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Hartpury University and College on lookout for new governors Image

Hartpury University and College on lookout for new governors

Hartpury University and Hartpury College are inviting applications to join their boards of governors to support Hartpury as an outstanding specialist education provider.

University celebrates German cyber partnership Image

University celebrates German cyber partnership

A year ago, the University of Gloucestershire, along with partners, launched the Institute for Cyber Security and Digital Innovation (ICDI) in Düren, Germany.

Apprenticeship Levy transfer event Image

Apprenticeship Levy transfer event

University of Gloucestershire is holding an event for organisations that already pay the Government's Apprenticeship Levy.

New skills workshops for Cheltenham Image

New skills workshops for Cheltenham

Cheltenham Borough Homes’ customers and local residents can brush up on their skills and learn some new ones.

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Free activities for eligible children and young people

Cotswold District Council is working with Gloucestershire County Council and World Jungle to deliver provide a Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme for eligible children across the Cotswolds this spring.

Hartpury students and staff discuss future of farming Image

Hartpury students and staff discuss future of farming

Students and staff from Hartpury University and Hartpury College had their say on a wide variety of industry topics during a recent focus group.

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‘All political parties should offer work experience’

Stroud District Green Party has urged other local political parties to offer work experience placements for school pupils, to give young people an interest in politics.

Meet the employers at apprenticeship open event Image

Meet the employers at apprenticeship open event

Gloucestershire College has a huge list of employers heading for its apprenticeship open event next week.

Huntley pupils tidy up for national spring clean campaign Image

Huntley pupils tidy up for national spring clean campaign

Pupils from Huntley C of E Primary School have lent their support to this year’s Great Big School Clean campaign, which kicks off later this week (March 17).

Apprenticeships for senior professionals event Image

Apprenticeships for senior professionals event

University of Gloucestershire is holding an apprenticeships for senior professionals event later this month.

Gloucestershire student named as one of top 50 Women in Innovation  Image

Gloucestershire student named as one of top 50 Women in Innovation

A PhD student from the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester has won a coveted Women in Innovation award.

Gloucestershire Festival of Health and Social Care Research Image

Gloucestershire Festival of Health and Social Care Research

Research4Gloucestershire is hosting the first Gloucestershire Festival of Health and Social Care Research this month.

Superdry partners with girls’ football team  Image

Superdry partners with girls’ football team

Cheltenham-based Superdry is partnering with Gotherington Jaguars FC to celebrate women in sport.

Female directors encourage Gloucestershire women to build career in construction  Image

Female directors encourage Gloucestershire women to build career in construction

On International Women’s Day today (March 8), new homes provider Bromford is encouraging Gloucestershire women to consider careers in construction.

University graduate success at Royal Television Society Awards  Image

University graduate success at Royal Television Society Awards

University of Gloucestershire graduates were among the winners at the Royal Television Society West of England Student Awards 2023.

Council honours youngsters in Cinderford with citizenship award Image

Council honours youngsters in Cinderford with citizenship award

Forest of Dean District Council has honoured three boys in Cinderford with a special Outstanding Citizenship Award.

Housebuilder celebrates Women in Construction Week Image

Housebuilder celebrates Women in Construction Week

Housebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes is celebrating some of its top team members across the region, as part of Women in Construction Week (March 5-11).

Free Microsoft Office course Image

Free Microsoft Office course

Gloucestershire College is offering a free Microsoft Office course for the unemployed or those on low incomes.

Educational Gloucestershire Airport visit inspires young people Image

Educational Gloucestershire Airport visit inspires young people

Rich Goodwin Airshows hosted an educational visit from 27 aspiring pilots and engineers at Gloucestershire Airport recently.

Reinvest in your workforce with Apprenticeship Levy Image

Reinvest in your workforce with Apprenticeship Levy

If you pay the Apprenticeship Levy, don’t forget to use it to reinvest in your workforce, before the money gets returned and reallocated.

Improved Ofsted rating for Gloucester school Image

Improved Ofsted rating for Gloucester school

Ofsted has highlighted improvements made at Grange Primary in Gloucester, awarding it a rating of ‘Requires Improvement.’

