Local college lights up in lockdown
4th May 2020
A local college is lighting up in lockdown to show support to the NHS and Key Workers who are continuing to work tirelessly during this time.
Cornwall College St Austell are lighting up a building in blue and white every evening at 11pm.
The blue is to show support for the NHS and the white corner
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Exciting partnership to transform care training in Cornwall
5th June 2020
Cornwall Care and The Cornwall College Group (TCCG) have partnered to create a new Care Academy that will secure the quality training and development of the county’s next generation of carers.
The care sector is one of the region’s biggest employers and is a Heart of the South West
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Scrap metal donations raise money for hospice
5th March 2020
Scrap metal donations by St Austell-based engineering students are helping to raise money for charity.
The Cornwall College St Austell learners are working with local resident, Peter Sweet, to help raise money for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).
Peter has so far raised over £32,000 since he
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Students’ Mission to Mars
5th March 2020
Students in Cornwall have enjoyed an out of this world experience as they grappled with a Mars Rover.
Completed over the space of a week, the Mission to Mars Work Experience run by Software Cornwall gave Level 3 IT students at Cornwall College St Austell an opportunity to engage with software
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Early years student qualifies as swimming coach
13th March 2020
A local student is celebrating after becoming qualified to teach children how to swim.
Children, Schools and Families student at Cornwall College Saltash, Shannon Bowden, achieved STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming.
Shannon, who is currently studying Level 3 Diploma in Early Years Workforce,
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College joins forces with local GPs to train
26th June 2020
St Austell residents can now benefit from a healthy living scheme thanks to a partnership between GPs and a local college.
Local residents already benefiting from a healthy living scheme thanks to a partnership between GPs and colleges can now study to become part of the future workforce.
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Future careers take centre stage at virtual college open day
6th July 2020
Cornwall College St Austell is hosting a second virtual open day for all 16-18 school leavers on Thursday 23rd July 5-7pm.
Following the success of the first event held in May, potential learners and their families can learn more about the wide range of full time courses on offer at the local
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Stereotypes challenged as record number of males study childcare
13th November 2020
A local college has seen a record number of males choosing to study Childcare.
Cornwall College St Austell has six males studying in the Childcare department this year, which is a strong increase in previous years.
There are more than 700,000 people working in the childcare industry and more than
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Deathly drive-through in St Austell this Halloween
13th October 2020
Scare-seekers are in luck this Halloween, as acting students from Cornwall College bring an interactive horror experience like no other to St Austell.
Members of the public are invited to immerse themselves in the deathly drive-through performance ‘Descent into Darkness’ at Cornwall College St
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