At Sandwell College, we have a huge range of courses on offer and different types of qualification. Picking the right route for you after GCSEs is important and you need to gain an understanding of the different types of qualification on offer to work out which route works best for you. What’s important is matching … Continued
Choosing your College course is not always easy, especially given the wide range of courses there are on offer to you! So we’ve come up with 6 top tips to make this decision less daunting. Look at all the courses on offer. Here at Sandwell College, we have one of the largest course offers in … Continued
Sandwell College’s Apprenticeship Star Awards Ceremony was the grand finale of our activities for National Apprenticeship Week 2024. The College’s Skills Division (now known as Tomorrow’s People) were delighted to be able to celebrate students’ success and recognise their hard work.
A tireless Careers Team worked round the clock to process record numbers of university applications ahead of the cut off time. Numbers of students applying for higher education places at all Sandwell College sites has now topped 1300. Careers Coordinator and Adviser, Andrew Farthing, said: “Ahead of the 6pm UCAS deadline on 31st January, the … Continued
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street visited Doocey Group’s Tipton premises to see the outstanding results of Sandwell College’s collaborative partnership with the construction industry trailblazer. He met two groups of Highways Maintenance apprentices, including 14 who have all successfully completed their assessments and are set to start employment with Doocey, and a further 12 who … Continued
Excellent Results Results have been outstanding in 2023 right across the College! Special mentions must go to our very first students achieving T Level qualifications, and Engineering, Computing and Automotive BTEC students who saw a surge in their grades this year too. Performing and Visual Arts, Business Studies, Travel and Hospitality are also among the … Continued
Wolves Esports were at Sandwell College today to celebrate the grand opening of its rebranded Esports hub. Street Fighter Pro players Shivan Dass and Kim Badiabio made VIP appearances and gave students the opportunity to take on the Wolves Esports professional competitors and benefit from their expertise. Esports students, dressed in their new Wolves Esports … Continued
The manager of Sandwell College’s Fab Lab, Anne Scrimshaw, is the star guest on the latest Womanthology podcast. Artist and engineer Anne speaks to podcaster Fiona Tatton about how the Fab Lab model is revolutionising STEM education around the world. In this Future Skills issue of the Womanthology podcast she also shares her thoughts about … Continued
It’s awards season and we are delighted to have been celebrating wins for our apprentices, partners and the college at some fantastic events. Thank you to Black Country Chamber, Express & Star and Building The Future for hosting us at some incredible award ceremonies, celebrating our community and their wonderful achievements. We are proud to … Continued
We are delighted to announce that Sandwell College was one of the big winners at The Black Country Chamber Business Awards 2023! The college won the Excellence in Science, Technology and Innovation Award sponsored by EBC Group for the groundbreaking work done by Fab Lab. We were also finalists for the following categories: Employer of … Continued
