Students at the South Central Institute of Technology (SCIoT) in Bletchley have designed and built a game themed around a favourite kids’ TV show after being challenged by a local entrepreneur. Shalom Lloyd, founder and owner of Naturally Tribal Skincare and governor at MK College Group, approached the SCIoT last year about her idea to…
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SCIoT student named 2023 Student of the Year
MK College Group has named a learner who has made incredible progress during their five years at MK College and the South Central Institute of Technology its overall Student of the Year at its annual awards ceremony. Jacob Vale started his journey at MK College in 2017 on the College’s New Horizons course in the…
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Aden Contracting Case Study
Abby Garner, Sustainability Manager at Aden Contracting Ltd, a Bedford-based construction and engineering firm, says working with Milton Keynes College Group has been seamless and is helping them to drive diversity and bridge a skills gap. Aden Contracting has been working with MK College for just over a year, taking on six groundworker apprentices so…
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Community Impact report shows huge increase in demand for ESOL courses
MK College Group has seen a staggering 200% increase in demand for English courses from refugees and asylum seekers from countries including Ukraine and Afghanistan. This figure comes from the College Group’s second Community Impact Report, which brings together all of the work that we do to make a positive impact on learners, colleagues and…
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MK College hosts interfaith Community Iftar
MK College Group partnered with Milton Keynes Islamic Arts and Culture (MKIAC) to host ‘Colours of Ramadan’ at our Chaffron Way campus. This interfaith Iftar (the breaking of the fast during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan) brought together a diverse range of people from across Milton Keynes to celebrate and develop greater understanding amongst…
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Kicking off focus on sustainability with Race to Zero Pledge and staff training
As part of a month-long focus on sustainability, Milton Keynes College Group held a Develop Together Conference on 31st October, designed to bring colleagues together to discuss how they can contribute to the Group’s wider sustainability goals. The key event of the day was the College Group signing the Race to Zero pledge, a global…
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MK College Group leads on Equality and Diversity in Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes College Group has retained our Leaders in Diversity status from the National Centre for Diversity, remaining the only organisation in the city with this award. The Leaders in Diversity award recognises organisations going above and beyond in their commitment to the FREDIE values of fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement. The accreditation…
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Aspiring nurse wins MK College Student of the Year
Student with ambitions to become a paediatric nurse, Lucy Sharples, has been crowned Student of the Year for 2022. She was named the winner at the annual Students of the Year event held at Hotel La Tour in Milton Keynes last night (Thursday 9th June) and presented with her award by Tom Wraight, Regional Director,…
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New Chaffron Centre for business collaboration
Milton Keynes College Group launches new hi-tech business centre to help address skills shortages A new resource for businesses in the city which are struggling with skills shortages has been launched at Milton Keynes College Group. The Chaffron Centre at the Chaffron Way campus is a new facility designed to help companies and educators work more…
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MK College Impact Report
First Impact Report shows that 18,206 people studied with Milton Keynes College Group in 2020/21 This week, Milton Keynes College Group launches its first Impact Report to share the progress of its vision to ‘Build Fairer Futures and recognise the valuable work of its community partners. The Group launched its vision last July and set…
