Together we Build
Fairer Futures
In order to Build Fairer Futures, we think it is important to celebrate our successes but also identify areas where we can still do more to make a difference. I would like to thank our learners, colleagues and all partners for their support in driving positive change in our communities. Please take a look at this year’s Community Impact Report – we hope you find it insightful and helpful.
Sally Alexander, CEO and Group Principal.
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Drive aspirational, innovative and student-focussed educational experiences that have a positive impact on social mobility
2
Deliver the skills employers need by developing meaningful partnerships to grow our influence and create opportunities
3
Achieve and maintain financial and operational sustainability that contributes to economic growth
4
Promote and live fairness, equality, diversity and inclusion to build a fairer society to live and work in
OUR IMPACT
91%
of MKCG learners progressed onto further study, training (including Higher Education and apprenticeships) or into employment.
Victoria Rouch SCIoT Apprentice
IoT graduate Victoria Rouch says her HNC course gave her the confidence and skills boost she needed to kickstart an exciting new career in IT. She is now working as an Infrastructure Technician at Connells Group.
Rated Excellent by Employers
Our apprenticeship offering and training services that we provide to organisations in Milton Keynes and beyond has been externally verified and rated as Excellent by employers and Good by apprentices
Partnership with Silverstone
MK College’s partnership with Silverstone Circuits gives our Professional Cookery students a range of amazing opportunities, including gaining experience at events such as the British Grand Prix.
More than
£3,000,000
invested in key growth areas of employment of Construction and Engineering sectors with the build of new learning facilities.
MK College Group’s Focus on Sustainability
Learners and staff across Milton Keynes College Group have spent the month of November focusing on sustainability, with a range of activities to encourage everyone within the College Group to learn more about the current climate crisis, and to think about their role in reducing carbon emissions.
Leaders in Diversity Accreditation Achieved
Supporting St Mark’s Meals
Students at Milton Keynes College held a Christmas fundraiser on 7th December, with a donation from the proceeds taking the total raised for the College’s chosen charity to £1,369 for 2022.
The College in the Community Day came about as we wanted to support our local Milton Keynes communities who we know are struggling with a range of issues, which have of course been exacerbated by the cost-of-living crisis. And we wanted our students to have the opportunity to use the skills they’re developing with us out in their local communities. To learn more about the event click here.
Sally Alexander, Group Principal and CEO of Milton Keynes College Group
83%
of all learners feel their
experience studying with
MK College Group is Good
483
adults in Milton Keynes
have been upskilled in
English and maths
200m/sq
of solar panels installed
producing 28 tonnes less
CO2 per year
£566,727
awarded in bursary
payments to learners,
moving the social mobility
dial forward to create
opportunities for all
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Join our Community of Fairer Future Builders
Click here to download last years community overview report.
