacks – and are appealing to local businesses to support them with ...
Derby College Joins ALW Focus 5th May 2009
Derby College is holding a week of free workshops and taster events at its two city learning centres next week (May 11-15) as part of the annual Adult Learners Week (ALW). Derby College Learning Centre in The Spot and at the Quantum Centre in Victory ...
Apprenticeship Appeal 5th May 2009
Derby College is launching an extensive marketing campaign to appeal to local businesses to either employ or offer unpaid work placements to apprentices in the face of a growing number of young people experiencing or facing redundancy. Nationally, ...
Derby boost for recession-hit retail 29th April 2009
Derby was today (29 April) named as one of the first areas in the country to take part in a national scheme to revive the recession-hit retail sector. Derby College’s Retail Skills Shop in The Spot - opposite the Westfield Shopping Centre, was ...
Third Time Lucky Bid For Broomfield Hall 27th April 2009
Derby College’s Broomfield Hall is hoping that the finals of a national competition for horticultural students will be a case of third time lucky. Arboriculture student Sam Turner (18) from Derby is through to the National final of the Institute of ...
Silver Debut for Derby College 24th April 2009
Horticulture staff and students from Derby College’s Broomfield Hall in Morley have clinched a coveted silver medal for their garden creation at the Harrogate Show. This was the College’s first time in the Harrogate competition for which they ...
Cricket Challenge 23rd April 2009
Staff and students from Masons Place recently joined cricket legends for a construction challenge at Highway Cricket Club in Coventry. The construction students and lecturers built a barbeque, score box and brick benches at the cricket club which was ...
Golden Success 21st April 2009
Derby College students came up trumps in the annual British College Sports National Championships – representing the East Midlands either as individuals or as part of teams More than 2,500 16 to19-year-old students from throughout the UK came ...
Derby College Welcomes Indian Visitors 8th April 2009
Business students and staff from a college in India who have been working with Derby College on an innovative programme to promote entrepreneurial skills amongst young people will visit Derby-based S&A Foods on Wednesday to learn more about the ...
Derby College go for Gold 1st April 2009
Students from Derby College will represent the East Midlands region at the annual British College Sports National Championships in Loughborough next weekend April 3rd – 5th More than 2,500 16 to19-year-old students from throughout the UK will come ...
100th Prince’s Trust Team Starts at Derby College 31st March 2009
The 100th team of young people to benefit from the free 12-week Prince’s Trust programme at Derby College have started this week. Thousands of young people aged 16 to 25 have benefited from the course at the College over the past 11 years and the ...
Training Open Day at Revive 23rd March 2009
Revive Healthy Living Centre has teamed up with Derby College to hold an information day for local people who want to update their skills. Information about the wide range of courses available at Derby College for young people and adults will be ...
JWC Rag Week 18th March 2009
Students at Derby College’s Joseph Wright Centre are busy raising money for research and treatment for breast cancer in their annual Rag Week. Activities include a sponsored silence, quizzes, raffles, band performances and games and the Rag Week ...
Derby College to help firms deliver energy efficient buildings 18th March 2009
In its role as a member of the East Midlands New Technology Initiative (NTI) Construction Network, Derby College has helped to win over £1/2 million funding to encourage local construction businesses to use energy efficient technology. The East ...
Strictly Hair Raising 17th March 2009
Hair dressing students at Derby College have taken their inspiration from Derbyshire ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ champion Tom Chambers for their annual hair show this year and will be showcasing their skills based on typical styles adopted by the ...
Sharing Skills 16th March 2009
Derby College has been hosting the Australian bricklaying champion to help him prepare for the forthcoming World SkillBuild championships in Calgary in September. Construction Learning Director Martin Jones, a former international brickwork judge, ...
Derby College Welcomes Iraqi Visitors 16th March 2009
A group of education leaders from Iraq will visit Derby College next week as part of an innovative partnership to support the redevelopment and modernisation of the country’s technical education centre. The programme, organised by the UK’s ...
Turn your love of fitness into a lucrative career 12th March 2009
Our three-week introductory course for personal trainers is run by an industry professional at the fitness centre in Prince Charles Avenue, Mackworth, on the following dates: April 22nd and 29th and May 6th, 6pm to 9pm. For more information on this ...
Catering and Hospitality Returns to Derby College 12th March 2009
Catering and hospitality courses will return to Derby College in September 2009 with state of the art training facilities at the new Roundhouse campus on Pride Park. The purpose-built £2.5m facilities will have the capacity for 170 full and part time ...
