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Tom Horne
Tom, 26, was not motivated in the office job he was in, and wanted something different that he could grow into and a sector he could develop a career in. He began his Barbering qualifications at Nelson and Colne College, an area of interest that started in his teenage years when he was a regular […]
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Nicola Duckworth
Nicola came back to her first ‘career love’ in her 30s. She had studied Hairdressing at Accrington and Rossendale College when she was 16, but did not complete the course and drifted into the night-time economy working in pubs and clubs. Years later, and after having had children, she found herself working in a care […]
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Fatima Bougzoul
Fatima, 49, was a housewife and did not want her future to be one where she stayed at home all day. She began a Functional Skills English course with Lancashire Adult Learning, with the aim of starting a new career working in education. Before moving to the UK, she had previously worked in travel insurance […]
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James Barlow
James fell into the mechanic trade having always had a passion for working on motor vehicles. He has worked in a number of garages over the years, but had never achieved any qualifications in the field. That needed to change as he became a self-employed mobile mechanic, and so he studied for his Motor Engineering […]
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Nathan Andrews
Nathan, 31, has always had friends in the Barbering sector and has been interested in male grooming products and men’s styling for a long time. Previously a window fitter, he decided he wanted a new challenge… He took up a night course to do his Level 2 Barbering, quickly picking up the skills he needed, […]
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Debbra Walley
Debbra, 36, was very shy and had little confidence in her own abilities when she began learning with Lancashire Adult Learning, and her life had been dedicated to bringing up her children. However, the more Debbra attended her employability sessions, the more her confidence grew and her enthusiasm developed. Soon her whole outlook and attitude […]
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Sophie Wilding
Sophie, 37, began her journey with Lancashire Adult Learning by attending a First Aid Lancashire Lifesavers course. She re-established her love for learning and didn’t look back… She later achieved the Level 2 Award in Basic Life Support for Adults and Children and the Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid. Sophie’s aim was […]
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Principal champions change as College Commission publishes report on future of Further Education in England
Nelson and Colne College Group’s Principal and CEO is leading the calls for the role of colleges in England to change ahead of the Government’s imminent publishing of a Further Education White Paper. After sharing its UK-wide recommendations in October, the Independent Commission on the College of the Future this week published the first of […]
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Seasonal celebrations and recognition of the Red Rose in Lancashire Adult Learning’s upcoming free virtual events
Seasonal celebrations and the honouring of heritage are just two of Lancashire Adult Learning’s upcoming events as the organisation continues its mission to support adult learners right across the Red Rose County in the current climate. LAL’s expert teaching teams have a number of free events lined up for virtual delivery before the end of […]
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Authors of their own success: LAL and Lancashire Libraries celebrate Highly Commended national accolade
Lancashire Adult Learning and Lancashire Libraries are celebrating after their unique partnership gained a Highly Commended accolade in the national Festival of Learning Awards 2020. The awards, which are led by the Learning and Work Institute and announced during Lifelong Learning Week, recognised the partnership for its delivery of adult community learning and skills in […]
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