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Top College eyes ‘an employer in every classroom’
Truro and Penwith College launches new trailblazing initiative to support business community and Cornwall’s Local Skills Improvement Plan.
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Published Friday 30 August 2024
Truro and Penwith College has launched a new pioneering initiative to further strengthen its trailblazing connection with the business community and Cornwall’s Local Skills Improvement Plan.
‘Employer Connect’ is one of the College’s key strategic focuses for the 2024/25 academic year and will introduce an employer influence in every classroom, further bridging the gap between education and the workplace, while continuing to encourage students and staff to Look, Reach and Go Further.
Through the pioneering initiative, the College is set to exponentially grow its connections with employers across all subject areas, further instilling industry relevance at the heart of its future-focused curriculum, while providing Cornwall’s Business Community with a host of opportunities that will raise the aspirations of young people, alert them to quality career opportunities in Cornwall, support Cornwall’s future workforce and help employers identify future talent for their business.
The College is encouraging employers to complete its quick and simple Pledge online at www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/pledge where employers will provide an indication of how they may be able to engage with the College, before an appointment is arranged to discuss in more detail.
The College is already actively working with nearly 2,000 employers across the county, offering a host of connections at a variety of levels including curriculum collaboration, work experience and students supporting live business briefs, to networking, guest speaking and trips & visits opportunities.
Hayley McKinstry, Director of Partnerships & Apprenticeships at Truro and Penwith College commented: “We’re encouraging every Cornish employer that isn’t currently engaging with us, big or small, to make contact and explore how we might work together to raise the aspirations of young people and improve the future skills landscape of Cornwall.
“The vision of Employer Connect revolves around meaningful employer interactions that encourage students to look beyond their current capabilities, reaching for new heights in their careers, going further than they ever thought possible and it will take our already nationally leading careers programme and partnerships with Cornwall’s employers to the next level.”
In addition to its longstanding reputation as one of the very best colleges in the country, the College received national recognition for its work with employers when it became the only College in Cornwall to receive ‘Apprenticeship Expert’ status from the Department for Education (DfE).
One of only five FE College’s across the UK to have been awarded this status, the mark of excellence provides Truro and Penwith College with ‘special flexibilities and permissions’ within The Apprenticeship Service (TAS) that make it easier for employers to work in partnership with the College and a close working relationship with the DfE that allows it to develop and introduce new programmes with employers more easily.
Employers connected with the College will help to shape the future of its training across all areas including full-time 16-18 subject areas, apprenticeships, University Centre and adult professional development courses. For more information, employers should submit a Pledge at www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/pledge.
