Education and Training
Queen's Anniversary Prize awarded to WCG at St James's Palace WCG is the only college from the Midlands to be recognised among the 2020-2022 winners, one of 21 winning universities and Colleges from across the UK with only five other colleges receiving this accolade. Angela Joyce, CEO of WCG, was joined by Peter Manford, Chairman, Chris White, Vice Chairman, Peter Husband, Group Principal, Alan May, Director of Apprenticeships and three engineering apprentices at the ceremony. The ceremony followed the prize winner’s dinner at London’s Guildhall the previous evening, which celebrated the achievements of all the winners of this year’s awards. His Royal Highness Prince Charles and Her Royal Highness Princess Anne have presented leading college group WCG with a prestigious prize which recognises its pioneering work in developing future engineers. WCG was presented with The Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in a ceremony at St James’s Palace. The prize, which was first announced in November 2021, is in recognition of the college's work in the engineering sector over the last quarter of a century.
Angela Joyce said that it was an ‘incredibly proud day’ for the college and that the group strives to continue to lead the way in the delivery of education provision in the engineering sector. If you are an employer interested in working with an award-winning team to recruit and train up apprentices, please get in touch with WCG’s Business Development Team: E: employerenquiries@wcg.ac.uk T: 0330 135 6940 W: wcg.ac.uk/queensprize
WCG has been a trailblazer for employer-centric engineering provision for more than 25 years and has seen its engineering apprentice numbers grow from 40 in 1996 to 1,195 in 2021. The group now delivers engineering courses at three of its colleges including Warwick Trident College, Rugby College and Evesham College.
"WCG is the only college from the Midlands to be recognised among the 2020-2022 winners, one of 21 winning universities and Colleges from across the UK with only five other colleges receiving this accolade."
WCG launches new staff wellbeing initiative WCG has launched a new staff wellbeing initiative which offers tailored support to create a healthier environment for its employees. WCG, which includes six colleges across Warwickshire and Worcestershire, has launched Wellbeing@WCG for its 1,400 employees. The initiative aims to bring wellbeing to life for staff members, and will focus on different topics throughout the year that are tailored to their needs. Employees will be invited to take part in awareness training, join online community forums and will be provided with guides featuring information and top tips to build awareness. They will also be signposted to a variety of external support services as well as WCG’s Employee Assistance Programme provider should anyone require additional help. The first topic being covered is menopause support which will see general awareness training provided and also a programme specifically aimed at managers, giving them the tools to help their team.
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Staff members will be given the opportunity to provide continuous feedback to help decide on future topics and shape the support being provided. The initiative is being run by WCG’s Human Resources Department, which is headed up by Jo Hodgson. She said: “We’ve always run small wellbeing initiatives in line with national awareness events, but we wanted to go one step further and create something specifically tailored to the needs of our staff. “One of the main aims of the initiative is to bring wellbeing to life. We don’t just want to signpost staff members to information, we want to hold engaging events, create supportive communities and ensure a two-way communication. “We’re focused on creating a healthier, more inclusive culture, which increases awareness of our wellbeing agenda, and we look forward to working with colleagues as we continue to develop the initiative going forward.”
“One of the main aims of the initiative is to bring wellbeing to life. We don’t just want to signpost staff members to information, we want to hold engaging events, create supportive communities and ensure a two-way communication."
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