Leicester College student wins National Student of the Year at Peter Jones Foundation awards 2024

Shazin McCook, a student at the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy (PJEA) at Leicester College has won the National Student of the Year category at the…

Leicester College Library programme wins national award for innovation

Gameracy wins CoLRiC Innovative Practice Award for 2024 Leicester College’s Gameracy programme has been awarded the Innovative Practice Award for 2024 by the Council for…

Leicester College helps to refurbish local community centre

Staff and students from Leicester College have helped to refurbish a local community centre. A team of Leicester College’s plumbing, heating, and gas students and…

Leicester College Student is a Finalist in National SkillELECTRIC Competition

Leicester College(@LeicesterColl) student, Fabian Maciejewski has made it through to the finals of this year’s national SkillELECTRIC competition in November. The event is part of…

Leicester College student’s artwork selected for Royal Academy of Arts annual exhibition

The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) has selected artwork produced by a Leicester College student for its Young Artist Summer Show 2024. This prestigious award…

Leicester College launches metal fabrication workshop

Leicester College (@LeicesterColl) has launched a cutting-edge metal fabrication workshop to train apprentices and students for careers in the advanced manufacturing engineering sector. The new…

Leicester College retains ‘Good’ status following latest Ofsted inspection

Leicester College has again been rated as ‘Good’ in all aspects by Ofsted after an inspection in October 2023. The College’s last Ofsted inspection in…

Collaboration led by Leicester College awarded £3 million government grant to boost training and skills opportunities in Leicester and Leicestershire

Funding from Department for Education’s Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF) A collaboration of local colleges, led by Leicester College, has been awarded a grant of…

Leicester College Hospitality and Catering Department accredited by Craft Guild of Chefs

The Hospitality and Catering Department at Leicester College has been accredited by the Craft Guild of Chefs, the leading chef association in the UK. The…

Leicester College honours Remembrance Day on 10 November

Remembrance Sunday is a national opportunity to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms and protected our way of…

Leicester College opens two hospital wards for Health and Science students

The £400,000 repurposed block at Abbey Park Campus will give T level students the chance to learn in a realistic environment. Leicester College has repurposed…

Jevean Barryclough from Leicester College wins national Entrepreneur of the Year award

Jevean Barryclough, a student in the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy (PJEA) at Leicester College, has been crowned Entrepreneur of the Year at the Peter Jones…

Leicester College student is National Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in Peter Jones Foundation 2023 awards

Jevean Barryclough reaches finals of prestigious national awards, to be announced at Hampton Court ceremony on 21 September. Jevean Barryclough, a student in the Peter…

Leicester College students celebrated first ever T level results day

Leicester College welcomed students who have completed T levels to collect their results on Thursday 17 August 2023. The overall pass rate for this cohort…

Leicester College partners with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust to offer course for aspiring NHS workers

Leicester College partners with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust to offer course for aspiring NHS workers. SWAP course offers skills and qualifications to support learners applying…

Students and staff from Leicester College support elderly residents at extra care schemes in Leicestershire

Delivering range of activities including IT skills, hair and beauty pamper sessions, dancing, arts and crafts to improve mental health and wellbeing. Staff and students…

Leicester College to refurbish Abbey Park Campus

£3 million project to upgrade engineering and technology centre May 2023 sees the start of exciting work at Leicester College, as it embarks on major…

Leicester College launches Apprentice Ambassador programme

Leicester College, the largest apprenticeship training delivery organisation in Leicester, has launched its new Apprentice Ambassador programme. The programme aims to recruit new ambassadors to…

Two Leicester College students reach the finals of national pastry chef of the year competition

Two Leicester College students have made it through to the final of the 2023 Student Pastry Chef of the Year competition. Husnaa Kaka and Gemma…

Leicester College secures £100,000 funding from the Savoy Educational Trust to refurbish training kitchens

Leicester College has secured £100,000 funding from the Savoy Educational Trust to redesign and refurbish two training kitchens used by students across 14 hospitality and…

LJCC pledges funds for new mortar mill for Leicester College construction students

LJCC pledges funds for new mortar mill for Leicester College construction students Leicester College to receive donation of £6,000 to purchase new industry-standard equipment Leicester…

Leicester College signs up to Black Leadership Group

Becomes first college in the East Midlands to join the Group to support drive to tackle racial inequality Leicester College has confirmed its commitment to…

First students graduate from Leicester College’s Junior Chef Academy

17 students from eight different schools in Leicester and Leicestershire have graduated from Leicester College’s first ever Junior Chef Academy.  The cookery course is a…

Leicester College students to take part in national project with people living with dementia

Performing arts students to create dementia friendly workshops and performances Performing arts students from Leicester College are taking part in a national, intergenerational project where…

Leicester College to host its first ever Junior Chef Academy

The event is being held in partnership with Compass Group UK & Ireland, along with chefs from the college, Leicester City Football Club and the…

International multimedia visual artist speaks to Leicester College students

Tamika Galanis spoke to creative arts students and helped with work on innovative globe art project International multimedia visual artist, Tamika Galanis recently visited Leicester…

Leicester College to host series of end of year shows to showcase creative and performance arts work

Leicester College will host a series of end of year shows between 31 March and 23 June to showcase the work of creative and performing…

Leicester College focuses on employability with a ‘Get the Job’ fair to help adults get back to work

From 4–6.30pm on Tuesday, 22 February 2022 at the Abbey Park Campus (@LeicesterColl) Leicester College has announced a ‘Get the Job’ fair as part of…

Leicester College appoints Lee Barrett as new Head of Personal and Social Development

Leicester College (@LeicesterColl) has appointed Lee Barrett as its new Head of Personal and Social Development. Lee brings over 20 years of experience in a…

Leicester College to host Future Faradays event

Leicester College (@LeicesterColl) is set to host Future Faradays, a flagship initiative run by the National Electrotechnical Training (NET) electrical industry charity on 17 November…

Students to find out more about new Leicester College immersive media development course

Leicester College (@LeicesterColl) has partnered with the National Space Centre on a new creative course. New for 2022, the Immersive Design and Development Level 3…

Leicester College to offer two new courses for 16–24-year-olds on Government’s Kickstart scheme

Leicester College (@LeicesterColl) has launched two new courses aimed at supporting young people and adults on the UK Government’s Kickstart scheme.  Kickstart provides funding to…