Bournemouth & Poole College has launched its new Digital Skills Centre to help meet the demand of employers looking to hire young people with digital-related qualifications.
The recent Tech Nation report has stated that the tech sector is expanding 2.6 times faster than the rest of the UK economy, with...
Young people are encouraged to learn a celebrity hairdresser’s best techniques at the only Lee Stafford Hair Academy in the south west.
Bournemouth & Poole College launched the new academy with the help of Lee Stafford in October last year. Lee has gained national recognition and numerous awards for his...
A former Bournemouth & Poole College student has travelled to more than 20 destinations since achieving her dream job as Virgin Atlantic cabin crew.
Rebekah Coppard, 25, studied the Diploma in Air Cabin Crew at the College, which provides people with the relevant skills and qualifications to pursue a career...
Four Bournemouth & Poole College Hospitality and Catering students are celebrating after making their way into the final of the Institute of Hospitality’s Southern Branch Student of the Year Awards 2018, with one even taking the prize for Front of House Student of the Year.
The ceremony, which took place...
The Roche Court Educational Trust New Art Centre in Salisbury was the venue for the regional finals of the ARTiculation Prize 2018. Ashleigh Smith, Level 3 BTEC Visual Arts Extended Diploma student from Bournemouth & Poole College, delivered an impressive presentation on Jean-Michel Basquiat's 1988 painting 'Riding with Death'.
The ARTiculation...
Bournemouth & Poole College has been awarded third place in the national Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCA) for the Further Education College category.
The WUSCAs take place every year to get an overview of student satisfaction in higher education across the UK. For the first time this year, three new...
An often unheard of hidden gem at the College’s Lansdowne site, Escoffier fine dining restaurant, has for the eighth year running, been Highly Commended in its annual rosette inspection by the AA (Automobile Association).
In the report produced at the time of the unannounced visit, the inspector highlighted that the...
This year’s Major Series kicked off last Friday (12 January) as Major International and the Craft Guild of Chefs welcomed the first round of young chef competitors at Bournemouth & Poole College. With three kitchen challenges – chicken, street food and pasta - as well as the restaurant plated...
Bournemouth & Poole College has secured its third award at a national contest held as part of the prestigious British Marine Electrical and Electronics Association Apprentice Awards. Organised by the British Marine Electrical and Electronics Association (BMEEA), the competition is designed to recognise the very best of young British...
An interview with Betsy Francis-Mearns on her successful journey to university. Can you tell us what grades you achieved and what you are going to do now? I achieved an A in Sociology, a B in World Development and a C in Photography. I am going to Bath Spa...
