Harrogate College Business Newsletter – June 2022
15 July, 2022 11:45 am
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| Business Newsletter – June 2022 Dear partners, As the college’s academic year comes to an end, we can reflect on a year of achievement, including lots of activities that have strengthened links with our partners. We are always looking at ways to give our students experience of real workplaces by teaming up with local businesses. So we are delighted to share details of two great examples of that, involving Techbuyer and RHS Garden Harlow Carr. We also share some more details of our exciting Student Workers Programme, which has been launched in response to feedback from Harrogate College Employers’ Network. One of the great joys of working for the college is seeing the life-changing support that we can give to our students, and especially those who have extra obstacles to overcome. So it is a pleasure to share the success story of one of our former Beauty Therapy students, Megan Knight, who is now a valued employee at Hazlewood Caste and Spa. Such stories demonstrate the real value we can add to lives and the local workforce. We hope you enjoy the read, Danny Wild Principal Harrogate College —-  Hospitality students impress RHS Garden Harlow Carr ‘A really successful collaboration’. That’s the tasty verdict on a design-the-menu project that Harrogate College has just completed for RHS Garden Harlow Carr. Hospitality students were asked to create a hypothetical menu, with a focus on sustainability, for the new café Harlow Carr is creating at the former Harrogate Arms pub. The challenge involved the students splitting into sub-teams to come up with different ideas. Their completed menus ended up featuring everything from vegetable lasagne to an eggs Benedict and smoothie combo, along with some inventive twists on traditional family favourites. Each sub-group had to then explain their concepts, and provide samples of their dishes for tasting, during an end-of-project presentation. The Harlow Carr team was impressed with the results, and gave positive feedback across the board. Read the full story here. —- Student-Workers programme – a collaborative approach to match our students with business recruitment needs Our Student-Workers scheme, which launches in September, has been made in direct response to feedback we’ve had from local businesses. Focused on helping some of the district’s key sectors, including health and social care and hospitality, it will match up suitably-skilled students with positions where they can work hours to suit their studies. The programme is designed to benefit both parties, with employers filling staffing gaps while the students gain valuable work experience. Students who enrol will have six weeks of customer service training and work preparation ahead of our ‘job shop’, where employers come into college to interview them for roles in their businesses. To get involved, please get in touch with danny.wild@harrogate.ac.uk. —-  Digital media students make most of Techbuyer work placement A high-profile local business has praised Harrogate College students for the fresh thinking they contributed during a work experience placement. Three Digital Media students joined the Techbuyer Group, a sustainable IT solutions provider that operates globally with its roots firmly in Harrogate. One was welcomed by Techbuyer’s marketing team while the other two joined the firm’s sister company, Ortial, for the week-long placement. Techbuyer, a member of the Harrogate College Employers’ Network, was delighted with how the students got on and the contribution they made. Read the full story here. —-  Megan lands her dream job When Megan Knight switched from university to study Beauty Therapy at Harrogate College, she was worried about feeling overwhelmed. Megan is autistic and knew there would be both learning barriers and sensory triggers, due to all of the creams, oils and other substances involved, to overcome while pursuing her studies. But the college’s staff worked closely with her to draw up an action plan that would remove obstacles and give Megan the very best chance to succeed – and it worked. Megan, who is in her twenties, went on to excel at her course at both Level 2 and 3, and the college continued to support her when she started applying for spa therapist jobs. Read the full story here. —- |
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