First archaeology apprentice in UK graduates from Cirencester College Image

First archaeology apprentice in UK graduates from Cirencester College

Chris Patterson was the first apprentice in the UK to complete the archaeological technician apprenticeship.

Gloucestershire-based Skyborne to provide training scholarship   Image

Gloucestershire-based Skyborne to provide training scholarship

Skyborne is partnering with UK charity, Wings for Warriors, to offer an annual scholarship to one ex-military personnel to help with the cost of aviation training.

Apprenticeship opportunities at SGS College Image

Apprenticeship opportunities at SGS College

Stroud & Gloucestershire (SGS) College has apprenticeship vacancies available in the county.

Non-profit academy will level field for young rugby players Image

Non-profit academy will level field for young rugby players

A Hartpury University student is helping young state-educated rugby players realise their potential.

Trailblazing Lucy a role model for women in engineering Image

Trailblazing Lucy a role model for women in engineering

Lucy Ackland is an absolute role model for women in engineering and a trailblazer for girls considering an engineering apprenticeship.

Landscape architecture expert awarded title of Honorary Professor by university in Iran Image

Landscape architecture expert awarded title of Honorary Professor by university in Iran

University of Gloucestershire’s Dr Alessio Russo has been honoured by a prestigious university in Iran for his contribution to deepening understanding of the country’s Persian gardens.

University of Gloucestershire to host International Women’s Day event Image

University of Gloucestershire to host International Women’s Day event

An expert in international business will be the keynote speaker at University of Gloucestershire’s International Women’s Day event.

University roadshow visit will give opportunities to future talent  Image

University roadshow visit will give opportunities to future talent

University of Gloucestershire will host a Production Futures ON TOUR roadshow next month.

VIDEO: Championing apprentices Julia Russell Renishaw Image

VIDEO: Championing apprentices Julia Russell Renishaw

Julia Russell is apprentice lead at Renishaw, which currently employs around 250 apprentices in the UK.

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Recruitment open events

Corin UK, based in Cirencester, is holding two recruitment open events in the coming weeks.

VIDEO: Championing apprentices Oliver Smith Ontic Image

VIDEO: Championing apprentices Oliver Smith Ontic

Oliver Smith is head of operations at Ontic, which has 400 employees at sites at Staverton and Bishop’s Cleeve.

New partnership sees university blaze trail in crisis management Image

New partnership sees university blaze trail in crisis management

University of Gloucestershire has launched a ground-breaking partnership to provide students with a powerful voice around issues in risk management.

VIDEO: Championing apprentices Ben Crowther Barnwood Ltd Image

VIDEO: Championing apprentices Ben Crowther Barnwood Ltd

Ben Crowther, 35, is the joinery works manager at Barnwood Ltd in Gloucester.

SGS College launches construction campus Image

SGS College launches construction campus

Construction is very much on the increase, despite the general downturn in the economy.

VIDEO: Championing apprentices Kelsie Dix CF Roberts  Image

VIDEO: Championing apprentices Kelsie Dix CF Roberts

Kelsie Dix is a Level 3 electrical apprentice working for CF Roberts in Cheltenham.

VIDEO: Championing apprentices Mike Davis Joedan  Image

VIDEO: Championing apprentices Mike Davis Joedan

Mike Davis is the business development manager for Joedan, based in Tewkesbury.

VIDEO: Championing apprentices Andy Bates Gloucestershire College  Image

VIDEO: Championing apprentices Andy Bates Gloucestershire College

Andy Bates is chief finance officer of Gloucestershire College, which has three campuses in the county – in Gloucester, Cheltenham and the Forest of Dean.

VIDEO: Businesses gather for university’s apprenticeship event Image

VIDEO: Businesses gather for university’s apprenticeship event

Businesses got together today (February 8) to network at the University of Gloucestershire’s National Apprenticeship Week Exhibition.

Gloucestershire firm celebrates apprenticeship anniversary  Image

Gloucestershire firm celebrates apprenticeship anniversary

Gloucester-based TBS Engineering is encouraging more young people to get involved in the engineering industry.

Stroud apprentice shares skills for life Image

Stroud apprentice shares skills for life

A Barratt Homes apprentice, based at Great Oldbury in Stonehouse, is helping the housebuilder celebrate National Apprenticeship Week (Feb 6-12).

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