Midlands Business News

Nottingham University Business School in the UK, China and Malaysia has secured a prestigious second term as part of a world-leading elite in the field of business education. The globally-respected European Quality Improvement System — EQUIS — is an accreditation scheme for leading providers of business education, run by the European Foundation for Management Development [...]

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Derbyshire-based DART Training is celebrating after the first candidate to study for its new Level 4 diploma in waste management, passed the course with flying colours.

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A Derbyshire training provider that specialises in apprenticeships is practising what it preaches by recruiting its own in-house apprentices who have then gone on to forge successful careers with the company.

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Representatives of South Staffordshire College will be on their way to the House of Commons on Tuesday 20th June where they will be presented with a Gold Centre Award for the College’s success in its Bookkeeping courses with the International Association of Book-keepers (IAB). Founded in 1973, the IAB is a leading professional and awarding [...]

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Derby College has secured £200,000 European Union funding to enable more students to travel abroad to gain work experience in their vocational field.

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Students from across the UK and Ireland will be competing in an engineering contest with an altruistic purpose at Coventry University on Thursday 13 June 2013.

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Coventry University has been awarded a series of accolades in recognition of its green credentials, including – for the second consecutive year – a prestigious ‘First Class’ award in the People & Planet Green League 2013, published today in the Guardian.

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University of Derby Corporate (UDC) is currently celebrating a string of successes with professional courses, after receiving multiple commendations from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and high pass rates across the board. UDC’s accredited Marketing course has received four commendations from the CIM based on excellent student performance in its Research, Stakeholder Marketing, Project [...]

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Nottingham Business School is teaming up with Boots UK to help develop management and leadership skills. The UK’s leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer and the business school, part of Nottingham Trent University, have developed the externally recognised diploma qualification. Each module has a business owner from Boots UK who works with a university tutor [...]

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Product Design students at Nottingham Trent University are working with world-famous decorating brand Artex on a project to develop new uses for some of the most commonly used DIY products.

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Derby’s iconic Roundhouse is the first events venue in the city to receive CredAbility Verified Accessible Mark – a new quality mark for organisations whose buildings are accessible to disabled people.

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National Vocational Qualification Day (VQ Day) was celebrated in Derby at an achievement event organised by TBG Learning to mark the occasion.

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Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable, visited Warwickshire College’s Rugby Centre on Thursday 6 June. As a founder-director of Gazelle Global Ltd and a member of the Gazelle Colleges Group, our culture of learning is geared towards business formation and growth, wealth creation and employment outcomes. Mr Cable spent the morning [...]

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Warwickshire College is inviting forward-thinking local businesses to get involved with a new Career Academy aimed at raising aspirations of 16-19 year old students. The Career Academy initiative is a two-year enrichment programme for 16-19-year-olds, with students following the programme alongside their A level course, enabling them to progress to higher education or the world [...]

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Derbyshire-based training provider, DART Training, has launched an innovative new website, which will make it easier for young people to find and apply for training opportunities. DART enlisted the help of Castle-Donington based e-commerce and web development specialists Evolve Retail to carry out a complete overhaul of its previous on-line operation. Its brief was to [...]

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A team of University energy researchers have won first prize in a new national competition, the Energy Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (Energy YES) with their idea for eco-friendly refrigerator cooling units. The winning team was Midlands Energy Graduate School (MEGS) consisting of five researchers from The University of Birmingham, Loughborough University and The University of Nottingham. [...]

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More than 2,000 young people and 6,500 adults will complete their vocational qualifications this summer at Stoke on Trent College. Their achievements are recognised on Wednesday in the sixth annual VQ Day, which is a national celebration of vocational qualifications designed to raise awareness of the importance of vocational studies. As one of the largest [...]

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Coventry University has made another leap up the league tables with a rise of 13 places in the Guardian University Guide 2014 national rankings, marking the institution out as the number one modern university in the UK. The latest strong performance in the league table sees the University claim 33rd spot overall – its highest [...]

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Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMETC) is celebrating after being re-accredited with the Matrix Award. Matrix is the national standard for information, advice and guidance in the education sector. BMETC first achieved the standard three years ago and were recently judged to have maintained the standard. Assessors looked at the organisation’s leadership and management, resources, service delivery [...]

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Notts employers are being encouraged to develop skills and training in the workplace – in order to boost confidence and help staff members do their jobs better.

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South Staffordshire College has become the first in the UK to receive a prestigious award in recognition of its wide range of environmental management and sustainability initiatives. The College’s Rodbaston Campus has been awarded Platinum status by EcoCampus, the leading environmental management system and award scheme for Higher and Further Education sectors. South Staffordshire College [...]

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A director at Google, a former fighter pilot and a design chief from Volvo Cars were amongst some of Coventry University’s highest-flying alumni who were back on campus at the weekend, 30 years after graduating.

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Warwickshire College has teamed up with a group of ornamental plant growers from across the West Midlands area to offer 16 apprenticeships in production horticulture. The apprenticeships include fully funded and certified training to a level 2 qualification in commercial horticulture. Apprentices will join their colleagues to attend Pershore College for one week training blocks [...]

