Employers from a range of different sectors across Yorkshire and the Humber have had their say on the skills and knowledge they believe college students will need for successful careers in the region.
Bishop Burton College invited businesses from a variety of industries to share their views as part of a major project to review its future curriculum.
Students at Bishop Burton College’s University Centre graduated at a stunning ceremony to celebrate their achievements.
The students, who graduated from programmes in subject areas including agriculture, animal management and equine, were told they can now go on to achieve anything they set their minds to.
The construction industry united in a collaborative effort to raise awareness and help find the thousands of workers needed in the coming years.
This year’s Foundations Live event at Bishop Burton College saw over 70 exhibitors join forces to showcase the wealth of opportunity offered by the sector.
Bishop Burton College has teamed up with a Hull charity to give students an exciting new opportunity to launch a career in childcare.
The college has partnered with the community nursery, Child Dynamix, to deliver the new T-Level in Childcare.
Bishop Burton College has been praised for the excellent quality of information, advice and guidance it provides to its students.
Following an inspection last month, the college has been accredited with the Matrix Quality Standard.
Businesses are being given the chance to have their say on what students should be taught, to help produce a skilled workforce that will benefit the regional economy.
Bishop Burton College is seeking the views of businesses spanning many different sectors as part of a major review of its curriculum.
Local charities Hull and East Yorkshire Mind and RSPCA Hull and East Riding have joined forces to launch a new family fun event to benefit each of their causes.
The ‘Waggy Walk for Wellbeing’ event, which will take place on Sunday 6 October 2019 between 11am and 2pm, will be a fun day out for all the family, including their dogs.
Students and employers from across Yorkshire are set to benefit from a significant investment in the digital infrastructure at Bishop Burton College.
The college has recently completed a £650,000 project to upgrade its ICT systems, which will provide the platform to train current and future generations of highly skilled workers and provide a valuable contribution to the agriculture sector, in particular.
The region’s biggest co-located construction trade and careers event will be returning to Bishop Burton College in October, backed by BBC DIY SOS’s Mark Millar.
Foundations Live, a networking trade show combined with an interactive careers event for people of all ages, will return to Bishop Burton College’s Equine Arena on Wednesday, October 2nd, hosting construction professionals and students from across the Humber region and beyond. Created and hosted by Hobson & Porter, the event is now in its fourth year and continues to grow in popularity and size.
A student at Bishop Burton College has been named the best in her subject area in the country.
Animal management student, Chloe Rochester has beaten off tough competition from hundreds of other hopefuls to be named ‘BTEC Land-Based Student of the Year’ at a prestigious awards ceremony held by accrediting body Pearson.
Students at Bishop Burton College have been told by television and radio presenter Jenni Falconer to grasp the opportunities before them.
Jenni, known for her many television presenting roles including on GMTV and the National Lottery, was the guest presenter at the college’s Presentation Day.
Students at Bishop Burton College have spoken of their “life-changing” experiences working on a game reserve in South Africa.
Animal management students at the college spent two weeks working as volunteers at the Shamwari Game Reserve, near Port Elizabeth.
Two television stars will be handing out the awards to students at Bishop Burton College’s traditional end of year celebrations.
Presenters Helen Skelton and Jenni Falconer will be the special guests at the college’s Presentation Day events later this month. The event will see around 1,000 students celebrate the successful completion of their studies.
A talented young rugby scholarship student at Bishop Burton Colleg has been called up to represent England.
Student Api Bavadra, 18, has been drafted into the England Sevens squad to compete in the HSBC World Sevens Series in Paris. The competition which he will be playing in will also be shown live on Sky Sports.
One of the country’s largest family-owned farming business has teamed up with a leading agricultural college to launch a new academy which will train the industry’s future workforce.
JSR Farms will run its new academy in partnership with Bishop Burton College to give aspiring young farmers the opportunity to launch an exciting career in the sector.
The first national rugby sevens title win in Bishop Burton College’s history will provide a platform for students to go onto even greater success.
That’s the view of further education rugby coach Tomasi Tanumi, who saw his side win the Association of Colleges (AoC) Rugby Sevens Championship for the first time after an intense schedule of nine games in just three days.
Lambing Sunday made a triumphant return to Bishop Burton College at the weekend, with thousands of people from across the region flocking to the family event.
The college held the event again after it had to be cancelled last year and it was clear it has lost none of its appeal.
Graham Stuart, The MP for Beverley and Holderness has congratulated two local colleges.
His comments come after both Bishop Burton College and East Riding College were successful in winning a bid to become Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Technology.
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