Work has started on a world-class training centre in Sheepfolds. The Housing Innovation and Construction Skills Academy (HICSA) – a ground-breaking training base that will educate and upskill local people with the technical skills to build, retrofit and create innovative factory-built new homes – will rise from the ground in 2024, after a partnership agreement … Continued

Education Partnership North East (EPNE) has confirmed the local contractors who will deliver the next phase of a multi-million-pound investment plan across its college campuses. In autumn 2022, the college group announced substantial funding from the Department for Education’s (DfE) T Level Capital Fund (TLCF) would see state-of-the-art facilities established at Sunderland College, Northumberland College … Continued

A Sunderland College Animation, Games and VFX (NextGen) student has been officially shortlisted for a BAFTA Young Game Designer Award. Lily Roadley is a finalist in the Game Concept Award category for Too Much Truffle, a game which sees a small mushroom called Violetha use her magical powers to overcome puzzles, traps and enemies and … Continued

Lauren Robinson, Lecturer and Programme Leader for Performance at Sunderland College, has been selected from thousands of nominations to win a Pearson National Teaching Silver Award.  Lauren was honoured with the Silver Award for Further Education Lecturer of the Year, supported by the Department for Education for her outstanding commitment to changing the lives of … Continued

Leading football club charity Foundation of Light is looking to recruit two apprentices to join the organisation. Working in partnership with Sunderland College – who will deliver the training – the Foundation has vacancies for Business Administration and ICT Support apprentices. Foundation of Light is the registered charity of Sunderland AFC and has grown to … Continued

Education Partnership North East and Sunderland College CEO Ellen Thinnesen has been appointed as a new board member at Gentoo Group. Ellen Thinnesen has 23 years’ experience in the further education sector, 10 years in hospital, health and social care sectors and currently chairs the NELEP (North East Local Enterprise Partnership) Skills Advisory Panel. She … Continued

A successful Sunderland business owner has been appointed as one of two new vice chairs at the region’s largest college group. Louise Bradford, owner and MD at top regional communications consultancy Creo Comms, has accepted the role of vice chair at Education Partnership North East (EPNE), which incorporates Sunderland College, Northumberland College and Hartlepool Sixth … Continued

Sunderland College has welcomed news of the exciting plans to build a major TV and film complex on the banks of the River Wear.  FulwellCain Studios, a joint venture between global entertainment company Fulwell 73 and Cain International, has announced plans for Crown Works in Sunderland which will transform the city’s economy and create more … Continued

Hundreds of students from across regional college group Education Partnership North East will unite to take on an inspirational and inclusive fundraising challenge. The students, from Hartlepool Sixth Form, Sunderland College and Northumberland College’s wide range of courses, will take on the week-long British Inspiration Trust (BRIT) Challenge to raise funds and awareness of young … Continued