A group of students from Milton Keynes College are celebrating after becoming the first to be awarded Groundworker apprenticeship jobs with Anglian Water’s Alliances. The six students have become the first cohort to successfully complete the College’s full-time Level 2 Anglian Water Alliances Construction programme, a bespoke course designed as a long-term partnership between industry and…
Apprenticeships
Retrain at the South Central Institute of Technology
New options for post-COVID career changes from the South Central Institute of Technology The pandemic is bringing enormous changes everywhere and at the South Central Institute of Technology (SCIoT) it also looks like many people have decided now is the time for a change in direction. With that in mind, staff at the SCIoT have…
Award Winning Apprentice
The nominations are in for Milton Keynes University Hospital Apprentice of the Year Awards 2020, and the winner is… Cara Crotty, Communications Apprentice! Cara tells us, ”I am so thankful to be MKUH’s apprentice of the year! My apprenticeship has benefited me in so many ways – it has given me fantastic experience in the…
“I only went to university because my friends did”
After discovering university just wasn’t for him, Jay knew he had to make a change that would suit him and his learning style. Now a fully-fledged digital marketer thanks to a change to an apprenticeship, Jay tells us about his unconventional journey to gaining the necessary qualifications to start his career and how it was all really just a…
Double win for Milton Keynes College at National BAME Apprenticeship Awards
Students from Milton Keynes College have had a spectacular night at the National BAME Apprenticeship Awards including the top award of the night. 27 year old Kimmy Kimani was named BAME apprentice of the year in the Legal and Professional Services category and also the overall national winner. Kimmy, who studied for a qualification in…
Develop your workforce with MK College: Engineering
Food manufacturer Santa Maria has been working with MK College for several years to recruit and train apprentice engineers and develop their workforce for the future. MK College helped with recruiting their previous apprentice and after having such a good experience, they have since taken on another apprentice through the College. Why employ an Apprentice?…
The Benefits of Hiring an Apprentice
Having worked with MK College for over two years, James Zammett, Operations Manager at CTE Advanced Technologies, has experienced first-hand the benefits that hiring an apprentice can have on a business. CTE have embraced the partnership with the College by taking on two engineering apprentices so far. Continual College Support James has been impressed by the support…
How to Make the Most of an Open Event
Find out all you need to know about coming to a college open event. Open events provide a fantastic opportunity to explore your options, meet future tutors and classmates, and see firsthand what your desired courses are really like. It’s important that you can picture yourself coming to college as you will be spending a…
What’s it like to be a Digital Marketing Apprentice
Ronni Murray, 20, has recently completed a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Digital Marketing with MK College and is now looking forward to developing her career in marketing. Here she explains her apprenticeship journey. “Doing an apprenticeship is quite different to being at school. You have to learn a lot of new skills, but the apprenticeship…
MK College apprentice shortlisted for national award
A former apprentice from MK College has made the shortlist for a national award which celebrates the achievements of apprentices within BAME communities. Kimmy Kimani is a finalist in the Legal and Professional Services category of the BAME Apprenticeship Awards, which celebrates the achievements of apprentices from across BAME communities, and the contribution of employers…
