25 February 2019 – 8 March 2019 My Hospitality World is an ‘open-day’ initiative taking place in March 2019. A collaboration between the Career Colleges Trust, the Institute of Hospitality and a range of employers, it is being supported by one of the UK’s best-known hospitality personalities, Fred Sirieix. Hospitality businesses are being asked to … Continue reading Hospitality as a career of choice: My Hospitality World
A unique South Tyneside training programme for people aged 14 to 19, has appointed a new head to drive further success and development. Victoria Cramman has begun her reign at Career College North East (CCNE) by challenging employers to support it through greater collaboration in developing its curriculum. She said CCNE, which launched in 2015, … Continue reading Victoria Cramman has begun her reign at Career College North East (CCNE)
The benefit of hands-on, technical education is being celebrated this month, as some outstanding Career College students start exciting careers. Edward Flack (19) from Barking, Olufemi Davis (18) from Birmingham and Bhushita Jolly (19) from Bexleyheath all chose to join a digital Career College two years ago because they were interested in studying in a … Continue reading Celebrating Career College student success
Top hospitality employers are joining forces to highlight the many exciting career options available in this rapidly expanding industry. The ‘My Hospitality World’ initiative, supported by Maitre D, Fred Sirieix (best known for his starring role in Channel 4’s First Dates), aims to inspire young people to consider a career in the sector. The campaign … Continue reading The hospitality industry opens its doors to attract new talent
The Career Colleges Trust has welcomed over 100 representatives from its UK-wide network to its fourth Annual Conference today. Delegates at the London event heard from a number of speakers, including Jake White from The Challenge and Paul Warner from AELP, focusing on the theme ‘From employer engagement to employer involvement.’ In addition, Career College … Continue reading From employer engagement to employer involvement – celebrating four years of Career Colleges
Two students from London South East Colleges’ Hospitality, Food and Enterprise Career College took a trip to London yesterday to represent BR6 Restaurant & Bakehouse at the AA College Restaurant of the Year Awards. Level one hospitality students Paige Davman (17) and Gabriel Iannaccone (17) were selected to make a presentation to a panel of … Continue reading Students shine at AA College Restaurant of the Year Awards
The first Career Colleges in Wales has today been launched by Coleg Gwent, ready to open its doors to students this September. Supported by a number of regional and national employers including Cisco, Wolfberry and Delio, Coleg Gwent’s Career College will offer specialised career-focused routes in healthcare and digital technology to 16-19 year olds. The … Continue reading Coleg Gwent launches Wales’ first Career College
Too many colleges remain focused on individual courses and qualifications, says the Career Colleges Trust’s Ruth Gilbert For the past five years, we have been working with colleges around the country to create employer and career-led pathways for students. The broad vocational expertise across the FE sector is immense. We need to expand, develop and … Continue reading It's about careers, not courses
A motivated IT student from Barking & Dagenham College’s Career College landed a first class work experience placement last week after impressing judges on a special digital project. Bhushita Jolly (18) took part in a live project set up by the Career Colleges Trust, in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Comic Relief at … Continue reading Career College student aces work placement at the Lawn Tennis Association
A nine-week ‘live’ project set by Career Colleges with Amazon Web Services and Comic Relief for 60 students from four digital Career Colleges, has come to an exciting climax. The students had been challenged to develop a solution within the digital space to engage even more 16-24 year olds with Comic Relief and secure their … Continue reading Career College students showcase digital talent in employer-led project