Open House at Derby College 10th March 2009
Derby College is holding a series of open evening events to help young people consider their further education options this September. Anyone interested in vocational courses starting in September 2009 at the new flagship Roundhouse campus are invited ...
Training Open Day at Revive 10th March 2009
Revive Healthy Living Centre has teamed up with Derby College to hold an information day for local people who want to update their skills. Information about the wide range of courses available at Derby College for young people and adults will be ...
New Arrivals at Broomfield Hall Plant Centre 5th March 2009
Derby College’s Broomfield Hall is gearing up for Spring with the plant centre now open seven days a week. Early arrivals, which are all cultivated and grown by horticultural students at the College, include the seasonal favourites of Crocus, ...
Broomfield Hall Aims For Triple Success 4th March 2009
Derby College’s Broomfield Hall is hoping for triple success in a national competition for horticultural students. The land-based College is holding the local heat of the Institute of Horticulture’s Young Horticulturist of the Year competition ...
Joseph Wright Comes Home 4th March 2009
A giant figure of Joseph Wright has ‘returned home’ and taken pride of place in the atrium of Derby College’s Joseph Wright Centre. The Joseph Wright Centre answered a plea from Quad - Derby’s new centre for art and film - which was keen to ...
Rewarding Achievement 4th March 2009
The success of construction students at Derby College came under the spotlight recently at the annual awards presentation held at Derbyshire County Cricket Ground. More than 100 people attended the event and among the 20 successful students receiving ...
Roundhouse Salon Construction Starts 4th March 2009
Work is due to start next week on creating a new £280,000 suite of state-of-the-art hair and beauty salons at Derby College’s £43 million Roundhouse vocational campus. The new facilities, which will replace the existing Sensi salon at Prince ...
New Apprenticeship Programmes Celebrate Special Week 4th March 2009
Derby College is celebrating the second national Apprenticeship Week with the announcement that a host of new programmes will soon join its training portfolio. From September, the existing programme of Apprenticeships available to young people aged 16 ...
Open Evening Focus 4th March 2009
Details of Derby College’s new catering and hospitality courses starting this September will be available for the first time at an information evening on Thursday March 19. Information will be available at Prince Charles Avenue, Mackworth, between 5. ...
Carillion IT Services provides new ICT infrastructure for Derby College’s iconic £43m regeneration project 17th February 2009
Carillion IT Services today announced it has been appointed by Derby College to install a new fixed and wireless Local Area Network (LAN) infrastructure as part of its pioneering £43m redevelopment to become a 21st century college. One of the largest ...
College Students Transform Garden 16th February 2009
Students from Derby College’s Broomfield Hall land-based campus have begun a £6,000 garden makeover at an Ilkeston nursing home. More than 60 students are involved in the £6,000 make over of the garden at Rutland Manor Nursing Home in Heanor Road, ...
East Midlands Adults Urged To Claim Education Cash They’re Due 12th February 2009
Adults on track to change their life for the better may be missing out on payments of up to £30 a week. Government figures show that despite some 29,000 adults having already been assessed as eligible to receive support from the Adult Learning Grant ...
Clean Bill Of Health For Derby College 12th February 2009
Derby College is among the first in the East Midlands to be on the verge of achieving a new national kite mark which recognises excellence in a wide range of issues affecting staff and students across all sites. The Healthy College Standard measures ...
Students Join Eco Project 12th February 2009
Five students from Derby College are visiting Riyadh College of Technology in Saudi Arabia next week (w/c feb 16) to share their research and plans for designing eco-friendly homes for the future. The students, who are studying National Diplomas in ...
Ashbourne teenager ready to compete at trades world championship 12th February 2009
A TEENAGE bricklayer from Derbyshire who has proved that he is one of the best in the country now hopes to take on the world. Jason Stanley is one of four people vying for a place at the WorldSkills championship in Canada. The contest, in Calgary, ...
Derby Student Selected For National Panel 6th February 2009
Derby College student, Danniella Smedley (17), has been selected by English Golf Partnership (EGP) to join its National Youth Panel. The panel has been formed to consult with young people about all the aspects of golf and the involvement and ...
Derby College SEN Football Champions 6th February 2009
Students from Derby College will represent the East Midlands region at the annual British College Sports National Championships in Loughborough in April following their recent success in the regional Special Educational Needs (SEN) football tournament ...
Derby College Girls Qualify for National Championships 6th February 2009
Derby Colleges girls’ football team are celebrating a double success following a series of tough cup and league fixtures. The girls’ first success came in the recent East Midlands colleges’ 5-a-side tournament in which they competed against 14 ...
