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College student volunteer shortlisted for national award

Stockport College student, Esha Mumtaz, has been named a finalist of the Association of Colleges Student of the Year awards for her volunteer work during the first Covid-19 lockdown.  Esha was selected as one of the top three contenders for the Young Student of the Year category of the national … [Read more...]

Gander seeks employer feedback on future work

Employer experience facilitator for young people, Gander, is seeking feedback from employers in Stockport as to how the organisation can support businesses to engage with young people and further education colleges. Due to the coronavirus, Gander has been unable to run physical events since March … [Read more...]

Stockport band steps in to support local music education

Indie band, Blossoms, have stepped in to support Stockport Music Service, which has been unable to offer hundreds of children in the borough access to participation in regular music ensembles or groups for the past seven months. Stockport Music Service, recognised as one of the UK's leading … [Read more...]

Stockport College expands suite of free online learning courses

Stockport College has expanded the range of free distance learning courses offered creating opportunities for employers to upskill staff and give individuals the chance to retrain online. The college launched a number of online courses in April 2020, and has since expanded the range of subjects … [Read more...]

Damar Training move from Room to Zoom

The Business Development Team at Damar moved their own training onto Zoom for a session with Will Kintish last week on online networking. “From Working the Room to Working the Zoom”, has been specifically designed to help people continue to network effectively using purely digital … [Read more...]

Stockport College partner achieves Gold in dance school awards

Stockport College partners Debut Academy of Performing Arts have come first in the Anne Walker MBE Dance School of the Year Awards. The award is the second for the Academy during the 2020/21 academic year, after clinching best Dance and Performing Arts School in the North, including the Midlands, … [Read more...]

Stockport College pledges support for Colleges Week 2020

Students and staff from across Stockport College are signing pledge cards to hand out to local MPs in support of this year’s ‘Love Our Colleges Week’ campaign.  The campaign, developed by the Association of Colleges (AoC) and now in its third year, takes place this week (Oct … [Read more...]

Damar Training celebrates 40th anniversary

Stockport based training and apprenticeships provider, Damar Training, has celebrated its 40th anniversary. The firm welcomed its first students in September 1980, beginning as a secretarial training college before growing into a national provider of apprenticeship training and … [Read more...]