Bury College Art students bring colour to Rose Court Care Home
Our second-year Textiles and Fine Art pathway students recently visited Rose Court Care Home to run a series of arts and crafts workshops.
During your time at Bury College you will develop key study, employability, and transferable skills to support your progression to a positive destination at the end of your study programme.
Positive Futures is a set of essential qualities we seek to develop in all students:
These qualities are embedded throughout your study programme, you may not even realise you are learning them. This complete approach to study ensures you are fully prepared for your future destination, armed with the skills, knowledge, and behaviours for a successful career.
Bury College actively promotes employability skills and integrates them into study programmes by using a diverse range of activities.
These include:
As you progress through your study programme you will benefit from excellent careers advice and guidance, based upon your own individual needs. This is to help you choose a career opportunity that is right for you.
Individual support and guidance may include:
Career enhancing work placements are an essential part of your study programme.
The college has a dedicated team of Work Placement Co-ordinators to help you secure placements and gain high quality industry experience. Placements will vary from course to course, and you may undertake a placement as part of your core provision for at least one week during the academic year. Placements can take place on study days, during college holidays or as part of your course timetable.
Additional benefits of completing work placements include the opportunity to:
T Levels and a number of our Level 3 vocational programmes offer the opportunity to undertake a 45-day industry placement with an employer in a role directly relevant to your course. These extended placements will give you the opportunity to put your learning into practice, develop technical skills and become more employable.
Our second-year Textiles and Fine Art pathway students recently visited Rose Court Care Home to run a series of arts and crafts workshops.
Bury College students have been participating in the Greater Manchester Colleges Skills Competition and have been rewarded for their hard work by finishing in the top two in several areas.
Are you a small business in Greater Manchester, or the surrounding area, looking to take on apprentices?
Since leaving us, William Hardman has travelled the world working as a self-employed video technician and camera operator in the music and live events industry.
In addition to excelling in her studies, a Bury College Sports student has been busy representing England in Athletics.
Students and staff from our Hair, Beauty, Barbering and Media Make-up courses have moved into our brand-new Hair and Beauty Centre.