Pioneering apprenticeship provides blueprint to plug UK green skills gap and accelerate smart meter rollout
A revolutionary apprenticeship has the potential to plug the UK’s green skills gap and accelerate progress towards Net Zero ambitions. This July, Utilita Energy and Cheshire College – South & West will launch one of the first-ever smart metering apprenticeships to be jointly delivered by an energy supplier and a Further Education provider – creating […]
Students Pull Apart The Myth Of Fast Fashion at Cheshire College
Fashion students at Cheshire College – South & West’s Chester Campus participated in a huge collaborative project to promote sustainability in the fashion industry this month. Students got involved at every level of creation, organisation and promotion for the event; deciding on the name, logo and tagline for the project (‘Unravelled: Pulling apart the myth […]
Cheshire College Opens £680K On-Site Sustainable Home to Plug Skills Gap
A new sustainable house aimed at giving students hands-on experience with sustainable technologies has opened at Cheshire College’s Ellesmere Port campus. The £680,000 project addresses the ever-increasing demand for environmentally friendly properties as well as the skills gap in sustainable construction methods. The College’s fully functioning sustainable house was built by local specialist WUDL, and […]
Cheshire College opens construction and engineering facility as part of £10m+ investment
A construction and engineering facility has been opened by Cheshire College – South & West, as part of a £10m+ investment. The facility at the Ellesmere Port Campus features technologies such as 3D printers, CAD equipment, robotics and the new motor vehicle workshop, including a plug-in hybrid EV area for electric and hybrid vehicles, in […]
Cheshire College Campus makes significant move to cut carbon emissions
Cheshire College South & West’s Chester Campus will get an environmentally friendly upgrade as their existing gas boilers are replaced with air source heat pumps and an electric hot water boiler. This has been made possible due to the College securing almost £2m in funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. The […]
Cheshire and Warrington set to benefit from £14.2m investment to support Higher Technical Skills
Cheshire and Warrington region has been selected by the Department for Education (DfE) and Institute of Technology (IoT) to lead on a highly prestigious project between employers and colleges that will see £14.2m invested within the region. The IoT initiative is part of a wider government plan to equip young people with the technical skills […]
Cheshire College Hosts North West ‘Route to Net Zero’ Leaders’ Breakfast
Leaders from across the North West came together at Cheshire College – South & West’s Ellesmere Port Campus to provide an update on net zero activities that have taken place in their regions within the last 12 months. Hosted by the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership, the event followed the COP26 in order to […]
Cheshire College hosts Pathway to Sustainability breakfast event
Cheshire College – South & West hosted a business breakfast event at their Ellesmere Port Campus to discuss Cheshire’s pathway to Net Zero with businesses based across the Cheshire region. The College welcomed businesses such as Equans, ESSAR Oil, Greif UK Ltd, Redrow and Genfit to their award-winning Academy West Restaurant to enjoy breakfast, hear […]
Cheshire College delivers digital careers workshops at local high school
Committed to enhancing young people’s digital skills for the future, this week, Cheshire College has visited The Bishops’ Blue Coat Church of England High School to deliver exciting workshops and showcase state-of-the-art technology, including handheld scanners, iPads with the latest software and a life-size 3D robot. As the largest provider of post-16 education in the region, Cheshire College is on a mission […]
Cheshire College Set to Upskill Local People after £100m Investment Into Vauxhall
The region’s largest provider of post-16 education, Cheshire College will be delivering the upskilling and reskilling of local people after a £100m investment was made by Stellantis into Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant, which will see it transform into the UK’s first manufacturing site dedicated to electric vans and cars. The investment was announced on Tuesday 6 […]
