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Welcome letter from Andrew Wright from 'Action Your Potential' to Parents, Carers and Students!
Welcome back to another college year, it’s so wonderful to have everyone back in school. This school year will be different in a number of ways, a key one is we are getting to work together.
Plumpton College successfully launches its pilot ‘Entry into Viticulture’ retraining program
This month, Plumpton College successfully launched its pilot ‘Entry Into Viticulture’ Programme; a free and intensive, one-week skills development programme. It is designed in cooperation with the English wine industry and aimed at supporting individuals looking for a career change, or for those recently been made redundant, to help them to find employment by providing the necessary operative training.
Category: Wine Division
Government bonus for businesses to hire apprentices commences
The government's plan for jobs will help to kickstart the nation's economic recovery and in recognition of the value apprentices can bring to our economy, an incentive payment will be made to employers who hire an apprentice between 1 August 2020 and 31 January 2021.
Category: Food Skills (Butchery & Bakery)
Inside our BSc Viticulture and Oenology, from current student Haydon Exter
We catch up with current student, Haydon Exter, studying BSc Viticulture and Oenology at Plumpton College. We ask Haydon about why he chose to study wine and why Plumpton College. Plus we ask him what he wants to do once he qualifies and his favourite type of wine!
The ex-competition horse; an invaluable resource for education.
At Plumpton College, we have the honour of having a variety of ex-competition horses either gifted to us or loaned to the Equine department.
High standards and continuous improvement praised by Judge
Today the college finally received closure on a sensitive and important matter relating to our farm. The pollution incident in question happened in November 2016.
Plumpton College Student Aspire Programme
We wish all of our Students to aspire to be the best versions of themselves, we hear from Assistant Principle, Phaedra Tanghe, who explains how our exciting new student programme does just this!
Plumpton College to launch a re-training programme in response to Covid-19
In response to economic impact felt because of Covid-19 and with Brexit on the horizon, Plumpton College are set to launch a brand-new; re-training programme ‘Entry into Viticulture’’ designed to provide job seekers and career changers with the opportunity to achieve relevant qualifications and gain industry knowledge and engagement along with a guaranteed interview with a recruiting industry employer.
Categories: Horticulture, Wine Division
Passion for Veterinary Teaching - Sarah Holman
We meet with Sarah Holman, Curriculum Manager for Veterinary Nursing & Dog Grooming, and find out why she loves to teach and how Sarah got to where she is today.
Category: Veterinary
Rapidly Expanding Wine Industry - Need for Wine Apprenticeships
The UK wine industry is rapidly expanding, in an unprecedented manner, and the need for technically trained effective vineyard operatives is at an all-time high. Plumpton College has developed this government approved new Level 3 Crop Technician in Viticulture Apprenticeship. Find out more here.
Category: Wine Division
Learn more about our history
Since the original 400-acre College farm was bought back in 1919, Plumpton College has certainly seen a lot of changes.
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