Campus Buzz #2 - for existing students by Bolton College

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Bolton College is the go-to destination for hundreds of ambitious apprentices. For National Apprenticeship Week 2024, we shared their success stories along with those of their amazing employers!

Corey Dickinson kickstarted his career as a barbering apprentice and has since established his own barbershop and cosmetics business. He’s also paying it forward by employing a barbering apprentice from Bolton College, Ralph Billington.

We arranged for Chris Green MP to drop by Corey’s business, Tonsor Male Grooming. Corey shared his inspiring journey with Chris, showing how far an Apprenticeship can take you.

Here Zac shares his thoughts on being an IT apprentice. .

National Apprenticeship Week 2024

‘I went to university but it wasn’t the right fit for me. Discovering this Paralegal Apprenticeship changed everything.

My goal is to become a legal executive and I encourage others to embrace Apprenticeships for the career opportunities they offer.’

Emily Eaton, paralegal apprentice working at Bolton at Home.

To learn more about our Apprenticeships, click here.

Bolton Wanderers in the Community employs four apprentices from Bolton College. Programme lead Ste Thomas discusses the qualities he looks for in an apprentice.

Bolton College’s Apprenticeship Roadshow reached nearly 3,500 young people in one week!

We enlisted the expertise of Adam Corbally, a finalist from BBC’s The Apprentice, to lead the Roadshow. His visits to schools across the region spread the word about the amazing Apprenticeship opportunities available at Bolton College.

Were you fortunate enough to experience Adam’s motivational presentation in

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Watch Adam’s audition for The Apprentice – he reached the final three, narrowly missing out on the final.

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During National Apprenticeship Week, we seized the opportunity to shine a spotlight on outstanding T Level students at Bolton College, joining in on #TLevelsThursday T Levels are two-year study programmes, equivalent to three A Levels, that include a sector-specific Industry Placement, accounting for 20% of the course – that’s practical, hands-on experience of at least 315 hours.

Here are just a few of our remarkable T Level students...

Ellie, a former Health T Level student, made a big impression during her Industry Placement at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust; following her successful placement, Ellie secured a Trainee Nursing Associate Apprenticeship at the hospital. Ellie is a passionate advocate for T Levels and Apprenticeships. She recently spoke about her experience and insights to over 40 employers at an Employer Breakfast Event, hosted in collaboration with Bolton College, Alliance Learning and the University of Bolton.

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Building the future!

Work on our dynamic and innovative new building is well under way, which will be home to our engineeringmicro and digital students. We’ll

be welcoming new students through its doors by the end of the year.

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Cindy at the World Boxing Cup GB Open. Photo courtesy of Sky Sports. Another Cindy wins gold at the National Amateur Boxing Championship 2023

Boxing champ Cindy Ngamba’s star continues to rise, having recently defeated former Olympian and World Gold Medallist Atheyna Bylon to win gold at the World Boxing Cup.

Cindy joined Bolton College in 2015 from Smithills School, starting on a sports course before advancing to a higher level qualification in Uniformed Public Services.

Cindy now has her sights firmly set on this year’s Olympics. Go Cindy!

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Another of Cindy’s wins. Cindy featured in our Course Guide back in 2016.

As always, our hairdressing, barbering, and beauty students have been immersed in a variety of practical, hands-on experiences. Here’s a glimpse into what they’ve been up to...

Lucy Adams, one of our Level 2 hairdressing apprentices, won ‘Highly Commended Trainee Hairdresser of the Year’ at the North West Hair & Beauty Awards!

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