Students celebrate culinary success at NECTA

Northumberland College’s Hospitality and Catering students are celebrating after scooping various wins and overall college winner at the recent NECTA Northern Chef of the Year competition. Organised by the North East Culinary and Trade Association, the competition hopes to raise the profile and quality of the catering and hospitality trade in the North of England. … Continued

Animal Management students learn the importance of sea life conservation on exciting trip to Italy

A group students studying Animal Management at Northumberland College’s Kirkley Hall Campus have just returned from Italy where they have been learning about the marine environment and why it is important to protect it for a sustainable future. On the trip the students took part in a variety of activities including surveying dolphins, turtle rescues … Continued

Young Farmers of the future learn from unique fallen stock programme

A group of level 3 agriculture students from Northumberland College witnessed an animal autopsy to learn essential livestock techniques to help their studies and future farming careers. The twelve students, aged between 17 and 20-years old, attended the workshop located at the Warrens Group fallen stock collection centre in County Durham. The autopsy event was … Continued

Former student credits the Military Academy for his career success

Arran Tuck, a former Level 2 Military student, is now a member of the British Army and has helped inspire other Army hopefuls at Northumberland College. Prior to completing his Level 2 Military Academy diploma at the college, Arran attended ENGAGE in Blyth. At ENGAGE, Arran was able to focus on learning practical skills like … Continued

Northumberland College automotive student wins inter-college competition

Aaron Willcocks, a Northumberland College automotive student, recently won a motor vehicle practical skills competition at New College Durham. The competition took place in April 2019 and involved Level 2 full-time students from Northumberland College, New College Durham, East Durham College, Hartlepool College and Bishop Auckland College. Students had to demonstrate their practical skills in … Continued