Ashleigh Rudd has been on a work placement at MK Hospital for around six months. Currently studying Level 3 Health and Social Care, she is just about to complete 500 hours of valuable work experience. Having worked on a variety of wards, Ashleigh has been shadowing nurses and health care assistants, and has learnt to…
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Why Work Experience is an Essential Part of College Life
One of the main components that makes college different is that work experience is a vital part of your course. In fact, in the future, it will be required to pass! Whether you’re studying Business, Engineering or Childcare, you will be spending a big chunk of your time on various Industry Placements. You will experience…
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Employing an Engineering apprentice
Engineering touches so many industries and businesses and with the rate of developments in technology, employing an engineering apprentice can be a great way to stay ahead of the game and keep up to date with the latest developments. Employing an Apprentice: The Benefits As well as offering a fresh perspective, engineering apprentices have the…
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How Work Experience Got My Foot In The Door
Mykerlande Annabella Dorasin, best known as Mickey, moved to Milton Keynes in 2017 from the beautiful Turks & Caicos Islands to further her studies at Milton Keynes College. As part of her Business course, she completed work experience at People In Flow, based in MK. She has subsequently secured a position as a Marketing Assistant…
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My First Week As An Apprentice
Molly McCarthy is studying a digital marketing apprenticeship at WSA Communications Agency with Milton Keynes College, here she talks about her first week on the job… Coming out of school was certainly a make or break situation career wise, and I knew that once I began an apprenticeship I was closer to entering the real…
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Analogue Soul, Digital World
Chris Coghlan, Head of Business Engagement at MK College, touches on the importance of encouraging and nurturing digital skills, but still giving them the human factor. As part of my new end of the day wind down, last night I dusted off my 1972 Pioneer turntable went to my modest but eclectic vinyl collection ran…
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Five Minutes With Female Football Wonder, Abbie Roberts
When you think about footballers, the names that come to mind are often the likes of Harry Kane, Gareth Bale and Mo Salah, not a 16-year-old young woman from Toddington. Abbie Roberts, however, has already secured her place on the England Women’s Youth Team, and doesn’t plan to stop there. We were lucky enough to…
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Why I’m Studying Higher Education Part-time at MK College
Mohammed Jamac has progressed from Level 1 Sports, to completing the Level 3 Leadership Academy this year, to continuing his studies next year with the HNC in Sport (Community Sport and Physical Activity). Alongside his studies, he has secured a role at Stanton Primary School as a teaching assistant, focusing on PE and sport coaching. He tells us about…
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Nioxin: The Hair Treatment That Takes Care of Your Scalp
The hair care aisle can be one of the most confusing places if your regular brand of shampoo just isn’t doing it for you anymore, or you’ve come across a new problem (or it’s not on offer this week!) Dry hair? Itchy scalp? Losing more hair than usual? The problems you can face are endless,…
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What’s it like to be an Apprentice?
Ryan Killick had always been interested in computers and the extensive world of IT, and has been working as an apprentice for Nuco Technologies for over a year. Here he tells us about the process of becoming an apprentice, what his work life is like and how the company has supported him to become the…
