Archive for December, 2009

Interested in Childcare – Read Charlotte’s story

December 17th, 2009 Comments Off

Charlotte Newton (18) from Tuxford came straight from school to North Nottinghamshire College to enrol on the Childcare Entry Level 1 course and hasn’t looked back since.
 By her own admission, Charlotte didn’t like school: “I was always messing about and getting into trouble – not interested at all in my lessons. When I first came to [...]

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Diversity opportunities at NNC

December 17th, 2009 Comments Off

Ryan Wawrzyniak (17) from Worksop attends North Nottinghamshire College on a Level 3 Modern Apprenticeship in Child Care course.
Ryan originally had his sights set on a career in the Police Force and started a Public Services course at College but soon realised that his vocation was actually caring for children and he transferred onto [...]

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Interested in Sport – Read Andrew’s Story

December 7th, 2009 Comments Off

Andrew Dallinson (19)  from Carlton in Lindrick,  left school having completed a year in the 6th form at school. He wasn’t sure what he wanted to do so he came to one of the College’s Open Evenings to see what was on offer. He knew he wanted to do something in sports so enquired about [...]

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Children in Need

December 4th, 2009 Comments Off

Fun and generosity were the words of the day when students and staff celebrated Children in Need Day recently.
Childcare students dressed in pyjamas took over the College Bistro with an array of stands, consisting of name the bear, how many sweets in a jar, lucky dip, tombola and the list goes on. They also sold cakes, [...]

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Diversity at its Best

December 4th, 2009 Comments Off

Joshua Williams (17) came to College from Retford Oaks School to study the CACHE Level 3 Diploma.
He said: “I finish the course this summer and hope to get a job in childcare and then come back to College part time to continue my studies.

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AAT Testimonial

December 4th, 2009 Comments Off

Hi, my name is Claire Monroe and the AAT qualification has given me a good grounding in accounts, in a practical way, which I’ve been applying to my position as a Category Commercial Accountant in a leading sandwich manufacturing company.  My qualification has enabled me to get promotions – I started within accounts as an [...]

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Julie’s ambition in sight

December 4th, 2009 Comments Off

Julie: Trainee Health Professional in 06/07, is now undertaking a Psychology Degree and is hoping to begin Post Graduate Nurse training in 2010
“When I applied for the BTEC National Diploma in Health Studies I was unsure of the career I wanted to pursue. I studied AS levels at school but soon realised that they was [...]

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