South Devon College

South Devon College is contender in respected national sustainability awards

A Devon college has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Green Gown Awards UK & Ireland.

South Devon College is up against three other education establishments for the Sustainability Institution of the Year category.

Now in its 20th year the Green Gown Awards recognise the exceptional sustainability initiatives being taken by universities and colleges across the...

British Sign Language Cafe opens at South Devon College - everyone welcome

A Devon college is helping to raise awareness of sign language by launching a British Sign Language Café.

The café at South Devon College opens during Deaf Awareness Week and everyone is welcome. (May 6th)

The café has been set up by two new members of staff recruited to support hearing and visually impaired students.

Sasha Miller, Sensory Lead, and Lorraine Blake,...

From lollipop lady to fixing leaky pipes - breaking down the barriers on International Women's Day

From lollipop lady to fixing leaking pipes, a mum of two from Devon is helping to break down barriers in the plumbing industry.

34 year old Carol Pengilly, a plumbing apprentice at South Devon College, had tried her hand at various jobs over the years before choosing plumbing as a career.

Carol, who lives near Kingsbridge, is one of just 3,500 women working in the plumbing...

Devon college students get a taste of hospitality from top chefs

Award-winning chefs at Bovey Castle teamed up with cooks of the future from two Devon colleges for a special event providing students with a taste of the hospitality industry.

Bovey Castle, in Dartmoor, welcomed more than 20 students from South Devon College and Exeter College to produce a four-course lunch served to 80 lucky guests.

Students cooked alongside Bovey Castle...

South Devon College holds ground-breaking Skills Summit

A ground-breaking Skills Summit has recently been held at South Devon College.

The event brought together 60 partner employers representing a broad range of sectors to map out the essential needs and objectives for a modern, sustainable curriculum, and develop the skills for a future workforce.

This year’s summit had a sharp focus on green skills, zeroing in on local and...

Loading fully automatic Palomar 3880 precision component placement system in prototyping lab

South Devon College illuminates the way

South Devon College bags ½ £million unprecedented opportunity to nurture the future of photonic semiconductors.

In a milestone for UK science and technology, South Devon College, has landed a ground-breaking partnership with Bay Photonics, a photonics packaging specialist and Davies & Bell, a microelectronics bonding specialist. bringing a beacon of innovation to Britain's south west...

South Devon College adult students step closer to achieving their ambitions on GCSE results day

Adult GCSE students from South Devon College are celebrating today as they collect their results. For many it’s the first step in the next chapter of their career journey.

Each year GCSEs continue to open up new and exciting opportunities for adults returning to education with aspirations to progress into higher education or onto an access to higher education course.

21 year...

Olivia Moth outside South Devon College

T Level Trailblazers: South Devon's Debut

South Devon College T Level students are celebrating today as they collect their results – the first cohort of students to receive results at the College for these new qualifications.

Across two subject areas - Education and Early Years and Digital Production, Design and Development - there was a 95% pass rate with a fantastic 40% of students achieving a distinction.

T Levels...

First fishing apprenticeship launched

A Devon college is hoping to reel in commercial fishers of the future with its new apprenticeship scheme.

South Devon College , based in Paignton on the English Riviera, has recently launched its ground-breaking Fisher Apprenticeship:

Working alongside regional employers the apprenticeship will train the next generation to sustainably harvest fish and shellfish as well as...

Seasonal snacks could be toxic for your pets

At Christmas, it’s tempting, when eating your favourite festive food, to share seasonal snacks with your furry friends.

But, warns animal expert, what can be a tempting treat for you could lead to a toxic trauma for your pet.

And it's not just at Christmas, warns Laura Roberts a specialist lecturer at South Devon College : "Winter as a whole is a time when our animal...

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