Helping McPhillips to invest in a home-grown workforce
Shropshire construction firm McPhillips continues to invest in a home-grown workforce by signing up three young people from Telford to its award-winning apprenticeship programme. Teenagers Josh Freestone-Gittins, Jaydee O’Neill and Alfie Flack have all begun their NVQ Level 2 Construction Operatives apprenticeships, a two-year programme with Telford College that allows them to earn while they […]
Wanted: Employers to help us grow our T Level provision
Telford College has unveiled exciting plans to further expand its T Level training provision – and is keen to talk to local employers who are prepared to offer placements for students. The college now has nearly 180 students studying T Levels in areas such as accounting, business and administration, digital services, manufacturing, health, and education […]
First group of Nursing Associate apprentices begin their studies
The first group of students on a new Nursing Associate apprenticeship delivered in partnership with Keele University have begun their studies. A partnership between Keele University, Telford College, and NHS partners has been established to help boost skills and education opportunities for people in Shropshire with a suite of new courses, beginning with the Nursing Associate […]
A credit to the college: Praise for T Level student Tyler
T Level student Tyler Floyd-Morgan has made a big impression during his work placement with Telford-based automated technology specialist, iconsys. The 17-year-old is in the second year of a digital T Level course with Telford College, which has so far included nine weeks of work placement at the award-winning company’s base at Stafford Park. The […]
Perfect score for ‘incredible coder’ Ryan
A Telford College digital student has become the first to achieve a 100% score in an employer-set project on his T-Level course. Ryan Clapperton, described as an ‘incredible coder’, is combining his digital production design and development studies at the college’s Station Quarter campus with a work placement at IT giant Capgemini. The former Charlton […]
LATEST PODCAST: Our October open event
Our first open event of the 2025-26 academic year attracted hundreds of people to our Wellington campus. It was a chance for visitors to tour our facilities, and get a taste of life at Telford College by talking to staff and students and listening to in-depth presentations on all the key curriculum areas. Listen to […]
Fact-finding visit by local primary school heads
Telford College welcomed a group of primary school head teachers to its Wellington campus for a fact-finding visit – paving the way for exciting new student placement opportunities. The delegation, from the Learning Community Trust, included head teachers from schools in Wellington, Ketley Bank, Allscott, Hadley and Crudgington. Rachael Round, learner manager for early years […]
Awards success for five Telford College apprentices
Five Telford College apprentices picked up prizes at the 2025 Shropshire Telford & Wrekin Apprenticeship Awards. They included Agata Serafin, from Elite Precast Concrete, who was named the overall Telford & Wrekin apprentice of the year after also winning the Manufacturing & Engineering title. A sell-out audience at the Mercure Telford Centre Hotel in Telford […]
New healthcare education partnership is officially launched
A new healthcare education partnership involving Telford College, Keele University and key employers in the health and social care sector has been officially launched. It coincides with the start of a new Nursing Associate apprenticeship, which is being delivered by Keele University at the college’s Wellington campus. Partners involved in the project – along with […]
Free warehousing and logistics training across the region
Telford College is running a series of free training sessions in Wolverhampton and Birmingham targeted at people looking to gain jobs in the warehousing and logistics industries. The two-week courses, which are followed by a week of practical training and assessment, are for people over the age of 19 who are either unemployed, or earning […]