College News
Spotlight on Sport and Active Leisure...
Sport and Active Leisure continues to be one of the fastest growing employment sectors. Our courses are ideal for those wishing to pursue a career in Sport and Active Leisure including fitness instructing, activity leading, personal training, outdoor activities, sports science, sport development and leisure management. Learners are encouraged to take part within the cross college sp...
Spotlight on Hair, Beauty, Holistic, Health and Fitness Therapies...
Kidderminster College offers one of the widest ranges of programmes in Hair, Beauty, Holistic, Health and Fitness Therapies in the region. With our professionally managed and well-equipped hair salon that handle real clients to give you excellent work experience, working beauty and holistic therapy salons and a team of teaching staff that is unrivalled in this field, Kidderminster College...
Spotlight on Business and Professional Studies...
The business sectors in the local and national economy are growing rapidly, with considerable demand for skilled people able to manage and lead in key professional vocations. If you would like to work in a business environment, we offer excellent courses, facilities and opportunities to prepare you for the world of business and commerce. Kidderminster College offer many Business and Profe...
It's Purple Day!
Once a year Kidderminster College organise a 'purple week' based on the poem 'Warning' by Jenny Joseph which celebrates getting old and wearing purple, and reminding us to have fun! Poet and writer Jenny Joseph, born in 1932 in Birmingham England, an industrial working class town, penned many poems, with the whimsical ode 'Warning' being the most famous by far. Lynn Forth was a w...
BBC H&W presenters embark on flight with FlyKC
BBC Hereford & Worcester breakfast show presenters Howard Bentham and Toni McDonald embark on a flight with FlyKC!Howard and Toni visited the College to experience a flight with us and to interview Clare Robb (Travel & Tourism Tutor) and Pat Marshall (Head of Professional Studies) about the launch of FlyKC. The interview will be broadcasted during week commencing 20th M...
Kidderminster College learners invite audience to Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Kidderminster College learners impressed a huge crowd with their Alice in Wonderland themed Hair & Beauty show. Governors, visitors, friends, family, staff and learners sat amazed at the level of creativity, technique and skills on show. Learners on the Level 3 Diploma in Hairdressing and Level 2 Diploma in Beauty Therapy worked together to create wonderfully abstract hair and make up ...
Teaching student Flies High with Kidderminster College...
Last week, learners, staff and governors gathered at the College to celebrate the launch of FlyKC, the College's airline for learners. The installation of the aeroplane cabin is hoped to enhance the practical experience of our Travel and Tourism, Aviation and Cabin Crew learners. Kidderminster College would like to introduce trainee Teacher Clare Robb who is currently studying the DTT...
Visit us - Taster Day!
TASTER DAY FOR OUR UNIVERSITY LEVEL COURSES! We are delighted to announce the launch of new University level courses from September 2013. We currently offer a Level 4/5 Higher National Diploma (HND) in Dance and Level 4/5 HND in Urban Electronic Music Production, already very popular courses. In addition to these, we will be offering the courses outlined below, from September 2013: •&nb...
A DAY IN THE LIFE of a Level 3 Outdoor Adventure Learner!
Friday 26th April was certainly an eventful day for our Outdoor Adventure learners… The morning was spent with a visit to the Old Vicarage Adventure Centre for their final horse riding session – a two hour hack where the learners walked, trotted, cantered and jumped over fallen trees. All learners achieved their Level 1 Award in Progressive Riding. Jordan Baker, on...
Sponsored walk raises money for Kemp Hospice and Comic Relief...
Bridging learners from Kidderminster College took part in a sponsored walk on Thursday 14th March at Brintons Park to raise money for Kemp Hospice and Comic Relief. It has now been confirmed that they raised an amazing total of £714.35! The Bridging group planned and organised the fund raising event and over 40 learners and staff from Bridging, Land Based Studies, Team Enterpr...
