Fircroft College of Adult Education

Final week of Green Skills Building the Future Phase 2 at Fircroft College of Adult Education complete. Lots more learning and some great input from colleagues and external speakers with topics including project management, building design, exploring different building materials, sustainable development goals, and marketing projects. Thanks to all the brilliant students for their hard work, creativity and enthusiasm. Looking forward to Phase 3 in February: https://lnkd.in/dC69K-zK Melanie Lenehan Penny Shinfield MBA MCIM CMktr WikiHouse

Phase 2 of our Green Skills: Building the Future course has come to an end. Another group of proactive, enthusiastic and knowledgeable students all bringing different talents to the classroom and ready to implement what they have learned into their workplaces, community hubs, voluntary organisations and personal lives. One student said "Thank you. The course has given me ideas to think outside the box". Another student said "The future of sustainability is brighter than I thought. Gives me hope. The younger generation have passion". We loved having our students with us for Phase 2. If you want to be part of the build preparation and construction of our new eco-classroom, why not apply for Phase 3? 👀👇#learningtobecomeabetterworld https://lnkd.in/eQGrsqKn

We are looking for a Finance Governor. You will need good oral communication skills and the ability to think and plan strategically, monitor performance and outcomes and interpret different forms of information, including reports and data. All of our Governors are expected to share a commitment to safeguarding adults and you will be expected to attend 4 Governing Body meetings each year, with occasional supplementary meetings. Your reward? You will be helping us to shape the college and continually improve, supporting us to support adults who often have been given little chance in life and be part of a friendly, unique college community that constantly changes, adapts and grows #learningtobecomeabetterworld https://lnkd.in/eaTTgpNs

It's UK Construction Week this week and proud of our regional Further Education sector as we are exhibiting under our shared brand and offer of Skills West Midlands and Warwickshire: our research told us clearly that the #Construction sector wanted to engage with FE to support attracting young people into the sector, for recruiting new staff and training current employees but they wanted the sector to collaborate better, to be under one shared point of access and to work closer together. So, we've listened and acted and yes we have a lot to do but seeing the pics from the #UKConstructionExpo at the NEC today of our SkillsWMW stand that will shortly be full of colleagues from FE providers working together to support Construction Sector makes me so proud of us all - after all "Your Business is Our Business" Rebecca Waterfield Rebecca Bond Daniel Degg Louise Watkins Kirk Hookham Nadia Davies Sally Day

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Take a look at the great work our Green Skills: Building the Future students did this week. Their 3 days with us included wildflower planting; exploring and creating roof gardens; repurposing bicycle tyres into beautiful creations and learning how to promote their work and join/create community networks. We can’t wait to see what they do in their next session! Colleges West Midlands #greenskills #LSIF #learningtobecomeabetterworld

Our accredited, residential management qualifications give aspiring leaders the opportunity to not only achieve an Award in 2 weekends but also the opportunity to reflect on, adapt and design their own leadership style and team culture that they can take into a workplace or voluntary role. Why not apply and see where it takes you?

A really big welcome to our brand new Access to Higher Education Diploma students who started here at Fircroft College of Adult Education last week. Their enthusiasm about being at the college is a great start and we can tell they are going to make the very most of opportunities being here with us, will provide. We are excited to see where they end up next year!! 🙌 👀 #learningtobecomeabetterworld

Are you an experienced Estates Manager, familiar with managing a 24/7 property similar to Fircroft College of Adult Education, you have a recognised health and safety qualification and you're able to manage a talented and diverse team? And are you looking for a new opportunity? If this sounds like you, why not take a look and apply? #learningtobecomeabetterworld https://lnkd.in/eTa3uaH9

It’s always a pleasure to hear from past Fircrofters and we were delighted to hear from Sandy Kilpatrick recently, who came down the map from East Kilbride in Scotland, to Fircroft College of Adult Education, in the 1980’s. He made the most of his time at Fircroft and went on to study English and American Literature at Lancaster University, being the first person in his family to study higher education. Sandy says about the future prospects for people when they left school, in his hometown in the 1980’s “There wasn’t even a tunnel, never mind a tunnel with light at the end of it”. Read on to find out about how Sandy eventually found the job he loves as a professional musician, and his achievements in the music world #learningtobecomeabetterworld https://lnkd.in/eFEw4dDb