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Reset Your Mindset Without The Stress At Sandwell College

Did you know about the extensive support packages we offer for every student at Sandwell College? If you need help to reset your mindset and reach your career goals without the stress, we can offer you all the support you need to succeed. We understand that studying isn’t always easy.

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hydraPower dynamics Wins Prestigious Employer Recognition Award – Showcasing The Sandwell Colleges’ Commitment to Skills & Industry Collaboration

hydraPower dynamics, a key employer partner of The Sandwell Colleges, has been recognised with an Employer Recognition Award at the one-year anniversary celebration of Skills West Midlands & Warwickshire (SkillsWM+W). This accolade highlights the company’s outstanding contributions to skills development, student progression, and workforce growth in the region. Over the

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Choose STEM For Your Career Path at Sandwell College

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is one of the fastest-growing areas with an-ever increasing demand for graduates. The UK is currently short of STEM graduates, so if you have a STEM background, you’ll be in a great position to start a successful career which is personally and financially rewarding.

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Love Our Colleges

To celebrate Colleges Week 2025, we asked our students at Sandwell College why they love their college. Their responses say it all. From the incredible support they receive to the inspiring teachers, amazing opportunities, and friendships that last a lifetime, it’s clear that college is about so much more than

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3D Innovation In Action

Sandwell College Business students brought their innovative ideas to life in 3D by enhancing original designs to match their vision. During their visit to the Fab Lab, Level 1 learners were tasked with developing a new business idea, aimed at improving an existing concept, through to persuasively pitching their proposals

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Sandwell College wins prestigious Signature Award for community excellence

Sandwell College has been recognised for its outstanding commitment to community development and workforce transformation by winning the Community Excellence Award at the 2025 Signature Awards Birmingham. The award highlights the College’s dedicated approach to upskilling local communities, forging impactful employer partnerships, and creating meaningful employment opportunities through its pioneering

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Star Awards for Sandwell College Apprentices

To mark this year’s National Apprenticeship Week, we’re celebrating some of the success stories of our apprentices. Overall winners Charlotte Goode, Ben Stanford and Jake Howard were all recognised at this year’s Sandwell College Star Awards, which celebrated the outstanding achievements of our apprentices. The Star Awards saw an array

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Sandwell Successes: Maya Ghazal

Meet Maya Ghazal, a former engineering student at Sandwell College, who continues to inspire the world with her extraordinary achievements. Maya is the world’s first female Syrian refugee pilot, a trailblazer who exemplifies the power of resilience, determination, and education. After completing her degree in Aviation Engineering with Pilot Studies

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Sandwell College Rewind: Highlights of 2024

Let’s look at some of Sandwell College’s successes of 2024: – We formally opened our Sandwell Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Centre, funded by the Government Towns Fund – improving the advanced facilities in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in the heart of West Bromwich – We started construction on

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