Archive for November, 2009

New Opportunities for Women

Women into Plumbing
Construction trades such as plumbing are no longer the male dominated industries they have traditionally been.
In fact, major employers such as British Gas have successfully recruited more female technicians and other employers are following suit.
Research shows that many householders, particularly single parent families and older people are far more comfortable inviting women into [...]

Cycle Challenge 2009

At last all the money has now been collected from the summer’s gruelling 355 mile Cycle Challenge  (from Derby to Berwick upon Tweed) and I am pleased to report that over £1,600 was raised in total for the three chosen charities.
Two cheques have already been sent to the Prostate Cancer Charity and  the Children’s Society for [...]

‘Reviving the Mother of Horror’

The BTEC National and First Diplomas students in Performing Arts are working together to perform a story telling evening based on the life of Mary Shelley and her most famous work Frankenstein.
The student will be performing ‘Reviving the Mother of Horror’ in the Theatre (adjacent to the Bistro) on the 14th December starting at 6.30pm. [...]

Brighten up your winter

Brighten up your winter with a colourful hanging baskets planted with loving care by our Learning Development students. These winter hanging baskets are available from the Creative Crew shop at the main College site or at Oscroft Centre.
Large baskets £10
Medium baskets £8
Opening times:
Tuesday 1.30— 2.30 pm
Wednesday 9.30—12.00 am
Contact Oscroft Centre for more information on 01909 [...]

NNC Backs Bassetlaw

Staff and students at North Nottinghamshire College in Worksop are putting their weight behind the ‘Backing Bassetlaw’ campaign as part of this year’s National Colleges Week
From left to right Lisa Williams, Angus Laing, Fiona Humpage (Bassetlaw Council) and Tim Gladman.
The College is launching a special information point on Thursday November 12 where staff, students and [...]

Citizenship Event

North Nottinghamshire College has teamed up with Bassetlaw Primary Health Care Trust and Bassetlaw District Council to organise a special event for the College’s students whose first language is not English, other students and members of the local community who need to find out about the services available to them.

Official Opening Marks College’s Week

On Thursday (Nov 12) North Nottinghamshire College officially opened itsÂ
new specialist Fork Lift Truck training centre which will support local businesses and individuals.
The event was attended by local businesses and formed part of NNC’s activities for the second annual Colleges Week, which is a celebration of the support which Further Education Colleges provide for individuals, [...]

Remembrance Day

Public Services students organised a Remembrance Day Parade on the 11th November to commemorate the lives lost in past and present wars. Students and staff gathered around the late Princess of Wales Rose Garden where the parade was taking place. This is the first time Public services had organised a parade for Remembrance Day and [...]

Start of the Ten Peaks Challenge

Students and Staff at College have completed the first leg of a gruelling fund raising challenge – tackling ten of the highest peaks in England, Wales and Scotland.
More than 40 students and staff have signed up to tackle either the whole ‘Ten Peak’ challenge, or last least one of the different mountain stages which will [...]

National Training Award Winner

Congratulations to NNC and the Training Department at Wilkinson winner of the regional Partnership & Collaboration Award.
The award was presented at a lavish celebration event held at the East Midlands Conference Centre based at Nottingham University.
The National Training Awards (NTA) are the most prestigious awards for training in the UK.