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
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
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
A group of students from the college’s travel and tourism and football academies have just returned from an exciting trip to Spain where they gained vital knowledge to put towards their studies. The trip began in Salou where the travel and tourism students experienced working abroad in a holiday complex, whilst the football academy students … Continued
Northumberland College’s Hospitality and Catering students are celebrating after scooping various awards including overall college winner at the recent NECTA Northern Chef of the Year competition. Organised by the North East Culinary and Trade Association, the students entered into various categories demonstrating cooking, cake decorating, front of house, cocktail and coffee making and bread making. … Continued
