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Eastleigh College celebrated 50 years of success on Friday with the Mayor of Eastleigh, Chris Huhne MP, council leaders and head teachers among others, all present at the unveiling of an inspiring sculpture created by artist and retired employee, Barry Durrant. The final commemorative event was to mark the first year of students completing qualifications in...
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The Olympic Flame briefly visited Eastleighyesterday having taken off and landed at Southampton Airport on its way to and from the Channel Islands on-board the special liveried British Airways Airbus A319 ‘The Firefly’. Celebrations at the airport involved pupils from nearby Bitteme Park School, Eastleigh College catering students, Eastleigh based athletes and award winning airport...
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One of the major challenges facing young people today is making the transition from school, college or university into employment. As part of it’s commitment to supporting students’ career progression, Eastleigh College held a ‘Meet the Employer’ event on Wednesday, with 18 local employers recruiting for new Apprenticeship vacancies. An enthusiastic audience of over...
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To commemorate the centenary of the loss of the Titanic, Eastleigh College’s Hospitality and Catering students incorporated special events, themed menus and period outfits into their evening services at the Red Carpet Restaurant. The restaurant also featured an exhibition of art and photography from Year 10 students at Quilley School of Engineering, along with...
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It might have been the Easter holidays, it might have meant a 4.30am start for some, but this didn’t deter Eastleigh College students from competing and winning a hatful of medals at the Wessex Salon Culinaire – the UK’s largest live culinary competition. The day got off to a great start for Eastleigh. First...
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Eastleigh College Hair and Beauty Students put their talents to the test this week hosting a themed Make-Up and Hair Show, and raising over a staggering £600 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust charity. Over 60 first year students took part in the colourful extravaganza competing against each other in categories including Special Occasion, Fantasy...
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With the reduction of EMA (Education Maintenance Allowance), Eastleigh College has recognised a need for students to be supported with travel costs to enable them to access the further education of their choice. As a result, a new Travel Bursary has been developed, and will be available to students who live more than 3...
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Eastleigh College celebrated another successful year for students and staff with their 2012 Annual Awards ceremony this week. College staff, students, governors and business partners gathered together at the College’s main campus to celebrate the exceptional achievements of the staff and students. Among the many awards presented, several students received the prestigious Governors’ Awards;...
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Two groups of students from Eastleigh College have been fighting fires and rescuing passengers from smoke filled aeroplanes at Southampton Airport, as part of a training exercise with the airport’s resident fire crew last week. Many of the Level 3 BTEC Travel & Tourism students will go on the train as Cabin Crew, and this...
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Eastleigh College’s Level 3 Hairdressing students demonstrated their considerable talents with a Titanic-themed catwalk show and competition. Inspired by the forthcoming 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the students amazed the jam-packed audience with a range of looks from the era which included high bouffant up-do’s, feathers, hair pieces, exquisite ball gowns...
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Eastleigh College catering students were in festive spirits as they spent the day transforming the College’s Red Carpet Restaurant to prepare ‘Tea with Santa’ for local children. The National Diploma in Hospitality Level 3 students, and the Catering department staff, organised a Christmas treat for a select group of around 40 children between the...
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Eastleigh College students came up with the fund raising idea of a ‘Male Waxing Day’ to help raise money for Children in Need. Students and staff were successful in enticing many male participants which included college staff and their relatives, sports and construction students, and even support from the Army signing up for back...
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For Gage Burton, a lot has changed in a year. Having completed a full-time course in plumbing at Eastleigh College, Gage began a Maintenance Operations Apprenticeship with Lovell Partnerships and started work on a building site in Chandler’s Ford. Since his first day on site, Gage has thrown himself into the task and gained...
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Eastleigh College’s Visual & Creative Arts department was host to Britain’s pre-eminent film artist, Guy Sherwin, last week as he came to deliver a lecture and 16mm camera-less film workshop. The students, all from the Pre-Degree Foundation Diploma course, were fortunate to have the opportunity to spend the day with Guy learning about 16mm...
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Three Eastleigh College Travel and Tourism students were thrilled after landing themselves permanent jobs with leading global provider of aviation ground services, Servis Air. The students will be based at Southampton Airport undertaking the role of Passenger Service Agents, which includes dealing with the passenger check-in process. After successfully completing the rigorous interview process,...
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