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Gaining qualifications to move forward in life can be a challenge and adults looking for a change of career may find the thought of returning to study fairly daunting.
Students and teachers from St. Ives and Humphry Davy School were able to explore the range of Further Education courses in Land-based subjects on offer at an experience day that took place at Duchy College Rosewarne recently.
A former Falmouth Marine School student has been sailing around the world for over three years working on yachts around the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.
Students on the Introduction to Joinery NOCN course at Falmouth Marine School have completed making the shelves for their end of year project.
Falmouth Marine School will welcome a new Head in August after current Head of College Tom Shaw leaves after 12 years in the post.
Talented youngsters from the Restormel area have been putting their engineering skills to the test at Cornwall College St Austell where they have spent the past six weeks building their own land yachts.
A star media student from Cornwall College Camborne has not only achieved the highest grade for his National Diploma course but has also managed to secure a place on one of the country's top Film Production degree courses.
Sporty staff members from Cornwall College St Austell organised an action packed staff development day for Exeter College Sports Department last week.
AVID theatre goers are in for a treat next month when Cribhut Theatre bring their new tour, 'A Place by the Sea', to the Avalon Theatre at Cornwall College Camborne.
AVID theatre goers are in for a treat next month when Cribhut Theatre bring their new tour, 'A Place by the Sea', to the Keay Theatre at Cornwall College St Austell.
Six Sport and Public Services lecturers from Cornwall College St Austell travelled to Brannel School for the first in a series of Extended Service Sessions recently.
A-level student Ashley Jones, 17, from Wendron is heading for the Amazon rainforest this summer as part of the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES).
A group of students from Cornwall College Newquay will be studying on the other side of the world later this month as part of a programme to monitor orang-utans, butterflies, fish and rainforest frogs in Sabah on the Malaysian island of Borneo.
Students from Cornwall College Newquay have been celebrating end of term at an awards ceremony.
Cornwall College St Austell officially opened its doors to this year's Art, Design and Media Exhibition recently.
Staff from Cornwall College donned their shorts and t-shirts and hit the beach recently when the College held its third annual staff Beach Olympics event at Tolcarne Beach, Newquay.
Cornwall College St Austell will be offering some new modern courses to budding hair and beauty practitioners from September.
A group of learners from Cornwall College St Austell have dedicated one of their hand-made benches to a close friend and former college student who recently passed away.
More than 50 book lovers from the Restormel area spent the day with top authors at Cornwall College St Austell yesterday, when St Austell Library hosted a 'Home and Away' readers' day at the College.
Science and technology teachers from across Cornwall recently visited Duchy College to explore the science, theory and practice behind making cheese.
Local young adults with severe learning difficulties are learning to ride a bike for the first time thanks to sports students from Cornwall College Camborne.
Budding mechanics from Cornwall College St Austell welcomed 'green' professionals into their workshop recently when they took part in an extra-curricular Carbon Footprint Reduction Programme.
Students and their professional mentors from across Cornwall came together last week to exchange good practice and share ideas as part of the Cornwall College Healthcare Practice and Working with Older Persons Conference held in Camborne.
Falmouth Marine School students are celebrating after triumphing at the Cornwall College Student Star Awards.
Lecturers and support staff from across the seven Cornwall College sites, including Duchy College and Falmouth Marine School, have been recognised for their achievements at the Staff Star Awards.
Unlocking Cornish Potential (UCP) was crowned winner in the Virtual Trading Challenge contest.
A student at Falmouth Marine School is training to be a DJ at local radio station The SourceFM.
Falmouth Marine School students on the Light Marine Engineering NVQ2 visited Marine Trak Engineering as part of the revision process prior to their exams.
Cornwall College Camborne opened its doors to students from local schools this week as it held an 'Experience Day' to offer Year 10 school pupils the opportunity to attend practical workshops in a wide variety of course areas.
Students on the My Future Programme at Cornwall College were honoured for their progression and achievements in a special prize-giving ceremony at the Keay Theatre last week (Monday 5th July).
If the good weather has rekindled your interest in Horticulture and you would like to further your knowledge and possibly turn your interest into a career Duchy College offers an array of specialist horticultural courses to suit all levels.
Cornwall College Saltash will be throwing open its doors on Saturday 17th July to give prospective students of all ages the chance to explore the College and its resources and get the advice they need for their future career.
Cornwall College Saltash is launching two new Access to Higher Education courses for this September with Access to Computing and Access to Leisure & Event Management.
Budding dancers studying at Cornwall College Camborne will be showcasing their talents next week (Saturday 17th July) as part of their GCSE exam at the College's Avalon Theatre.
Cornwall College Camborne threw open its doors and converted its art, photography, textiles, multi-media and ceramics studios into a network of galleries recently to house the Arts & Media Summer Exhibition 2010.
A construction student from Cornwall College St Austell has recently come joint first in the South West heat of the Roof Slating and Tiling SkillBuild competition.
Cornwall College Saltash celebrated the achievements of its learners recently at two award evenings held at the China Fleet Club and St Mellion Golf and Country Club.
