OLDHAM College’s partnerships with local employers which creates opportunities for young people to step into skilled careers is being highlighted during National Apprenticeship Week (NAW).…
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OLDHAM College is celebrating national success after three of its students reached the WorldSkills UK finals for 2025 – with two returning home as medallists.…
View More Oldham College students strike gold and silver at national finals
MAHDLO Youth Zone is partnering with Oldham College to offer T Level Business Foundation students an invaluable real-world learning opportunity as part of their studies.…
View More Mahdlo and Oldham College team up for T Level opportunities
FIVE learners from Oldham College are the first in Greater Manchester to gain real-world experience as midwives through industry placements in the NHS. The learners…
View More Oldham College learners are trailblazing first cohort of Midwifery Cadets
COLLEGE pupils from Saddleworth will have a new man to answer to as Oldham College has announced Simon Jordan as its next principal and chief…
View More New principal for Oldham College
OLDHAM College is celebrating after winning the prestigious Beacon Award 2023 for its ‘Support for Students’. The Association of Colleges’ (AoC) Beacon Awards recognises the…
View More Oldham College wins Beacon Award for innovative work supporting students
FROM container displays to gardens large and small, there were colourful and creative entries of all kinds in this year’s Saddleworth in Bloom competition. Homes…
View More Gardens bloom bright for competition
AN OLDHAM College student has been crowned as the Association of Colleges’ Higher Education Student of the Year 2021/2. Ian Kenworthy, 20, beat off stiff…
View More Oldham College star is Higher Education Student Of The Year
OLDHAM College is launching the countdown to the festive season with the release of a new charity single: ‘Christmas is Here’. Staff and students have…
View More Oldham College revives spirit of Christmas 2019 with new charity single
OLDHAM College is hosting a special Employer Open Evening on Wednesday, November 24. This short event is designed to show employers of all shapes and…
View More Employer open evening at Oldham College
OLDHAM College has four super-talented learners competing for prestigious national titles at this month’s WorldSkills UK finals. Rabbani Khan, Lily Hardiker, Ben Catherall, and Daniel…
View More Oldham College stars ready for WorldSkills UK finals
YOUNG people from across Oldham have been helping to co-design Northern Roots’ proposed Visitor Centre and Learning Centre as part of ongoing community consultation. Students…
View More Young people help co-design proposed centres at UK’s largest urban farm and country park in Oldham
TWO Oldham College learners are celebrating after being shortlisted for the Association of Colleges (AoC) Student of the Year 2021/22 awards. Ian Kenworthy, a BA…
View More Two Oldham College learners shortlisted by AoC
THE Grange Theatre in Oldham is closing its doors temporarily with immediate effect after an inspection found ‘significant faults’ with the electrics and wiring. After…
View More Grange Theatre closes temporarily after ‘significant faults’ found with electrics
OLDHAM is to get a world-class skills boost after Oldham College was selected to join an elite training programme. Oldham College is one of 12…
View More World-class skills boost for borough as Oldham College joins elite training programme
AN OLDHAM College apprentice has secured a coveted finalist spot at the 2021 Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards. Michael Russell, 29, who is…
View More Oldham College apprentice comes to the ‘fore’
A FORMER Oldham College student is taking a gap year from her degree to be a costume trainee on the set of Netfilx global hit The Crown. Angel…
View More ‘Royal’ opportunity leads Angel to take gap year
OLDHAM College has been crowned “FE College of the Year” at the national Edufuturists Awards 2021. The accolade, which was revealed in an online ceremony,…
View More Oldham College named Edufuturists’ FE College of the Year 2021
AN OLDHAM College student’s exceptional achievements have seen her win the Silver BTEC Award for Business & Enterprise Learner of the Year 2021. Georgina Hagan,…
View More Oldham College student wins prestigious ‘learner of the year’ accolade
OLDHAM College and the Northern Care Alliance Group (NCA) have joined forces to launch new T Level Cadetships in Health. This exciting new partnership will…
View More Oldham College partners with one of borough’s largest employers to launch T Level Cadetships in Health
OLDHAM College is celebrating after officially being named a 2021 UK’s Best Workplaces™ for Women, ranking at number 27 in the Large Size category. The…
View More Oldham College named one of UK’s ‘best workplace for women’
OLDHAM College is celebrating after achieving Great Place to Work Certification™. Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Their unparalleled benchmark…
View More It’s official: Oldham College is ‘Great Place to Work’
AN OLDHAM College Electrical apprentice powered his way to an ‘exceptional performance’ at the Sparks Magazine Learner of the Year 2021 final. Adam Pitcher, a…
View More Oldham College electrical apprentice surges to national final
AN Oldham College student has taken her first steps towards an exciting career in the creative industries after coming up with the winning concept for…
View More Oldham College student designs winning ‘We Got This’ concept for city-region travel safe campaign
OLDHAM College learners have been taking their cue from a star-studded line-up of industry professionals – despite learning remotely. Around 100 Performing Arts students were…
View More The show must go on! No intermission for Oldham College learners
AN Oldham College student has taken her first steps towards an exciting career in the creative industries after coming up with the winning concept for…
View More Oldham College student designs winning ‘We Got This’ concept for city-region travel safe campaign
OLDHAM may be short on dreaming spires but when it comes to academically making the grade four students from the town’s Sixth Form College have…
View More In-spire-d! Six of the best from Sixth Form College win Oxbridge offers
OLDHAM College is showcasing ‘work ready’ learners whose career hopes have been put on hold by COVID-19 to mark National Apprenticeship Week 2021. The FE…
View More Oldham College helps ‘build the future’ in National Apprenticeship Week
OLDHAM College has given a “warm welcome” to new plans for the future of skills, jobs and training that could significantly transform the prospects of…
View More Oldham College gives warm welcome to ‘Skills for Jobs’ post-16 education plans
AN ACTRESS whose skills sparkled as an Oldham College student is set to star in Celebs Go Dating 2021. Kimberly Hart-Simpson is in the line-up…
View More From Oldham College to Celebs Go Dating for soap star Kimberly Hart-Simpson
HOPWOOD Hall College is offering the community an opportunity to complete free online courses. These short courses – which don’t cost a penny for those…
View More Learning during lockdown but Hopwood Hall extends free online courses chance
WELSHMAN Alun Francis “captured” since arriving in Oldham 13 years ago has been awarded an OBE for his services to education, in the Queen’s New…
View More Top of the class – OBE for Oldham College Principal
DIGGLE’S latest community event has proved another winner following the success of the village’s spooky Halloween trail which made £5,400 for Diggle School. The inaugural…
View More What window are we going through in Diggle today?
OLDHAM College and Willmott Dixon have teamed up to bring Christmas cheer to 200 local young people who have been adversely affected by COVID-19. The…
View More Oldham College and Willmott Dixon help make Christmas special for young people impacted by Covid-19
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