Student Stories Nathan Philip Kerr – Phase 2 of Groundworks and Plant Operation 10 December 2020 Nathan Kerr signed up for the Groundworks and Plant Operation course through the Job Centre as a step up onto the employment ladder. The course is offered by City of Wolverhampton College in partnership with the West Midlands ...
Student Stories Jake Pearson – Phase 2 of Groundworks and Plant Operation 10 December 2020 Jake Pearson signed up for the Groundworks and Plant course after hearing about it through from his work coach at his local jobcentre. Jake has enjoyed moving from phase one to phase two of the course and has given him confidence ...
Student Stories Luke Owen-Brown – Phase 2 of Groundworks and Plant Operation 10 December 2020 20-year-old Luke Owen-Brown has progressed from phase one to phase two of the Groundworks and Plant Operation course. Looking for opportunities within the Construction industry, Luke was informed about this course through Black Co...
Student Stories Michael Jandu – Phase 1 of Groundworks and Plant Operation 10 December 2020 23-year-old Michael Jandu found out about the Groundworks and Plant Operation course from his local Jobcentre. Michael decided to sign up for the course due to his general interest in construction and saw it as a gateway into indu...
Student Stories Job success for hairdressing apprentice Molly Cutler 23 November 2020 Getting a Saturday job at Zak’s Hairdressing in Wolverhampton gave Molly Cutler an insight into working in the industry and, just a few years later, she’s completed an apprenticeship and is working there as a graduate styli...
Student Stories Job success for hairdressing apprentice Elisha Manning 23 November 2020 After leaving school at 16, Elisha Manning signed up for a full-time hairdressing course, however after just a few weeks she transferred to an apprenticeship and has just completed her training at Zak's Hairdressing in Wolverh...
Student Stories Job success for IT apprentice Lewis Butler 3 August 2020 Signing up for an IT apprenticeship through City of Wolverhampton College has launched 18-year-old Lewis Butler’s career in the industry as he has been offered a permanent contract at the company where is doing his training...
Student Stories Former business student Abbie Bennett 1 April 2020 “Applying for a business course at the college was the best thing I’d one in a long time!” said 22-year-old Abbie Bennet who completed the Level 3 extended diploma in 2017 and has recently been awarded a BA (Hons) in Busi...
Student Stories Former Construction Gateway student Shaun Whickett 9 March 2020 After being made redundant from his job in a factory, 33-year-old Shaun Whickett was told about a Construction Gateway programme offered by the college by his Jobcentre work coach – and after completing the four-week course wa...
Student Stories Higher education student Hannah Jones 5 February 2020 After gaining a degree in film production, 27-year-old Hannah Jones realised it wasn’t the industry she wanted to work in for the rest of her life so began to look for alternative options. Hannah said: “I started to look ...
Student Stories Former hairdressing student – and now member of college staff – Lynsey Selman 5 February 2020 We first spoke to former hairdressing student Lynsey Selman in 2017, soon after she made the decision to return to studying and signed up for the Level 2 diploma. Since then she has completed the Level 3 diploma in hairdres...
Student Stories Former business student Sunny Dhadley 28 January 2020 “In the words of Nelson Mandela, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,”" says 39-year-old Sunny Dhadley who studied for a diploma in management at the college a few years ago. ...