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A group of students have been honoured by Birmingham Metropolitan College for excelling in their chosen fields as part of Adult Learners’ Week.

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The University of Derby Corporate (UDC) is to host a free public seminar in partnership with leading business specialists GrowthAccelerator and innovation expert Professor Dennis McKeag later this month to help support the development of businesses across the region. The ‘Collaborate, Innovate, Grow’ business seminar will help businesses of any size who have the ability [...]

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Eighteen unemployed people are celebrating getting jobs after a training course with Birmingham Metropolitan College. Y International, based in Witton, worked with Jobskills@BMET, the employability arm of the Jennens Road College, to help recruit the warehouse staff through a pre-employment training programme. Y international is the subsidiary of hypermarket chain Lulu Group. The company wanted [...]

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Students from Warwickshire College joined with other young people from Coventry, Warwick and Milton Keynes to showcase their talents at a special ‘Employ Ability’ event at Rugby Centre.

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South Staffordshire College has added to its impressive tally of successes and accolades with the award of funding from the IfL (Institute for Learning) to deliver a WorldSkills Masterclass programme. WorldSkills is the leading global organisation for skills development and competitive performance in vocational subjects, with national and international competitions often seen as the skills [...]

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Walsall College’s dedication to getting people Ready for Work through learning has been recognised with the European Social Fund (ESF) West Midlands Project Award as part of Adult Learners’ Week 18 – 24 May 2013.

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Nottingham Business School dean, Professor Baback Yazdani, is to lead a national and international drive to boost links between business schools and industry.

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A Derbyshire training provider, which specialises in apprenticeships, has been awarded its best ever Ofsted rating.

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In recognition of the positive impact of the University of Birmingham’s partnerships with business Vice-Chancellor Professor David Eastwood hosted an evening reception

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Warwickshire College hosted a delegation from Xinqiao Polytechnic College in Shanghai, China on Wednesday 15 May in a visit which strengthened the ties between the two colleges.

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Harborne Academy is celebrating the topping out of its brand new £12million building.

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Leicestershire based ‘Forever Savvy’ is celebrating receiving a Big Society grant from Leicestershire County Council which means more adults with learning disabilities will be able to sign up to the Community Project which provides further education in a traditional farm setting.

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Young business brains went head to head when Birmingham Future held a Dragons’ Den project in the city.

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Aston University Product Design and Engineering students will be showcasing their final year projects at the annual free Aston Inspired design show, from Monday 10 to Friday 14 June.

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A collaboration between South Staffordshire College, Staffordshire County Council, Tamworth Borough Council and the Skills Show culminated in a great day enabling almost a thousand school students at Drayton Manor to gain a whole range of career advice

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Energy researchers from universities across the UK are being offered the chance to sharpen their business skills in a new national competition organised by University of Nottingham Institute for Enterprise and Innovation (UNIEI) and the Network of Energy Doctoral Training Centres. The Energy Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (Energy YES) will help energy PhD students to develop [...]

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Phase 2 of the UK’s only dedicated land-based academy has been officially opened in time to welcome its second intake of students in September.

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A pilot programme which has given non-English speaking job seekers an intensive programme to improve their language skills and boost their chances of find work has been hailed a success.

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As main sponsor of the Staffordshire County Show, South Staffordshire College and the show organisers are preparing for a record turnout of participants and spectators.

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A new study programme at Coventry University is set to become the first in the country to offer an accredited qualification to practitioners working in the cosmetic enhancement industry. The foundation module in aesthetics practice, developed by the University in conjunction with the British Association of Cosmetic Nurses (BACN), has been created in response to [...]

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Volunteer gardeners, cooks and kitchen staff at a Highgate community centre have proved their skills are of a professional standard by completing a qualification through Birmingham Metropolitan College

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The University of Nottingham is working to help more talented young people get into the electronics industry. The University has joined the UK Electronic Skills Foundation (UKESF), established in 2010, which seeks to reverse a significant decline in the number of British electronic engineering degree students. Students taking electrical and electronic engineering (EEE) at Nottingham [...]

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Coventry University is joining forces with a national charity for the elderly to set up a new social network for older people in the city. The University’s Age Research Centre (ARC) in conjunction with the GrumbleSmiles Trust is hosting an information day about the new project in Coventry on Friday 24 May. The free event, [...]

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A new manufacturing institute to be created by Coventry University in partnership with Unipart Group will receive part of a £50m fund from the government to help drive growth and to cement the West Midlands’ image as a world-leading area for engineering.

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Coventry University will have a number of vacancies on its Board of Governors from September 2013, and is encouraging those who are interested to get in touch.

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Caterpillar, a leading manufacturer of heavy equipment and power systems products, is helping to fund six engineering scholarships at The University of Nottingham. Nottingham is one of five universities to benefit from the donation, which is part of Caterpillar’s ongoing commitment to sustainable education and the Caterpillar Foundation’s investment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics [...]

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The University of Nottingham’s stunning new eco-friendly hotel has received a tourism and leisure award from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The Orchard Hotel, which opened in November 2012 and is entirely funded by the University, picked up the regional award because of its outstanding contribution to tourism and leisure facilities in the [...]

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