Year 10 students from Pedmore Technology College and Redhill Foundation School received a construction mini masterclass from Craig Phillips before competing against one another in three practical challenges. These included creating an optical illusion game from wood, rewiring a plug and fabricating pipework. Pedmore Technology College were named ‘best workforce of the day’ by Craig. […]

The 16 and 17 year-olds who study bricklaying at Stourbridge College are spending two days a week restoring some of the frameworks of the 300-year-old buildings which have been vacant for over 20 years. “The repairs began in February with a process of stabilising the building,” explained Andrew Hutchings, Site Manager at Croft Building and […]

This investment allows us to increase our full-time student places to 350 – plus additional apprenticeships – and provides a purpose designedcentreof excellence for them to study in. Four of our current students will be working alongside contractors, Speller Metcalfe, on the fit-out of the new centre – with infrastructure being provided by Worcester Bosch. […]

The Mason Road building has undergone a £4 million refurbishment, of which £1.33 million has been grant funded by the Skills Funding Agency. Already well-established as a centre specialising in the delivery of construction courses for school leavers and job seekers, the expansion will provide an even wider offering of learning opportunities for adults, with […]