Talented youngsters from the Restormel area took part in a weekend of art workshops at Cornwall College St Austell recently, as part of a collaborative project to enable 12 to 15-year-olds to 'find their passion' and develop their academic abilities.
Students from Cornwall College Camborne celebrated completing their course with an end of year awards presentation evening recently.
Students completing their Health, Care and Early Years courses at Cornwall College St Austell received certificates recently for their hard work and progress this current academic year.
A lucky student from Newquay is going on a trip of a lifetime after winning a regional bursary.
Duchy College sports students took tuition from Andy Mitchell, a representative from Cornwall's Football Association (FA), recently to enhance their football coaching skills.
Students, staff and friends of Duchy College are celebrating after Ofsted inspectors deemed its land-based provision to be outstanding.
Recently Duchy College Equine Business and National Diploma Business students donated £218.11 to nurses from the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Trust; a cheque was exchanged to mark the College's contribution.
DAVE'S House Theatre Company will be performing their new show 'Strange Matters' at the Keay Theatre, Cornwall College St Austell on Monday 12th July at 7.00pm.
Budding dancers from Cornwall College St Austell took to the Keay stage for the last time this week (Wednesday 30th June and Thursday 1st July) as they presented their Final Major Performance (FMP).
A group of budding sports students spent the day at Cornwall College St Austell recently where they got the chance to trial the new Sports Development and Coaching Foundation Degree being offered at the College from this September.
A former catering student from Cornwall College Camborne put his skills to the test recently (7th – 8th June) when he assisted one of the country's top chef's at a European final – gaining a place in 2011 at the world's biggest culinary competition.
Cornwall College is now affiliated with the British Surfing Association (BSA) and Surf Life Saving Great Britain (SLSGB) as an accredited training centre, delivering specialist surfing courses and proving that it is a pioneering college within Cornwall.
AVID theatre goers are in for a treat next week (July 9th) when the Miracle Theatre bring their new tour, 'Romeo & Juliet', to the Keay Theatre at Cornwall College St Austell.
A group of students at Cornwall College Camborne are celebrating after they all passed an extra exam whilst working towards their Business & Administration NVQ Apprenticeship with some being offered full-time work positions.
Cornwall College Saltash's BTEC Business Diploma Level 2 and Extended Diploma Level 3 starting this September are set to become more enterprise based as the College looks to help students learn more about the practical aspects of running a business and
Skills for Life students at Cornwall College Saltash have been holding craft fairs at the campus to raise money for Kamarasi Primary Teaching College in Uganda.
A thousand school pupils gathered at Newquay Cornwall Airport on 23rd June to race electric cars which they designed and built from scratch.
Cornwall College students are celebrating after triumphing at the Cornwall College Student Star Awards.
Pupils from around the county were treated to a special sports day, held at Cornwall College Camborne last week (Friday 25th June), as part of Sport England's Playground to Podium initiative.
Despite the changing weather, Duchy College students sheared the College flock this month; the College 'borrowed' ewes from the neighbouring farm for a day's tuition from Digory Truscott, a British Wool Board instructor.
Last week staff, students, governors, parents and friends gathered to celebrate student achievement at the annual Duchy College Stoke Climsland Prize Giving ceremony.
With more and more pressure on your time, how often do you talk to your colleagues elsewhere in Housing-related Support? The CHS are introducing a great way to ask questions, answer other people's, gather opinions and make yours known.
Joinery student, Ben Pascoe, from Cornwall College Camborne became the winner in a regional competition for the second year running last week (15th June) proving just why he's so good at his profession.
Budding mechanics from Cornwall College Camborne welcomed 'green' professionals into their workshop recently when they took part in an extra-curricular Carbon Footprint Programme.
Last week the Duchy College Stoke Climsland Agricultural department held an industry day to show their appreciation to local businesses who have offered unprecedented support to the College over the academic year.
Duchy College Stoke Climsland's Open Day proved very popular at the weekend, with members of the public taking part in a large and varied programme of events across the campus.
On Tuesday staff and students celebrated the end of the academic year in style at the Duchy College Stoke Climsland annual summer ball. This year's theme for the event was Moulin Rouge, with everyone turning out in all their finery.
Duchy College students studying the Dartington Certificate in Sustainable Horticulture course experienced a 100 per cent success recently when they received their first external exam results.
This year Duchy College had great success at Royal Cornwall Show coming second overall in the Large Agricultural Trade Stand category.
Students at Duchy College Rosewarne who had completed their courses received acknowledgement for their success and achievements on Wednesday 23rd June at the annual Prize Day ceremony.
Travel & Tourism students from Cornwall College Camborne have recently had a taste of life in the field after just finishing their work experience.
Skills for Life students at Cornwall College St Austell were honoured for their progress and dedication this week (Monday 21st June) in a special prize-giving ceremony.
Budding dancers from Cornwall College St Austell will be taking to the College's Keay Theatre stage next week with their final dance performances.
