Press Releases

Andover College students who took A Level exams this summer are celebrating record pass rates above the National Average – a transformation from a period two years ago when the College – then known as Cricklade College – was facing closure. read more...

Local students from across Merseyside celebrated the inaugural VQ Day this week by highlighting the achievements of students studying vocational qualifications.

Students were chosen by each of the Merseyside colleges as a VQ Champion. Several took part in two radio interviews and a photo opportunity by the Liverpool Echo Arena to mark the occasion. read more...

Full scale of vocational qualifications landscape revealed on VQ Day.

Over 3,250,000 vocational qualifications were awarded in the UK last year according to figures released today to mark the first Vocational Qualifications Day (VQ Day). read more...

JHP Training – Celebrating Vocational Success.

JHP Training welcomes the launch of the first ever VQ Day due to take place on 23rd July 2008 with the hope that this national event will change the, often negative, perception of vocational qualifications across the UK. read more...

The UK’s business leaders’ have called for more young people to take vocational qualifications in future years. 85 per cent of those surveyed by education charity Edge would encourage young people to take a vocational qualification – rising to 93 per cent among the leaders of the UK’s largest companies (250-plus staff). read more...

Lancaster & Morecambe College has developed a new website, www.changinglives-lmc.co.uk, to help local residents, unemployed people and organisations to find help, support, education and training and volunteering opportunities in the district. read more...

The fresh young talent of students from the New College Nottingham (ncn) Junior Academies was celebrated at a special Junior Academy Showcase held on Saturday 28th June at ncn’s Clarendon Courtyard Theatre. read more...

Almost three quarters of British workers don’t believe they reached their full potential whilst in full-time education, according to new research. More than three-quarters wish they had achieved more and two-thirds would turn back the clock if they could. read more...

Date issued: 14 May 2008

Library Theatre to present Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations for Christmas 2008 read more...

Graham Hoyle, the chief executive of the Association of Learning Providers, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to skills training. read more...