Rosemary Baker took the ECDL Flexiqual course at Leicester College to help grow her career in the world of law. After finding success as a Lime Practice Co-ordinator, our former learner agreed to talk to our Alumni team about her time at Leicester College and how she has progressed from a Legal Secretary to where [Read more…]
A group of ten learners on the BTEC Art and Design Diploma have had their work chosen for an exhibition at New Walk Museum. The Little Selves exhibition is an initiative by Leicester Society of Artists, supported by the Art Council of England and New Walk Museum and Art Gallery. Tristan Angus ‘Self Portrait’ Learner [Read more…]
The first in a series of articles about social media for business Coming up later: Which social media platforms should your business use? | How to build a social media community for your business |How to create a social media campaign for your business | Common social media mistakes businesses make | A guide to [Read more…]
Fancy working from home? Or perhaps from a chic café in Paris? Or a hammock on a desert island? Providing your desert island has a good Wi-Fi connection, this could be possible. Remote working is on the rise. In 2016, nearly 4.2million people in the UK worked from home. Thanks to advances in technology, the [Read more…]
Want better focus, improved memory and faster thought-processing? Who wouldn’t? Your brain actually reaches its peak performance between the ages of 16 and 15 years, before your cognitive function starts to decline, but you can halt and even reverse this decline through working out your brain just like you would your body through exercise. Our [Read more…]
Apprenticeship Training Providers have been waiting intently for an announcement from the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). An application was put through by Leicester College to the SFA in order to be able to deliver apprenticeship training to levy-paying employers from May. Leicester College are pleased to announce they are part of the list of official [Read more…]
Leicester College Careers Service has been under the spotlight as part of an OFSTED inspection of Futures East Midlands Advice, Skills and Employment. The Careers Services at the College are leading subcontractors to Futures, delivering information, advice and guidance as part of the National Careers Service. Futures Advice, Skills and Employment – the organisation responsible [Read more…]
Alex Toon, 23, from Leicester College won the Midlands regional heat of the SPARKS UK Electrical Apprentice of the Year competition on Tuesday 14th February at Stephenson College. Apprentices from 10 colleges took part in the fifth of seven regional heats, which are being held across the country between January and March. We caught up with Alex to find out [Read more…]
