Northumberland College has launched an exciting new scheme which will offer students enrolled at its Berwick Campus the opportunity to learn the practical elements of their course in industry-standard facilities. From September, the students will be transported to the college’s Ashington Campus one day per week for free throughout the 2023-24 academic year to hone … Continued
A Northumberland College-led initiative which will transform skills training in the North East and help hundreds local people into jobs has received significant government funding. The college, part of Education Partnership North East (EPNE), is using its expertise to lead a strategic project in partnership with key delivery partners including further education colleges, councils, training … Continued
A group of Northumberland College students have completed a trip to South Africa as part of their animal management studies. Twenty-five students, accompanied by two members of staff, spent 12 days in South Africa, visiting two huge conservation reserves and South Africa’s largest wetlands area, which is also a World Heritage site. The students – … Continued
Education Partnership North East (EPNE) has confirmed the local contractors who will deliver the next phase of a multi-million-pound investment plan across its college campuses. In autumn 2022, the college group announced substantial funding from the Department for Education’s (DfE) T Level Capital Fund (TLCF) would see state-of-the-art facilities established at Sunderland College, Northumberland College … Continued
Sport student Lewis Graham hopes to raise £2,000 to fund his dream of competing at an international lifesaving competition in Canada. Lewis has been invited to represent Scotland at the RLSS Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships in September following his success at local and national level where he has won several medals. The 16-year-old found his passion … Continued
Northumberland College Horticulture apprentice Elizabeth Snowdon has won a prestigious scholarship which will help her take the next steps in her career. Elizabeth has been awarded £2,500 after successfully applying for the Colegrave Seabrook Scholarship Blue Diamond Award – an amazing achievement for Elizabeth, her employer and Northumberland College. Studying a Level 2 Horticulture qualification, … Continued
Education Partnership North East will be sharing how it is investing in in a greener future for Northumberland as part of Net Zero Awareness Week. Iain Nixon, Vice Principal of Partnerships and Commercial at the college group, which includes Northumberland College, is a speaker at an Advance Northumberland webinar which will examine the county’s strengths … Continued
A student studying Entry to the Uniformed Public Services has progressed into a career with the Armed Forces. Owen Mulgrew has utilised all the knowledge and skills he has gained over the past academic year and has successfully completed the Army’s recruitment process for recruit training. He will start his Infantry training at Catterick in … Continued
Agricultural Apprentice Alice Bates, who studies at Northumberland College, is getting to experience modern agriculture and the working of a progressive farm, and the role of all the staff involved. Farmer and apprenticeship employer James Drummond, at Lemmington Hill Head Farm, is following a sustainable farming program growing grass leys that store carbon and using … Continued
