Shipley College Full-time Prospectus 2019-20
We are a small, friendly college based in beautiful buildings in Saltaire Village, offering great full-time and part-time courses, apprenticeships and traineeships.
We are a small, friendly college based in beautiful buildings in Saltaire Village, offering great full-time and part-time courses, apprenticeships and traineeships.
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What’s been happening in the CofE4B:<br />
• Students took part in a Dragon’s Den style competition, where they appealed to a panel<br />
of employers for funds to help them start their own businesses. In addition, successful<br />
entrepreneur and BBC Dragon’s Den candidate, Sarah Agar-Brennan, visited students<br />
to talk about her LoveBomb ‘emoji’ cushion business, her new ventures and also gave<br />
out some freebies!<br />
• Local employers worked with students in an intensive CV workshop and provided oneto-one<br />
advice to help develop their CVs and interview skills.<br />
• Employers including Sky, Barclays, Accent Housing, Incommunities, Xpand Marketing<br />
and AdviserPlus visited the CofE4B to work with students on different projects, with<br />
the aim of helping them learn more about working life.<br />
• Mentored by employers, students took part in the CofE4B Challenge Cup with tasks<br />
that tested logic, theory and physical skills. The winning team were led by Xpand<br />
Marketing who said, ‘We had a great <strong>time</strong> working with the students and were super<br />
happy our team won the cup!’<br />
• Students and staff have welcomed representatives from the media industry in to the<br />
CofE4B including actress Michelle Hassan, who spoke about her role on an ITV show.<br />
ITV Operations Manager, Manny Grillo gave students an insight in to the broadcasting<br />
industry, including the importance of offering diverse programmes and how music is<br />
used within productions.<br />
Software Development & Programming students 3D print, build<br />
and program a life-size robot<br />
Software Development & Programming students, led by tutor Steve Mullarkey, have<br />
been 3D printing, building and programming a life-sized “InMoov” robot, named Titus<br />
by students. This project is an exciting opportunity for students to learn about the latest<br />
developments in the industry. This year they are 3D printing Titus’ legs and will be<br />
programming him to answer questions and greet people he recognises.<br />
For more information on the Software Development & Programming course see page 30.<br />
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Register your interest<br />
Are you a local business or organisation who would like to get<br />
involved in the CofE4B? Would you like to offer work placements to<br />
help prepare young people for the world of work?<br />
If so, we would like to hear from you. You can work with staff and students to help shape<br />
the curriculum, enabling the ICE to provide you with talented young people with the skills<br />
you need. These students could be your future employees! Please contact Heather Savage<br />
on 01274 327222.<br />
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