An intrepid team of trainee plasterers at The Bournemouth & Poole College took part in seasonal gesture for people less fortunate than themselves.
The Level 1 students did a sponsored walk around Poole Park, but rather than raise cash they asked sponsors to donate tins of food and other items to give a local food bank a real Christmas boost.
Students from The Bournemouth & Poole College sampled the world of work at a unique employability and careers event programme at the Lansdowne site in Bournemouth recently.
The A Level students, from the College’s Sixth Form, were given a unique opportunity to explore career opportunities with the support and advice of volunteers from a range of locally-based employers.
Some big names were present including Barclays, Astute, Lloyds Banking Group, Interserve Interiors, Hazel PR and Princecroft Willis.
Christmas came early for Business and Professional Students at The Bournemouth & Poole College in the shape of Bournemouth recruitment agency Rock.
The company donated £4,000 to help the college's Business School to purchase new laptops and furnishings to liven up the teaching area and give it a modern professional office feel.
There was a great atmosphere in the main hall of the Lansdowne site as dozens of students tucked in to a Christmas lunch while certificates for achievement were handed out.
Higher Education students in Business and Marketing were given the opportunity to meet some inspirational figures in the industry. John Johnston, International Operational Director and Natasha Zarach, Global Marketing Manager, from Elga Water Management, took time out of their busy schedules to give presentations to the students and give them a real understanding of a direction that their future careers could take. Elga, a subsidiary of Global water purifier Veolia is based in China, the USA and the UK.
Former Bournemouth and Poole College Foundation Degree student David Hampton has achieved a double triumph following college while studying at Bournemouth University.
He has been awarded a wealth of academic awards to put alongside his first class honours degree in Marketing Communications from BU.
David recently became the second college foundation graduate to win the University’s Rosemary Pope Award for the Best Final Year Student from the university’s partner colleges. The Pope award goes alongside his prize for Best Final Year University Media School student.
