City Times (Winter 2011/12) - City College

New Year’s Resolution #1
City College Brighton and Hove has a wide range of vocational
courses starting in the New Year - these courses and
qualifications are well-regarded by employers and match the
requirements for many jobs being advertised right now.
Whether you’re interested in a career in the arts, hair &
beauty, business, construction or computing there is no
need to wait until September to start your course and fulfil
your first resolution of the New Year.
We also have a huge range of adult evening classes
covering areas such as Arts and Crafts, Counselling, DIY,
Holistics and many more....
Apply now and make your
New Year’s resolution today
Call us on 01273 667788 for course advice
or visit our website for comprehensive information
City College’s Danny wins
NCTJ Award
Danny Bell, who graduated from City College
last summer, has won the NCTJ Public
Affairs Award for 2010-11. Danny received a
certificate and a cheque for £250 sponsored
by Oxford University Press, in recognition of
his exceptional performance in the Essential
Public Affairs exam. Speaking about his
win, Danny said: “I’m delighted to have won
this year’s prize. The Public Affairs module was challenging and
gave everyone in my class a thorough grounding in current affairs as
well as local and central government. Karen Dugdale, our teacher,
was first class.’” Danny gained communications experience prior to
taking the course working for an environmental NGO in Brussels.
It was this which inspired him to complete his NCTJ training after
considering it for a quite a long time. He has previously worked in
the legal and financial services sectors and is now working as a
researcher for The Legal 500.
The NCTJ has also recently confirmed re-accreditation for
journalism courses at the College, which in recent years, have been
acknowledged as delivering one of the top performing courses in
the country.
For information on journalism courses starting in February, contact
Vicki Mann on 01273 667788 x 461 or email vm@ccb.ac.uk
New City Employment and Skills
Plan aims for job creation
There was a packed conference room recently at the Amex Stadium
for the launch of the City Employment & Skills Plan 2011-2014.
City College Principal Phil Frier explained how the City Employment
and Skills Steering Group which he chairs will concentrate
on three areas of potential job creation - Apprenticeships, the
development of an Eco-tech business park to exploit and support
emerging environmental industries and also attracting higher value
employment to the city.
The steering group, established by Brighton & Hove City Council,
includes key personnel from the Council’s main strategic partners in
the public, private and community and voluntary sectors including
representatives from both Brighton and Sussex Universities, Brighton
& Hove Albion Football Club, Jobcentre Plus, ICP Recruitment Group
and Brighton & Hove Economic Partnership. “I want this to be a
dynamic and responsive plan for the City which becomes a living
document as we now develop the actions which will be required to
achieve its overall objectives”, said Mr. Frier. “I believe that it’s a
great time to be living and working in Brighton and Hove.
I know of few other cities in the UK where so many key people are
working together in close partnerships to improve city life for all of
our communities, and I am really looking forward to chairing the
City Employment and Skills Group as we build the action framework
required to deliver this plan.”
Train to become
a qualified journalist
Join one of our award-winning NCTJ Multimedia courses
Previous students have gone on to work for BBC, Channel 4,
Daily Telegraph and more.
Recruiting now for our fast-track course starting Feb 2012
For more info call 01273 667788 ext. 461
or email vm@ccb.ac.uk
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