Further Education 2010-11
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Kendal College sports students take a leap for charity and raise £575
27 January 2010
Kendal College Sports students were celebrating success as their efforts raised a total of £575 for charity, by organising three fund-raising events last term as part of their course. The events involved jumping off a building, running and swimming a hundred miles, and a group of lads even suffered a painful charity legwax!...More
£2,500 grant to help employers take on young apprentices
25 January 2010
Kendal College will be hosting special advice sessions next Wednesday to show how employers can take advantage of a new grant that offers employers an easy way to take on young apprentices. Over the next ten weeks the National Apprenticeship Service will provide up to 5,000 Apprenticeship Grants for Employers of 16 and 17 year olds (AGE 16 and 17)....More
South Cumbrian Hairdresser proves she's a cut above with Adult Learning Grant
4 January 2010
A mum from Milnthorpe is urging other adults to follow up their New Year resolutions and return to college after she signed up for her dream career as a hairdresser with help from the Adult Learning Grant (ALG)....More
Kendal degree students’ art and design exhibition
4 December 2009
Foundation Degree students will be exhibiting their brand new works of art in the run up to Christmas, with a special exhibition at Kendal College’s arts and media campus on Wildman Street. The exhibition, which starts on the 1 December will showcase a selection of the students work and demonstrate a range of creative approaches to drawing....More
Kendal College receives £1 million NWDA grant
30 November 2009
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) has revealed that Kendal College will receive a £1million boost to fund the purchase of adjacent brownfield land. This purchase will enable the college to build a new facility and expand its curriculum....More
50% bursary on all degree level courses starting in January
Kendal College is offering a 50% bursary on its Foundation Degrees in Computing, Business and Management and Complementary Therapies starting in January 2010, meaning students will get back 50% of course fees for the entire duration of the course....More
College students make their mark
24 November 2009
Kendal College hosted a “Make your Mark Challenge” last week, as part of the UK’s largest one-day enterprise competition for secondary schools and colleges. The event saw students from all four colleges in Cumbria come together to participate in the all-day event, which finished with a ‘Dragons Den’ style finale in front of local business leaders....More
Kendal College wins Civic Building of the Year Award
11 November 2009
Kendal College has won “Civic Building of the Year 2009”, in the Alteration and Extensions Category, for the £12.9 million phase 1 building project on its main site on Milnthorpe Road, Kendal...More
Shire Horse Draws up to Kendal College
10 November 2009
A special delivery took place today at Kendal College, when the hospitality department took delivery of several cases of Robinson's award-winning 'Tom' beers by traditional dray horse....More
Kendal College launches new project to help graduates and businesses
3 November 2009
Kendal College is running a new project that can give employers up to £2,000 to employ a graduate or professional to develop an innovation project with their company; whilst at the same time helping graduates to develop work ready skills and even set up their own business....More
First Diploma Art Students showcase first project
29 October 2009
Students on the BTEC First Diploma in Art and Design showcased the first project of their course today....More
Extinct species visits Kendal Museum at special book launch
23 October 2009
Kendal Museum was visited by an extinct species today, in the form of a dodo. The creature, created by taxidermy expert Carl Church, was being exhibited as part of Kendal Museum's lastest book launch, its second volume in a series of three: The Kendal Museum Collection of Fine Art Taxidermy by Henry Murray and Son Volume 2, at a special event hosted by the museum....More
Courses and Training Programmes
October, November, December 2009
Kendal College has a range of short courses and training programmes running throughout October, November and December 2009, in a wide range of different areas. ...More
Kendal College sports video
26 August 2009
Kendal College sports students and staff, with the help from the creative arts department, have created a video showcasing some of the activities on offer on Kendal College's sports courses...More
Employer event highlights importance of apprenticeships to Eden's economy
24 August 2009
A recent breakfast event at North Lakes Hotel, raised the profile and demonstrated the importance of apprenticeships in improving competitiveness, productivity, and profitability for businesses in Eden...More
Redundancy help at hand in South Lakeland
13 August 2009
Kendal College is to be part of a brand-new government initiative designed to help people facing redundancy back into work. The College will receive funding through the Response to Redundancy programme as part of a consortium led by Carlisle College. This new initiative means that the College will get a share of £100 million that the government and European Social Fund are making available to fund high-quality training places for up to 70,000 people in England...More
Cutting the cost of university education
4 August 2009
The College is delighted to announce that there is now some funding available for any individual who successfully applies for a place on either the University of Cumbria part-time Foundation Degree in Business Management or the part-time Foundation Degree in Computing...More
