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Nescot College’s Adrian Mann Theatre played host to a presentation on Leaders in the Digital Age, which highlighted the growing opportunities for women in technology. The talk, on the 12 October, by Lesley Hume, Director for the Government IT Profession and Deputy Director for the Government IT Profession Kate Silver, looked at the growth of IT services from the age of the fax, through emailing, to current mobile technology and instant messaging. read more

When Nescot’s Head of Entry Level, Lynn Reddick, was nominated for a Star Award last year, she embarked on a journey that would see her awarded £40,000 to spearhead a government campaign to improve the lot of society’s least advantaged youngsters. In a whirlwind year, Lynn has consulted with ministers at 10 Downing Street, visited exciting new initiatives in New York and Florida and has now been chosen to roll out similar schemes for youngsters in the UK, beginning here in Surrey. read more

Health and social care workers at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS are celebrating the success of employees who have completed a 15-hour Workplace Literacy Course as part of a project promoted through Nescot College. read more

Nescot College Principal Sunaina Mann was invited to a lavish evening reception for talented and high achieving British Asians at Buckingham Palace last Tuesday (October 13th). Hosted by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to mark a state visit later this month by the Indian President, Pratibha Patil, the event sought to celebrate the unique contribution to British life made by those of Asian descent. read more

Travel and Tourism students at Nescot were thrown in at the deep end at the beginning of their course when they embarked on a camping trip to Blacklands Farm in East Sussex. The year-one students, who barely knew one another before the trip, spent two days carrying out challenging team building activities like abseiling and crate building. For many of the students it was their first experience of camping and the experience saw them bond very strongly as a group. read more

Public Services learned the importance of teamworking and a positive mental attitude on a trip to Blacklands farm on the 24th of September. Groups from the 1st and National Diploma courses spent 2 nights and 3 days at the bootcamp where they had to cope with the most basic of camping facilities and gruelling days of training and activities. read more

Nescot College’s Travel and Tourism department have set up an innovative partnership with national hotel chain Travelodge to match students’ learning with the skills employers want. read more

Nescot has been singled out as exceeding expectations in supporting its staff. At the beginning of October, the college was reassessed for its Investor In People status, which it has held since 1998. Assessor Peter Kearns, of Quality South East, visited Nescot and spoke to all departments to determine the levels of satisfaction staff feel with their working environment, procedures and leadership. Having investigated the college’s continuing commitment to its staff he reported that Nescot had ‘substantially met the award, had continued to improve and exceeded the standards required in a number of ways’. read more

Nescot Photography Lecturer, Yon Marsh LBIPP, wins highly coveted Bronze Award in prestigious International competition. The RAF Museum in Cosford, Shropshire played host to the British Institute of Professional Photography’s National Photographic Awards in September 2009. read more

Beauty students enjoyed a trip to an exclusive trade fair in London’s Olympia exhibition centre on Monday 21st of September where they had the opportunity to see the newest products and techniques to wow the industry. Students were surprised at just how busy the fair was, with crowds thronging round the stalls of over 250 industry exhibitors. Many said that after the trip they had gained a new understanding of the scale of the beauty and cosmetics industry. read more