This article is the third in a series about managing finances for beginners. You’ve already learnt how to easily set up and stick to a budget and how to get rid of debt. Here’s our guide to borrowing money sensibly. If you’re considering borrowing money, whether it’s with a credit card, loan, overdraft or [Read more…]
The technology industry is growing at a faster rate than almost any other. In the UK, technology businesses are growing 2x faster than non-digital businesses and in London, a new technology business is born on average every single hour. The demand for jobseekers with IT and Computing skills is growing – but what kinds of [Read more…]
Recruiters are increasingly using video interviews and video prescreenings, but do you know the difference? And do you know how to conduct yourself professionally on camera to maximise your chances of making it to the next round of interviews? Having a round of video interviews before recruiters meet candidates face-to-face has become commonplace in [Read more…]
Mat Rudd talks of how Lincoln College set him up on the path to his dream career. Mat studied the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport before going on to attend Leeds Beckett University to study a BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Therapy. He is currently studying his master’s degree in physiotherapy at the University of Lincoln, alongside working for Lincoln [Read more…]
Lincoln College, including its campuses at Newark and Gainsborough, has received an Ofsted Good Grade. Inspectors said the Colleges were meeting the needs of local employers, learners and the wider community, with students progressing to positive career destinations. And that the industry expertise of teachers motivated students to make good progress and develop the skills [Read more…]
The Lincolnshire based single equality organisation working against hate crime has credited the college for the work undertaken over the last year, raising awareness of the subject and for the support offered to students and staff. Students from the Lincoln, Newark and Gainsborough campuses have been offered training which empowers them and giving them the [Read more…]
Dan is CEO of The Orders of St John Care Trust, a charity that provides care across Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The Charity delivers care in 71 care homes and offers a domiciliary care service in 14 extra housing schemes across England, they also employ approximately 4,000 staff and support over 3,500 residents. Dan [Read more…]
The centre has been set up for young people aged between 11 and 16 who have been excluded from mainstream education or may be struggling to engage with learning due to social, emotional or behavioural issues. Richard Bell, Director at Specialist Education Support Network studied Sport and Exercise Science alongside Psychology and History at Lincoln [Read more…]
An ex-student of Lincoln College is working her way up to the top. Alice Marshall studied the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Production Arts at Lincoln College and graduated with a distinction in July 2016. After taking part in work experience at Doddington Hall back in March 2016, Alice was offered a full-time position as an Events Assistant and [Read more…]
This article is the second in a series about managing finances for beginners and will deal with the best ways to get rid of your debt. Last time, we explained how to easily set up and stick to a budget. People in the UK are altogether £1.566 trillion in personal debt. The average UK [Read more…]