NHS Chief Executive Cara Charles-Banks praised Wiltshire College & University Centre’s new Healthcare Zone at its Salisbury campus as she officially opened it. The college has worked with Salisbury District Hospital to create the cutting edge teaching centre for young people who want a career in the medical profession or the care sector, as well...
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Wiltshire College equestrian students working at the heart of Badminton Horse Trials
Equestrian students from Wiltshire College & University Centre were given a crucial role behind the scenes of the world famous Badminton Horse Trials. Thanks to a long-standing relationship between the college and the prestigious five star equestrian championships, 32 students from the Lackham campus helped build the show jumping courses and assisted in the arena...
Wiltshire film student who promoted town’s business receives Junior Good Citizen award
Film and TV student Atlas Anderson has been honoured with a Junior Good Citizen Award for their work promoting business in their home town. The 19-year-old, who has just completed a Level 3 Film and TV Production course at Wiltshire College & University Centre in Chippenham, said they were shocked and delighted with the award...
Wiltshire students showcase a career in motorsport at Masters of Motoring event
Motorsport students at Wiltshire College & University Centre’s campuses at Castle Combe Circuit and Chippenham, will be centre stage at one of the region’s most prestigious motorsport events. They will be showcasing the routes into a career in motorsport for thousands of visitors to the Masters of Motoring event at Castle Combe on 7 June....
Wiltshire College music students take to the stage to showcase their talent at Neeld Hall show
An audience in Chippenham will be seeing potential stars of the future when music students from Wiltshire College & University Centre perform the work they have produced this year. Ten bands from the Chippenham campus will be performing at the Neeld Community and Arts Centre, which once hosted The Who, The Kinks and Roxy Music,...
Wiltshire College students gain valuable experience working with conversation volunteers
Countryside management students from The Wiltshire College & University Centre have been enjoying some valuable work experience with conservation experts. The students, who are studying Level 1 Countryside and the Environment at the Lackham campus, have been working with the Cotswold Voluntary Wardens since last September. They have been spending an afternoon a fortnight on...
Wiltshire College automotive students engineer an internship with BMW in Germany
Two automotive students at Wiltshire College & University’s Chippenham campus have won a dream internship at BMW’s headquarters in Munich, thanks to Chippenham Twinning Association. Maddison Long and Jax Mackay (pictured above with Chippenham Twinning Association Chairman Richard Meek) will spend almost three weeks in Germany in August working on the development of new vehicle...
Cutting edge farm vehicle simulators gives Wiltshire College students a feel for the real thing
Students studying for a career in agriculture and engineering are learning how to drive tractors, diggers and combine harvesters without even leaving the classroom, thanks to a £222,000 investment in cutting edge technology. Three new hi-tech simulators at Wiltshire College & University Centre’s Lackham campus allow students to get behind the wheel of expensive machinery...
Ofsted praise for students’ accommodation and support at Lackham campus
Ofsted inspectors have praised the support and accommodation for students living at Wiltshire College & University Centre’s Lackham campus. The inspectors spent three days talking to students and staff at the campus, which has 38 young people aged 16 to 18 living there. ‘There is excellent support in place for students with an education, health...
Wiltshire College’s new green skills centre to set new standards in sustainable construction
A new Green Skills Innovation Centre at Wiltshire College & University Centre’s Lackham campus will equip plumbers, electricians and construction companies with the sustainable expertise that will be essential for the future of the industry. With more new homes being built to environmentally friendly standards, featuring solar PV panels, solar thermal heating, air source heat...
Wiltshire College students go wild in the Polish mountains to track bears and wolves
Land and Wildlife Management students from Wiltshire College & University Centre were given the experience of a lifetime when they spent a week at a Polish mountain conservation project tracking wolves, lynx and bears. The 14 First and Second Year students, who are based at Lackham, flew out to work with the Wildlife Seminars project...
Wiltshire College launches new hi-tech business school at Lackham
Wiltshire College & University Centre has opened its new Wiltshire Business School, hailing it as a great asset for the county. Nick Jenkins, the Moonpig founder and former Dragon’s Den Dragon, cut the ribbon on the hi-tech business school at Lackham House, which is part of a £2.2 million development at the college’s Lackham campus....
Wiltshire College Motorsport Engineering student wins place with professional racing team
A Wiltshire College & University Centre Motorsport student has taken a huge step forward in her fledgling career in the sport after being signed to a professional racing team. Rachel Robertson, who studies Level 3 Motorsport Engineering at the Chippenham campus, has been selected to join the new Radical Racing Rebels team for the 2025...
Lambing Weekends bring thousands of visitors to Lackham College
Wiltshire College & University Centre’s popular Lambing Weekends returned to the Lackham campus this month as four enjoyable family fun days took place. Lambing has been an annual event at Lackham since the early 1990s. After initially running as a one-day activity, it has grown to four separate events held across the final two weekends...
Wiltshire College and Council join forces to encourage a career in early years
Wiltshire Council is working alongside Wiltshire College and University Centre to promote a 10-week early years course. This unique partnership aims to create easier access to childcare professions. The programme will start in March 2024 and offer the opportunity for those with an interest in early years to gain a qualification and go on to...
Wiltshire College Lackham Lambing Weekends will return this spring
Two fantastic family-fun weekends will be held at the Wiltshire College and University Centre’s Lackham campus, near Chippenham, in late March, with separate events taking place on Saturday 16th March, Sunday 17th March, Saturday 23rd March and Sunday 24th March. All events run from 10am-4pm, with last entry at 2.30pm. The events have proved hugely...
Wiltshire College & University Centre launches first nursing associates course
Wiltshire College & University Centre is launching an innovative nursing associates course for the first time thanks to an exciting new collaboration. People looking to start a rewarding career in healthcare can now apply to study a Nursing Associate Foundation Degree after the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) approved plans for Wiltshire College & University...