Students from Northumberland College’s Kirkley Hall Campus recently experienced the trip of a lifetime. 29 Animal Management students visited Shamwari Game Reserve in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province and gained an insight into wildlife observation, maintenance of ecosystems, eradication of invasive plant species and also attended seminars and lectures. The aim of the trip was … Continued
Professional Cookery students visited York Food Festival to sample local and international foods, discover current industrial trends, and network with employers and suppliers. The budding chefs were exposed to a wide array of culinary outlets and were inspired to explore further employability and career options in hospitality and catering. David Jackson, Chef Lecturer NVQ 3, … Continued
Employees and students at Northumberland College volunteered at this year’s Kielder Marathon ensuring the event was a huge success. Three members of staff and 20 Level 2 and Level 3 Sport and Public Service students volunteered 12 hours of their time, working alongside staff from Events of the North to ensure the race ran smoothly. … Continued
Arboriculture apprentices have gained their City and Guilds NPTC Level 2 Climb and Rescue qualification. Apprentices, Harry Olsson, Richard Carter, Michael Hall and Michael Allen were trained by Northumberland College’s Instructor (Arboriculture), Michael Armer and are employed by Northumberland County Council. The apprentices undertook a range of assessments with an external assessor, organised by the … Continued
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
