Today the wait was finally over for hard-working students at Northumberland College as they celebrated an impressive set of results for their vocational qualifications. The students celebrated their achievements as part of a national results day dedicated to vocational qualifications. Their results will enable them to progress to a new career, a higher level apprenticeship … Continued
Travel and Tourism students visited London recently to experience a range of tourist attractions as well as an educational trip to major airline. The students, who are studying airline cabin crew and aviation services participated in safety and emergency training at the Emirates airlines aviation experience. Tutor Helen Bramley who joined the group on the … Continued
Our Arboriculture students have recently worked on a project in conjunction with Gentoo on Tree Tagging. Tree Tagging is part of the surveying programme Gentoo deliver to individually tag trees with unique colour codes to support with inspections on their land. This proactive approach shows a duty of care in relation to health and safety … Continued
One of our Level 3 Media Make-Up and Special Effects students landed some high-profile work experience on ITV’s primetime detective show, Vera. Amber Varley has recently shadowed the Senior Make-Up Artist on the TV set of Vera and was able to learn new techniques to help with her future development. Speaking about her experience, Amber … Continued
Northumberland College apprentice, Andrew Edwards, has secured his dream role at a luxury hotel. Andrew has started a 15-month apprenticeship programme working as a Commis Chef at Ellingham Hall. Throughout his training, Andrew will shadow the hotel’s Head Chef to learn about all areas of the industry including catering for a variety of events, menu … Continued
Northumberland College students have played a large role in this year’s Rural Awards, hosted at our Kirkley Hall campus. A wide range of learners from several curriculum areas supported this event, which is organised by newspaper group Reach PLC. In the run-up to the glitzy ceremony, students from agriculture and horticulture prepared some of the … Continued
Surgo Construction, one of region’s longest established building contractors, continued its support for Northumberland College and its students recently by helping to broaden their experience of what to expect on a construction site, by facilitating a site visit to Stannington where it is building 34 new homes for Willow Homes. Ten students went along to … Continued
Two Northumberland College plastering students recently took part in a Regional SkillBuild competition held at York College. Apprentice plasterer Kieran Dyson and full time student Kyle Burton competed against hopefuls from across the North. Competitors were tested not only on their technical abilities, but also on their time management, character and commitment. Lecturer David Hanncock … Continued
A group of engineering students from Northumberland College gained valuable experience of the work that happens on site at leading manufacturer EGGER in Hexham on a recent visit. The group of eight students, currently studying level 2 and 3 engineering at the College, were given a brief history of the company and how it has … Continued