Pupils from Trevithick School Nursery swapped their nursery classroom for hard hats and cars galore last week as the children were treated to a visit to Cornwall College Camborne for a tour of the automotive and engineering workshops.
Early Years students have been working with the Redruth Friends of Children's Hospice South West (CHSW) collecting goods to help boost the funds for the building of Cornwall's own children's hospice as part of the Precious Lives Appeal.
Duchy College Rosewarne's annual Open Day proved to be popular as ever at the weekend. Hundreds of visitors took part in a large and varied programme of events and activities throughout the campus.
Students, staff and friends of Cornwall College are celebrating after Ofsted inspectors highlighted its outstanding features.
Cornwall College Saltash will be throwing open its doors on Saturday 26th June to give prospective students of all ages the chance to explore the College and its resources and get the advice they need for their future career.
Hundreds of school pupils will gather at Newquay Airport on Wednesday 23rd June to race electric cars that they have designed and built from scratch.
Duchy College Rosewarne is receiving assistance in maintaining the grounds from a team of 20 employees from Groundwork South West.
Students from Cornwall College Camborne are amongst sixty students from five Cornish schools and colleges to successfully complete projects to help local businesses use energy more efficiently and investigate renewable technology opportunities.
Childcare students from Cornwall College Camborne gave up their spare time recently to organise and host an event to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Performing Arts students from Cornwall College Camborne are inviting one and all to 'come on board' next week (Wednesday 23rd & Thursday 24th June) as they present Cole Porter's classic musical 'Anything Goes'.
Cornwall College Camborne will be throwing open its doors next week (June 26) to give prospective students the chance to get the advice they need for their future career and sign up for courses starting this September.
Art students from Cornwall College Camborne will be showing off their creative talents this month (21st – 25th June) when the College opens its doors for this year's Arts & Media Summer Exhibition.
Cornwall College St Austell will be throwing open its doors next week (June 26) to give prospective students the chance to get the advice they need for their future career and sign up for courses starting this September.
Two former childcare students paid a visit to Cornwall College St Austell recently to chat to the current learners about life after college.
AVID theatre goers are in for a treat this month as budding actors from Cornwall College St Austell's performing arts department take to the Keay stage for the last time.
Students from Cornwall College Saltash recently got involved in National Money Week with a series of activities aimed at educating them about personal financial planning.
Two budding dancers from Cornwall College St Austell have been offered places at a prestigious London dance school to continue their education and training towards a career in dance.
School children from Treverbyn County Primary experienced a day at college recently when they visited Cornwall College St Austell to see what might be on offer to them in the future.
Cornwall College is celebrating the launch of its new University Courses prospectus across its sites in Camborne, Newquay, St Austell, and Saltash, as well as Falmouth Marine School and Duchy College in Rosewarne and Stoke Climsland.
Students and staff at Cornwall College have triumphed in this year's South West Skills Awards.
A Cornwall College project to encourage young people who are at risk of becoming, or are currently, NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) to learn skills for their future is celebrating a successful few months.
Duchy College Countryside Management National Diploma student Rob Emmott has just returned from a four week exchange experience in Sweden where he was welcomed with open arms.
A student at from Cornwall College in Newquay has created a stunning new underwater film about one of the county's most spectacular summer visitors – basking sharks.
Cornwall College Saltash is holding a Construction Open Evening and Employer Information Event on the 9th June between 5.00pm and 7.30pm for potential students to find out more about courses on offer and for employers about Apprenticeship programmes.
Cornwall College Camborne played host last week to representatives from NICEIC - the UK's leading regulatory body for electrical contracting – and leading construction industry publisher SNG.
Students studying Watersports courses at Falmouth Marine School have just returned from an action packed, sun drenched week abroad at a specialist watersports centre.
Students on the National Open College Network (NOCN) course at Falmouth Marine School recently visited Falmouth Fire Station and Falmouth Police Station as part of the Phoenix Project.
A whole variety of windsurf sails were packed into Falmouth Marine School last week to assist with one of the units on the Watersports National Diploma course.
Cornwall College will be offering a brand new E-business Management Foundation Degree in September, which will equip students with the skills and knowledge for a career in the E-business information technology (IT) sector.
Devoted music fans were treated to a fantastic evening of live music when the Hi-On Maiden tour rocked The Keay Theatre at Cornwall College St Austell last month.
Tourism students from Cornwall College Camborne have recently returned from enjoying the sun, sea and sights in a week-long trip to Crete.
Talented musicians from Cornwall College St Austell's performing arts department will be rocking the College's Keay Theatre this month as they take to the stage for their Final Major Performances (FMP).
Cornwall College held its third annual Beach Olympics event at Par Sands this week, which saw more than 200 hundred students battle it out in a range of activities to be crowned the 2010 champions.
MORE than 50 adults from St Austell and the surrounding area went back to the classroom and trialled a wide selection of free tasters at Cornwall College St Austell last weekend, in celebration of Adult Learners' Week.
Students from Falmouth Marine School scooped up two prestigious awards at this year's Cornwall College Student Star Awards.
