SOUNDS OF ST AUSTELL SET TO ROCK THE KEAY THEATRE
Published: 24-04-2018
The Keay will be alive with The ‘Sounds of St Austell’, which is returning for its annual noteworthy performance by local talented young musicians. The show will be swinging into action at 6:30pm on Wednesday 23rd May at the Keay Theatre, St Austell and student musicians Andreia Filipa and George Stewart said it’s going to […]
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UK’s top surf competition gets extreme with new supporter
Published: 17-04-2018
The UK Pro Surf Tour is boasting a new top line supporter as interest in the tour continues to swell unabated. The Extreme Academy surf school has come on-board to support the Surfaced Pro event in Newquay on May 12 and 13. Organised by Surf Science degree students from Cornwall College Newquay in partnership with […]
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Conservation students join the fight against poaching
A group of degree students from Cornwall have joined the international fight against wildlife poaching as part of a conservation experience in South Africa. Zoology and conservation students from Cornwall College Newquay have spent a week in Kruger National Park, one of the largest game reserves in Africa, to learn about what is being done […]
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Fitness referral scheme changing lives in St Austell
Published: 16-04-2018
A GP Referral scheme to help St Austell residents with a range of medical problems is being hailed a “huge success”, with many seeing a dramatic improvement in their conditions. Hayley Burgoyne, the Social Prescribing Facilitator at St Austell Healthcare, said the team supports patients to improve their health and wellbeing by signposting them to […]
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Degree students reveal fun of outdoor learning to nursery students
Degree students have been showing the youngest of learners how much fun it can be to get involved in outdoor activities. FdA Early Childhood Studies students from Cornwall College Saltash are promoting outdoor activities with the family in a low cost and fun way for a variety of ages with children at Little Nippers Day […]
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Wannabee apprentices urged to attend recruitment event
Published: 09-04-2018
People in Cornwall wanting to become an apprentice with the county’s top employers are being urged to attend recruitment event Get Hired. The Cornwall College Group (TCCG) and CCB will be hosting its fourth annual apprenticeship recruitment events this spring, with an event being held in Devon for the second time. Taking place on Wednesday […]
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FROM STACKING SHELVES TO MICRO ENGINEERING
Published: 29-03-2018
Proving a dramatic change in career direction is possible long after leaving school, a retail assistant has swapped stacking shelves for micro-engineering. Joshua Burns, 25, from Whitemoor, St Austell, had long lamented being unable to go to college after school and often spoke to his wife about his dreams of being an engineer rather than […]
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Cornish Apprentice represents South West at national comp
Published: 27-03-2018
An electrical apprentice from Camborne is representing the South West at a national apprenticeship competition to be held in Bracknell next month. Leading industry publication SPARKS Magazine, which hosts the competition, has visited seven regions of the UK on a quest to find the 2018 SPARKS UK Electrical Apprentice of the Year with all eight […]
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Serving Up Exceptionally High Standards
One of the leading training restaurants in Cornwall for young people who want a career in the catering industry, has retained its AA College Rosette award, following an inspection by the AA. Trevenson Restaurant, situated on the Cornwall College Camborne campus, once again hosted AA inspectors who carried out a thorough inspection of facilities, food […]
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Building on Success
Anyone who wished they had additional trade skills for either a DIY project or to upskill for a new career, can now attend dedicated courses designed to develop appropriate skills in just 10 weeks. Cornwall College who are acknowledged as the number one training provider for trade skills in Cornwall and Devon by the CITB, […]