Education and Training - Page 23

A newly-elected MP was quizzed by learners from Stoke on Trent College during a roundtable discussion on apprenticeships.  Dr Allison Gardner, who represents Stoke-on-Trent South visited the college’s Burslem campus, where she also toured the state-of-the-art Advanced Construction Centre facilities.  She then joined a discussion with Construction and Business Apprentices

Higher education funding is certainly one of the political hot topics at the moment, both locally and nationally. 

Ten subject areas at Keele University have ranked in the top 10 in England in the Guardian and Mail University Guides 2025.

Staffordshire University has announced a complete rebrand and will now officially be known as ‘University of Staffordshire’. The university says the change represents a significant step forward in its ongoing journey and highlights its “deep connection to the county of Staffordshire and its commitment to creating positive opportunities for its

More details have been unveiled regarding the state-of-the-art facilities that will be available to students at a new £22.5 million centre for high-level education and training.

Industrial automation and control systems integrator for digital solutions Capula has welcomed a record number of apprentices to its ranks  The apprentice class of 2024 is the Stone-based company’s largest annual intake and sees 23 new recruits alongside 3 existing employees setting off on their apprenticeship pathway.  They will study

The founding cohort of students have started school at Stoke-on-Trent’s newest academy. Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams in Meir opened its doors to 120 Year 7 students yesterday. They will begin learning inside temporary classroom accommodation while the school’s state-of-the-art building is constructed. Named after Florence Jessie MacWilliams, a trailblazing mathematician

Four former employees were treated to a VIP visit to JCB to mark the 60th anniversary of their recruitment as the company’s first ever apprentices.   A total of nine 15-year-old boys started as Craft Apprentices at the Rocester plant in 1964.   And four of them – Chris Carnwell, Nigel Heinich, Mick

Student interns from Staffordshire University have been getting hands on work experience at a range of exciting creative companies.  The ‘Best Summer Job Ever’ scheme offered four-week paid internships to aspiring creatives from across Staffordshire.   After a competitive application process, five Staffordshire University students from across Graphic Design, Cartoon and

Businesses are being urged to inspire the next generation of digital engineers to meet a widening UK skills gap.