Leeds City College childcare learners progress with support from grant funding
October 19, 2023 4:35 pm
Categories for Success Stories
Pilot course designed to tackle modern slavery is a huge success
September 22, 2023 3:01 pm
National Apprenticeship Week 2023: Supporting the career progression of our staff
February 6, 2023 11:48 am
Over the last few years, apprenticeships have played an important part in recruitment and staff development at the Skills and Education Group. Several of our staff members have completed apprenticeships and progressed into successful... [Read More]
Nottingham College staff celebrate successful completion of Stepping On programme
January 10, 2023 4:54 pm
On Tuesday 3 January 2023, staff at Nottingham College celebrated their completion of Stepping On – the college’s equivalent of the Skills and Education Group’s Emerging Leaders programme. Emerging Leaders is a leadership... [Read More]
Areeba aims to inspire others following Intermediate Apprentice of the Year award win
November 30, 2022 11:35 am
Areeba Kainat, Trainee Customer Support Officer at the Skills and Education Group, is aiming to inspire many people following her success at the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards 2022. Areeba received the Intermediate Apprentice of... [Read More]
Skills and Education Group’s Areeba hoping for success at upcoming Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards
October 27, 2022 3:06 pm
The Skills and Education Group team are eagerly anticipating the upcoming Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards, at which our staff member Areeba Kainat is one of the finalists. Areeba is on the shortlist for the Intermediate Apprentice... [Read More]
“Getting into my dream uni”: Oliwia overcomes barriers to pursue passion for geography
August 1, 2022 12:52 pm
Oliwia, a Helena Kennedy Foundation (HKF) award winner in 2021, is now studying Geography at Queen Mary University of London after overcoming several barriers to her education. Whilst completing her A Levels at the Windsor Forest... [Read More]
Fashion Enter Wales: a rags and stitches story
June 29, 2022 2:22 pm
Who among us hasn’t gone to the supermarket and returned home with more than we set out to buy? Well, when Jenny Holloway, CEO of Fashion Enter, went shopping in Newtown in 2019 she got more than an extra packet of biscuits.... [Read More]
Work experience opens doors to dream job for DCG student
February 23, 2022 2:02 pm
Derby College Sport student Ben Cudworth (17) has secured a part-time job in the fitness centre at Ripley Leisure Centre after impressing managers during his work experience placement. Ben, a former pupil at Belper School, is on the... [Read More]
National Apprenticeship Week 2022: meet our current apprentices
February 11, 2022 12:32 pm
As the Skills and Education Group has grown in recent years, we have recruited several apprentices who have made excellent contributions to the organisation. Our team currently includes two apprentices – Areeba, Customer Support... [Read More]