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Lincoln College Group Secures Major Apprenticeship Levy Contract

Tuesday, June 6th, 2017

Lincoln College Group has secured a contract to train staff for Europe’s leading specialist electrical and telecommunications retailer and services company. LCG won the apprenticeship levy contract to provide training for FTSE-250 Dixons Carphone following a competitive tender process against several regional and national training providers. And the announcement represents hundreds of new career opportunities [Read more…]

We asked alumni for their best interview advice and stories

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017

There is a lot of interview advice out there, so we thought who better to ask than your fellow successful alumni who have experienced both sides of the interview process – as interviewers and interviewees. Learn from their triumphs and their mistakes. After all, passing on knowledge to your fellow former students of Lincoln College [Read more…]

Everything you need to know about being a Mechanical Engineer

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017

Do you have a passion for problem-solving? Are you fascinated by the way machines work? Do you want to work with cutting edge technology, change lives and advance industries? Then you may wish to consider a career in Mechanical Engineering. What is mechanical engineering? Mechanical engineering is an extremely broad and diverse industry. It involves [Read more…]

Benefits of having a career mentor

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017

If you’re driven and want to work towards developing your career, finding a career mentor can make the difference in achieving your ambitions. “A career mentor is someone who agrees to share their skills, knowledge, expertise, and professional contacts with you,” say Idealistcareers.com. “People with mentors earn higher salaries, are promoted more frequently, and report [Read more…]

An interview with a female butcher

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017

Jessica Wragg is a female butcher who sharpened her skills at the Ginger Pig in London, and is the Marketing Manager for Turner & George, one of London’s leading butcheries specialising in rare and native-breed meats, run by James George of Select Meat and Richard H. Turner of Hawksmoor, Blacklock, Foxlow and Pitt Cue. She’s [Read more…]

Think you don’t have an inspiring story to tell? Think again…

Tuesday, May 16th, 2017

Remember what it was like when you were at Lincoln College? If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice about learning or planning for the future, what would it be? Is there anything you would say to encourage yourself to work harder, or have more confidence in your abilities? Did you [Read more…]

Exploring Top 5 Things a Director Must Know

Thursday, May 11th, 2017

Today Lincoln College Group (LCG) hosted an Institute of Directors (IoD) event focusing on essential knowledge every director should know. The session was led by IoD trainer Gerard Hargreaves, who has specialised in executive development for 30 years working internationally with many organisations in the public and private sector. Gerard Hargreaves said: “These events are [Read more…]

RAF recruitment success for the Air & Defence Career College

Wednesday, April 26th, 2017

Kieron Davies becomes the first A&DCC student to be recruited into the RAF. The first of many Air and Defence Career College (A&DCC) students has been recruited into the RAF. RAF Officers and Armed Forces Careers staff presented Kieron Davies with his official enlistment papers. Kieron said: “The Air and Defence Career College has given [Read more…]

Come along to our HE Open Day on 8th May

Monday, April 24th, 2017

Our Alumni and Friends are invited to attend the Higher Education Career Degree Open Day at Lincoln College on Monday May 8th. The event runs from 4.30pm to 8.00pm. Click here to register your place. This is a great opportunity to talk to our expert lecturers about the wide range of degree level and access courses we [Read more…]

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