Construction company Careys and Milton Keynes College today officially launch a three-year partnership that offers a groundworker apprenticeship to local students. Delivery of the apprenticeship will be carried out from the Careys Milton Keynes office, which under the terms of the partnership has become a joint Careys and Milton Keynes College campus. The college will…
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MK College Group wins £3 million bid for new buildings
Milton Keynes College Group has been awarded a grant of more than £3 million to construct new buildings on its Chaffron Way campus to help cope with a predicted increase in student numbers. The money will be spent on extending, refurbishing and repurposing college buildings for the Engineering and Construction departments and has come from…
Catching up with the Mayor of Milton Keynes, Cllr Mohammed Khan
Did you know the Mayor of Milton Keynes, Cllr Mohammed Khan, was a Milton Keynes College student himself? We caught up with him to find out why he is supporting the #loveourcolleges campaign. What did you study at Milton Keynes College? I studied at Milton Keynes College Bletchley Campus. I studied Business and did work experience that helped me get into the…
Apprentices take the lead at Woburn Safari Park
Apprentices from Milton Keynes College have been giving back to the animal kingdom as well as developing their leadership skills as part of a collaboration between MK College and Team Building with Bite. Two groups from the College attended a day long workshop at Woburn Safari Park where they were tasked with building an enrichment…
MK College wins £3.5 million bid to pilot new hi-tech business and education link up
Milton Keynes College has won a £3.5 million bid for government funding to set up a new skills centre to improve links with business. The money will pay for the centre to be built at the Chaffron Way campus where companies and educators will collaborate in digital skills and artificial intelligence. If the trial is…
Milton Keynes College Group – the quest for fairer futures
We’ve recently published our strategy for the newly-formed Milton Keynes College Group, and if one phrase encapsulates our goals and ambitions it is, fairer futures for all. This strategy is the culmination of our long-felt determination to be an organisation to provide opportunities for as broad a range of people as possible, to be a…
The Summer Showcase of Creativity 2021
The School of Arts & Media have been working really hard over the past few months to put together a fantastic virtual exhibition, showcasing the work of 2021 creative arts students – and they haven’t disappointed! View the Virtual Exhibitions The Arts and Entertainment industry is one of the worst-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Over…
MK College Bans the Box on job applications to access new talent
Candidates with a criminal record can now apply for jobs at MK College with the knowledge that they will be assessed on their ability to do the job before any convictions are fairly considered. In signing up to the national campaign from Business in the Community they joined more than 160 employers, including the Civil…
Spectacular awards successes for Milton Keynes College
Staff at Milton Keynes College are celebrating their accomplishments after individuals and departments were shortlisted in a staggering four different categories in the top Further Education awards. The TES Awards (formerly Times Education Supplement) are widely recognised as the pinnacle of achievement in the sector and it’s extremely rare for a college to reach the…
Significant increase anticipated in demand for creative skills
We’re extremely happy to report that qualifications in creative disciplines are predicted to be in increasingly high demand in Milton Keynes as investment pours into the Oxford-Cambridge Arc. Our Head of School for Creative Arts, Kate Bashford, says all the evidence points towards a growing demand in the sector. Kate says, “The government’s plans are around knowledge-based…