The phrase ‘snowflake generation’ has been thrown around a lot of late. It’s a derogatory term to describe the millennial generation (technically anyone born between 1980 and 1994) as entitled, self-centred and lazy. The term has been used recently in the media in the wake of Brexit and the Trump Campaign, as a way to [Read more…]
Mature student Nigel talks about his experience of studying an IT qualification to get him back into work. “When I enrolled in September 2016 I had no IT skills or knowledge, my previous employment had been in manufacturing but due to health issues I was no longer able to work in this sector and was [Read more…]
Zita Martinez studied AAT Accounting through her employer, AWE Newtech Ltd. Here’s what she had to say about her experiences of returning to study as a mature student at Newark College. “No matter your age, it can be done! Old grey cells can come alive and achieve!” Zita is certainly proof that when it comes [Read more…]
Zita Martinez studied AAT Accounting through her employer, AWE Newtech Ltd. Here’s what she had to say about her experiences of returning to study as a mature student at Newark College. “No matter your age, it can be done! Old grey cells can come alive and achieve!” Zita is certainly proof that when it comes [Read more…]
Level 3 Horse Care student Chloe Brown is spending her weekends developing her teaching skills at Louth’s Brook House Farm. The experience allows Chloe to develop her teaching skills and confidence with real clients in a commercial environment and she is progressing on to Nottingham Trent university in September to study Equine Science – preparing [Read more…]