Health and Social Care opportunity to visit Hungary

NULC is organising an exciting trip to enrich the studies of those on the Level 3 Health and Social Care and Level 3 Childcare courses.

The trip is to Budapest, Hungary in June 2013, exact dates to be confirmed.

The trip will be a unique opportunity to visit the Peto institute, specialising in the care of children with cerebral palsy. It will last for 3 nights and is priced at £395. Financial support for learners on bursaries may be available.

If you are interested please email louise.stalder@nulc.ac.uk

NULC students learn employability skills

Students studying health and social care, IT and engineering attended an employability event hosted at Staffordshire University.

NULC took 120 students from level 3 courses in health and social care, IT and engineering to take part in a national initiative the Splash programme which is ran by Working Knowledge.

During the day students worked on their employability skills meeting with local employers and taking part in workshops and employer carousels.

The event covered topics including business idea ,operational, sales, marketing and finance. As well as local business experts providing students will a ‘real-world’ perspective on the business environment.

Click here to view a film from the event. 

To find out more about courses at NULC visit www.nulc.ac.uk or contact the Information Point on 01782 254254 or info@nulc.ac.uk.

Skills Squad medal success at regional competitions

Three students from Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) are celebrating after winning medals at regional skills competitions.

The medal winners are Jennifer Hulme, aged 19 from Basford, who won Gold in Health and Social Care, Damien Coadey, aged 25 from Kidsgrove, who won Gold in Painting and Decorating and Luke Jones, aged 19 from Halmerend, who won Silver in Brickwork.

The students are all part of the NULC Skills Squad, which was launched in September 2011 to inspire vocational students to achieve national recognition amongst their peers. The Skills Squad is made up of students from Construction, Hair and Beauty and Health and Social Care who have excelled in their course and demonstrated great potential. Skills Squad students receive additional support from the College to enable them to compete at regional, national and international level.

Alex Ellis, Director of Curriculum Innovation at NULC, said: “We’re immensely proud of our students’ success in the skills competitions, especially as this is the first time we as a college have entered. It is testament to the hard work of staff and the commitment of our students, who often put in hours of extra training and practice, and I congratulate them on their achievements.”

Jennifer is in her second year at NULC studying a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care. She travelled to Blackpool yesterday [2 May] where she competed against five other colleges to be crowned winner in the Care category of the Regional Skills Competition. Jennifer was awarded with a Gold medal and will now go on to compete in the National Finals, which will be held in Birmingham in November.

In 2011 the College gained high levels of achievement on vocational courses, where pass rates place the College amongst the top performing colleges in the country. 106 students achieved a triple distinction on advanced vocational courses, equivalent to three As at A Level and attracting the same number of UCAS points. 

 

To find out more about the range of vocational courses available at NULC visit www.nulc.ac.uk or contact the Information Point on 01782 254254 or email info@nulc.ac.uk.

NULC Skills Squad prepare for regional competition

The current NULC Skills Squad Care members, have registered to take part in the regional competition on Wednesday 2 May at Blackpool and Flyde College. In preparation for the event, the Skills Squad are going to visit a local nursing home where the homes training officer will take them through up-to-date practices in personal care and update them on relevant legislation and care standards.

To find out more about studying Care at NULC click here or contact the Information Point on 01782 254254 or info@nulc.ac.uk.

Selection competitions for new NULC Skills Squad underway

The first round of selecting new Skills Squad members for the Care Team took place on Wednesday 14 March. Five students were selected to go on to the next round, which will take place on Wednesday 20 June. The next stage of the competition will take the form of a role play activity, where a local Care employer will be invited in to the College to form part of the judging panel.

To find out more about studying Care at NULC click here or contact the Information Point on 01782 254254 or info@nulc.ac.uk.