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Doocey apprentices with Andy Street

West Midlands Mayor visits Sandwell College’s apprentices at Doocey Group

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,

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Sandwell College Wrapped 2023!

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

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Players at the opening of Wolves Esports Hub

Grand Opening of Wolves Esports Hub

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

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Fab Lab’s Anne is Star Guest of Womanthology Podcast

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

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Award winning staff holding trophy at BCCC Awards

Celebrating More Seasonal Wins

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

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Black Country Chamber Award presentation

Sandwell College Wins Chamber Award for Excellence

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

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Staff working at Bennetts Hill base

Swap Your Skills for a Civil Service Role

Sandwell College is offering a growing number of incredible free opportunities to get adults into work with national employers. SWAPs are our new Sector-based Work Academy Programmes, designed to provide you with invaluable and essential experience in specific industries. Current SWAPs enable you to embark on exciting new careers with

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Double Chance to Start Your College Journey at Open Days

It’s time to sign up to one of our two November Open Events to get all the information you need to join our Sandwell College community and start your journey. We are holding our next Central Campus open days on Thursday 16 November, 4-7pm, and Saturday 18 November, 11am-3pm. Explore

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Unlocking Creative Potential at Careers Event

Unlock your creative potential at Sandwell College’s Creative Careers Event on Thursday 16 November. Join us for our biggest free creative careers event! Whether your ambitions are focused on becoming a music promoter, fashion photographer, TV producer, artist, product or graphic designer, this event is your gateway to a successful career and your

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Doocey construction apprentices with trainers

Trailblazers Start Their On-Road Construction Apprenticeship

Two female apprentices from Sandwell College are celebrating after being taken on by on-road construction company The Doocey Group. Shelby Goddard and Jasmine Johnson were among the final 12 selected and are now making history as the firm’s first female highways apprentices. The two trailblazers join the latest cohort of

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