New Manager Appointed 3rd February 2009
Derby College has appointed a new manager to run its pre-school nursery and holiday club, Little Learners. Liz Taylor (28) from Ilkeston joins the nursery based at the College’s vocational campus in Prince Charles Avenue, Mackworth, from Derwent ...
Local Nursery Offers More Places 3rd February 2009
Little Learners, the pre-school day nursery and holiday club based at Derby College in Mackworth is expanding the number of places available to the local community. Little Learners in Prince Charles Avenue, which was recently awarded an ‘outstanding ...
Army Bursary Scheme is a hit 2nd February 2009
A brand new Further Education (FE) Bursary Scheme launched by the Army, has proved itself a hit with colleges across Derbyshire. Four leading FE establishments across the county have signed up to the scheme which provides financial support to ...
New Academy Boots Vital Skills 30th January 2009
Derby College are launching one of the first Careers Academies in the East Midlands and leading the way in boosting construction and civil engineering skills which will be vital to the economy’s future recovery. About ten of the 40 students expected ...
Update Your Qualifications 28th January 2009
Derby College is offering a wide range of NVQ qualifications for people in the care and early years professions. Employees complete the nationally recognised qualifications in the workplace supported by industry-experienced assessors in the following ...
Corporate College leads the way 20th January 2009
Corporate College, the dedicated business arm of Derby College, is the first in the UK to support employees through a new qualification that recognises technical excellence in the fascia, soffit and guttering industry. Corporate College, who work with ...
Open House at Derby College 16th January 2009
Derby College is holding a series of open evening events to help young people consider their further education options this September. Anyone interested in vocational courses starting in September 2009 at the new flagship Roundhouse campus are invited ...
Puppy Love 15th January 2009
Derby College is running a seven-week evening course to help new puppy owners train their young pets. The Puppy Obedience Training course is open to anyone with puppies aged form 12 weeks up to 24 weeks of age and starts at Derby College’s ...
Understanding Cats 14th January 2009
Derby College is running a three-week evening course for people who want to gain a unique insight in what makes cats ‘tick’. The ‘Talking Cats’ course starts at Derby College’s Broomfield Hall land-based industry campus near Morley on ...
Falconry Skills 13th January 2009
Derby College is running a special evening course to introduce people to the fascinating world of falconry. The 20-week Beginning Falconry course is open to anyone, regardless of whether they own a bird of prey or not, and starts at Derby ...
Corporate College and JCB work together to develop skills 12th January 2009
Corporate College, the business arm of Derby College, has been working with with JCB in Rocester in one of the biggest employee training initiatives in the manufacturing company’s history. The training programme was designed to equip JCB’s ...
Celebrating Success 15th December 2008
More than 130 people attended the Joseph Wright Centre’s second annual Celebration Evening in December to applaud the achievements of nearly 40 students who were awarded prizes for their academic success or contribution to life at the thriving Sixth ...
Chris is Student of Decade 28th November 2008
A computer student who has studied with an educational centre since it started 10 years ago has been given an award. Chris Gaskin, was named Student of the Decade after gaining nearly all the qualifications at Flexible IT. The 34-year-old, of Field ...
Edexcel Professional Development Awards 18th November 2008
Derby College is 1 of only 5 colleges in the UK running the ‘Communication Support Work for Deaf Students’ course and the only 1 in the East Midlands. This course is the professional qualification for people wanting to support deaf students in ...
Derby College Celebrate Award Win 19th October 2008
Derby College has been recognised for its partnership work – supporting the community organisation Black Boys Can (Derby) in helping to raise the aspirations and achievement levels of young black males - with a prestigious national award. The ...
Derby College Building Apprentice 1st October 2008
DERBY COLLEGE BUILDING APPRENTICE IS CROWNED BUILDING IDOL IN BRITAIN'S BIGGEST SKILLS COMPETITION A talented apprentice from Derby College has beaten off the challenge from more than a thousand young hopefuls working in the construction industry to ...
The Roundhouse 14th September 2008
EXPERTS LIST DERBY’S ROUNDHOUSE TOP 20 NATIONWIDE Derby’s historic Roundhouse building has been recognised as one of the top twenty conservation schemes in the country and, as a result, has been included in a new book complied by English Heritage ...
A Level Success 20th August 2008
EXCELLENT EXAM RESULTS ACHIEVED THIS YEAR FROM DERBY COLLEGE... Derby College students studying at the Joseph Wright Centre have received their A level results this morning. The average pass rate this year is now above 250 points per candidate and ...