Two North Staffordshire organisations have signed a pledge to support a local college enhance the courses it offers.
Stone-based technology firm Lucideon and North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust have been added to Stoke on Trent College’s portfolio of Future Skills Pledge partners.
Lucideon will work at depth to help the college to shape the curriculum across STEM subjects and offer site visits and work experience for STEM and Construction learners. The college is also exploring ways to support Lucideon’s apprenticeship delivery.
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust will be supporting the college with second year placements for T Level Health students. Professionals from the trust are also keen to meet and support students from right across different levels in Health and Social Care.
Hassan Rizvi, Principal and CEO at Stoke on Trent College, said: “We are really excited to have both Lucideon and North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust signed up as Future Skills Pledge partners.
“We’re looking forward to working more closely with Lucideon to inform and evolve our STEM courses to ensure our learners are work ready. The Combined Healthcare Trust will lend their industry expertise to our T Level Health learners initially, but will also look to support other Health and Social Care learners.
“Working with industry leaders will only enhance the courses we offer, and give our learners the best chance to gain employment in their chosen field.”
Lucideon CEO Tony Kinsella said: “It is vital that our nation has the right skills for its growth mission; It is even more vital that we can help our people in the region acquire the necessary skills.
“I have to say that if all colleges of learning adopted the flexible, adaptable, and industrial focused approach to learning then we would have more of the skills for our nation, and more of our nation wanting to acquire those skills.”
Kenny Laing, Chief Nursing Officer at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS, said: “Supporting the development of local people and contributing in partnership to the development of local partnerships and life opportunities is something to which we attach enormous importance.
“We look forward to deepening and developing our links with the college over the course of the coming year and beyond.”
Other Future Skills Pledge partners are Stoke-on-Trent City Centre BID, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Carson Powell Construction and Carse and Waterman.
Any other businesses interested in becoming a partner of Stoke on Trent College, should contact the Business Support team on 01782 603603 or email [email protected].
