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Blue Life Charity Exhibition

April 24, 2019

As part of the professional practice elements of the course the HND Art Practice students organised an exhibition of their work at the Redwing Gallery entitled Blue Life. Students exhibited a range of work including, painting, printmaking, ceramics and textile based surface pattern design.

Carpentry students have a barrel of fun

April 24, 2019

Site Carpentry students were welcomed by Cathedral Builders at Heartlands in Camborne who are currently working on building a bespoke house. The students were able to see first-hand the barrel roof they were installing.

Sports roundup

April 24, 2019

The sports students have been very busy this term, not only with study, matches and training but also working as part of the community.

Students Spanish Adventure

April 24, 2019

A level Spanish students have had a unique taste of life and culture in Spain during a week-long trip to the vibrant and historic city of Valencia. The students were welcomed to Valencia by their host families who provided the perfect opportunity to put their spoken Spanish into practice.

Beauty Win Big

April 24, 2019

Level 2 Beauty Student Star Perraton won first place in the Cornish Skills Challenge, an event for beauty and hairdressing students and apprentices to pitch their skills against one another. Completing ½ leg wax, manicure, makeup and full look for a catwalk show, Star said: “It was quite a pressurised environment knowing that we had a set amount of time to undertake each activity and having the judges watching my every move but I felt prepared and am really happy to have won.” Gina Uren, Beauty Lecturer, pictured with Star said: “Our students are taught to the highest standards, we prepare them well for all aspects of Beauty therapy from the initial consultation to the treatments and aftercare. We are delighted that once again Penwith College has won first place at the Cornish Skills Challenge, which is testament to the hard work of our students and dedication of the staff that teach them.”

College in top 10%

April 17, 2019

Achievement rates for apprenticeship programmes show Truro and Penwith College is in the top 10% of all 173 College providers nationally.

Art and Design students enjoy magical tour

April 12, 2019

Swapping their paint brushes for broomsticks, Art and Design students from Truro College recently visited the Warner Bros Studios to take part in the Making of Harry Potter tour.

Massive demand for workplace mental health and wellbeing training

April 11, 2019

Over the last few months, the European Social Funded project REACH Cornwall, delivered by Truro and Penwith College, has sought feedback from local social and health care providers regarding their training needs.

Truro and Penwith College celebrates multi-million pound collaborative bid success for new Institute

April 11, 2019

A multi-million pound bid to revolutionise digital, engineering and manufacturing technology education across the South West has been successful, it has been announced.