APPRENTICE joiner Joe Salt is honing his skills in readiness for the biggest multi-trade competition in the country. The nineteen-year-old, from Checkley, will represent UOD – Buxton at the Skill Build Competition being run by the Construction Industry Training Board at Stockport College on May 10. He will have six hours in which to manufacture…
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Joiner Joe puts his skills to the test in competition
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UOD – Buxton players top the football league
YOUNG soccer players at UOD – Buxton have ended the season on a high after being placed at the top of their league run by the AOC (Association of Colleges). Playing against teams from the Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire area, the Buxton & Leek team won six of their eight matches, drew one and lost…
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Spa sparkles as best in the country
BEAUTY students at UOD – Buxton are training at one of the best facilities in the business. Buxton’s Devonshire Spa at the University of Derby’s Buxton Campus has been named the best day spa in the country, beating luxurious facilities including The Urban Retreat at Harrods, in a nationwide competition run by Professional Beauty magazine.…
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An Affordable Alternative To University
APPRENTICESHIPS are at the forefront of Government education reform and many changes have been implemented to create standards for Apprenticeships that are employer-led. This means that opportunities for high level and professional Apprenticeship positions are opening up to the future workforce who are either looking for an alternative route onto a University degree or to…
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Student chef brings gold medal back to Buxton
A YOUNG student chef from UOD – Buxton is aiming high after beating the best in the North West to earn a gold medal. Nineteen-year-old Jordan Hemsil, from Ashbourne, came back from St Helen’s College in Merseyside this month bearing The Eric Walker Cup, a Gold Medal and the title North West Commis Chef of…
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Learning for leisure at UOD – Buxton
WHETHER you want to get creative or heal yourself with herbs, there are fresh opportunities for everyone at UOD – Buxton this spring. Evening and daytime sessions in the Leek, Blythe Bridge, Biddulph and Buxton areas offer adults a chance to try something new through Staffordshire County Council funded Learning for Leisure courses at…
