Record numbers flock to open events – but there is still time to apply
RECORD-BREAKING numbers of school leavers and their families have visited open events at all four of Wiltshire College & University Centre’s campuses as they embark on the next step of their education journey. But the message from college admissions staff is that it’s still not too late to apply for a course. Almost 3,000 prospective […]
Full Monty star who took lead role in student film joins young moviemakers for screening
FULL MONTY movie star Hugo Speer joined film students from Wiltshire College & University Centre as they saw their work shown on a cinema’s big screen. The Everyman in Salisbury played host for the screening of 12 student projects, including After Sally, which stars the actor as a farmer who believes his late wife has […]
600 students meet employers at Chippenham Careers Fair
MORE than 20 employers large and small gave 600 Wiltshire College & Education Centre students valuable advice at the Chippenham campus’ Careers Fair, organised in partnership with MP Sarah Gibson. Recruiters, managers and staff from 22 organisations, including Siemens, Mitie, Wiltshire Police and Wiltshire Council, met students to talk about the careers they have to […]
Music students take to the stage to showcase their talent at Neeld Hall show
AN audience at Chippenham’s Neeld Hall will be seeing potential stars of the future when music students from Wiltshire College & University Centre perform the work they have produced this year. Ten bands from the Chippenham campus will be performing at the venue, which once hosted The Who, The Kinks and Roxy Music, on May […]
Students gain valuable experience working with conservation volunteers
COUNTRYSIDE management students have been enjoying some valuable work experience with conservation experts. The Wiltshire College & University Centre students, who are studying Level 1 Countryside and the Environment at the Lackham campus, have been working with the Cotswold Voluntary Wardens since last September. They have been spending an afternoon a fortnight on a variety […]
Cutting edge farm vehicle simulators give students a feel for the real thing
An investment in cutting edge technology is helping students studying for a career in agriculture and engineering to learn how to drive tractors, diggers and combine harvesters without leaving the classroom. Three new hi-tech simulators at Wiltshire College & University Centre’s Lackham campus allow students to get behind the wheel of expensive machinery and learn […]
Tech Trowbridge is the toast of chamber’s breakfast event
WILTSHIRE College & University Centre’s cutting edge Tech Trowbridge hub earned praise from MP Andrew Murrison as it played host to a Trowbridge Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast. The chamber chose to hold one of its regular breakfasts at the college after Chair Kes Garner was impressed by Tech Trowbridge during a tour last summer. […]
Open events lift the lid on college life and give young people a chance to explore their career possibilities
THERE will be a final chance for prospective students to get a glimpse of life at Wiltshire College & University Centre at its last open evenings of the academic year. 2,500 young people and their parents have already visited the campuses in Chippenham, Lacock, Salisbury and Trowbridge over three rounds of open events to talk […]
Praise for students’ accommodation and support at Lackham campus from Ofsted inspectors
OFSTED inspectors have praised the support and accommodation for students living at Wiltshire College & University Centre’s Lackham campus. The inspectors spent three days talking to students and staff at the campus, which has 38 young people aged 16 to 18 living there. “There is excellent support in place for students with an education, health […]
Former travel and tourism student flying high after graduating as easyJet cabin crew member
NEWLY qualified air cabin crew member Summer Haigh says the skills she learnt on a travel and tourism course at Wiltshire College & University Centre helped her pass an intensive training course with flying colours. Summer, 19, had dreamt of being part of a cabin crew ever since she was mesmerised by them while flying […]