Education Grant Helps Kendal College Student Tread the Boards
17 July 2009
A budding thespian is on track for a life in the theatre after moving across the country to train in the Lake District. Her big break was made possible thanks to an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC)...More
Museum Celebrates Launch of New Era
25 June 2009
WORLD famous botanist, environmental campaigner and broadcaster David Bellamy is to be special guest at a celebration of a newly rejuvenated South Lakeland museum. Professor Bellamy has a special affection for Kendal Museum which he has visited for 60 years...More
Creative Arts Summer Exhibition
21 June 2009
The Summer Exhibition for the Creative Arts has been a huge success. There was a broad range of work exhibited from First Diploma, National Diploma and Foundation Diploma Art & Design courses, as well as work from new courses including the Btec Award in Graphics and the Foundation Degree in Drawing...More
14-16 year olds celebrate success at Kendal College
18 June 2009
Students from Kendal College's 14-16 programmes celebrated their success this evening at a special awards ceremony to recognise their achievements...More
Meet the Culinary Team
15 June 2009
MEET the Culinary Team, the latest embodiment of the globe-trotting students who are helping to make a formidable reputation for a catering college. This summer they are off to Portugal to fine-tune their skills, particularly in tasting and serving wine. Next year it could be Dubai. Last year it was Chicago and the year before Rome...More
Kendal College Re-accredited with Investors in People
4 June 2009
Kendal College was recently reaccredited with the Investors in People Award (IIP) today, marking its 10th anniversary as an IIP employer. The award is designed to recognise the the investment that companies make in their staff, the most valuable asset of any organisation...More
Tickets now on sale for College's spectacular end of year show: Thoroughly Modern Millie
1 June 2009
Tickets are now on sale for Kendal College's end of year extravaganza at the Brewery Arts Centre. Kendal College's performing arts and technical theatre students return to the Brewery with a 'Firecracker' of a show, by arrangement with Josef Weinberger. See the talent of the future perform in a show that will delight you...More
Class of 2009 celebrate another year of degree courses at Kendal College
22 May 2009
Over 50 Kendal College students attended a special dinner last night to celebrate yet another successful year of degree courses at Kendal College. The event, was attended by Principal of Kendal College Graham Wilkinson and Mick Farley, Director of Cumbria, for the University of Central Lancashire....More
Curator of Kendal Museum Meets PM
21 May 2009
THE curator of a South Lakeland museum was invited to 10, Downing Street this week to help celebrate the work museums do with young people. Beleaguered Prime Minister Gordon Brown even took time off from the MPs’ expenses crisis on Monday night to join the gathering of arts and culture dignitaries, including Jamie Barnes, of Kendal Museum...More
Kendal College hosts student hair and beauty competition
20 May 2009
Kendal College played host today to the annual Cumbria Colleges hair and beauty competition, which involved college students from Carlisle, Furness, Kendal and Lakes Colleges...More
Kendal College student looks to a bright future at the LIPA
18 May 2009
Kendal College Student Stefan Michaels is looking to a bright future after being accepted on a place at the prestigious Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts to study music...More
Learning Skills is the Key to Economic Recovery
15 May 2009
Learning Skills is the Key to Economic Recovery said the chief executive of the North West Development Agency today. Steven Broomhead was the guest speaker at the formal opening of the £12.9 million redevelopment of Kendal College phase 1, in Milnthorpe Road...More
Cumbria Businesses Pick Winner
29 April 2009
MORE than 100 business people attended a special evening designed to help local employers not only to survive the current economic down-turn but also to thrive when it is over...More
Top Business Guru Comes to Kendal
20 April 2009
A TOP business guru is appearing in South Lakeland at a special evening designed to help local employers not only to survive the current economic down-turn but also to thrive when it is over...More
Kendal College Art Students Bring Colour to K Village
15 April 2009
Kendal College Art and Design Students have brought
a splash of colour to the K Village redevelopment site with a spectacular outdoor gallery based on the theme "I See Kendal", with a display of 50 images printed on to aluminium sheets and mounted at intervals along the hoardings...More
Kendal College Students Dazzle in Mary Wakefield Competition
1 April 2009
Kendal College students took part in the Mary Wakefield Music Competition for the first time this year and were thrilled to win and be placed in several categories...More
Kendal College Students Win 'Dragons' Den' Competition
30 March 2009
Kendal College students came in first place in a Dragons' Den competition today, hosted at Furness College. The competition was held as part of Cumbria Colleges' collaboration and involved college students from across Cumbria...More
Museum Deal to Unlock Regeneration Project
16 March 2009
A NEW deal to hand over running of Kendal Museum to Kendal College is designed to be used as a springboard for a major regeneration of the north end of Kendal town centre...More