NEW HOME FOR AWARDS

Truro and Penwith College’s Cornwall Apprenticeship Awards has outgrown its traditional venue and will establish new roots at the Eden Project.

Along with the change of venue, the college has taken the opportunity to move the event to National Apprenticeship Week, with the date of the eighth annual awards set for Friday February 9.

The awards is again attracting support from the local and national business communities, with organisations already showing interest and agreeing sponsorships.

The inaugural awards took place in 2015, quickly establishing itself as one of the top events in the south west business calendar and continuing annually bar a brief hiatus in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Martin Tucker, principal at Truro and Penwith College, commented: “The college is incredibly proud of the Cornwall Apprenticeship Awards and the high regard in which it is held by employers and learners across the county.

“It’s been a pleasure to host the event at our Truro campus, but it’s clear it has outgrown our space. I’m pleased the event has found a fantastic new home with the Eden Project, a former Cornwall Apprenticeship Award winner and one of Cornwall’s top Apprenticeship employers.

received from the Department for Education’s Strategic Development Fund for industryled facility development.

The event also saw the college publish its new Careers Strategy, that will see it offer an enhanced level of careers advice to reenergise young people aged 11 – 18 across Cornwall to realise their career ambitions, find their futures and “make careers advice cool”.

The event saw almost 100 careers

Falmouth University is one of the top undergraduate schools offering programmes in game design, according to The Princeton Review.

The education services company features Falmouth University on its annual ranking list - Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Game Design for 2023 – in 24th spot.

The Princeton Review chose the schools based on its 2022 survey of administrators at 150 institutions across the US and abroad offering game design courses, majors, or degree programmes.

The survey collected information in four areas: academics, faculty, technology, and career prospects. The company analysed more than 40 survey data points to tally the rankings.

“We enthusiastically recommend Falmouth University –and all of the outstanding schools on our list for 2023 - to students considering a career in the exciting field of game design,” said Rob Franek, editor-inchief for The Princeton Review.

Dr Doug Brown, Dean of Screen, Technology and Performance at Falmouth and a founding figure of the university’s professionals and employers share best practice, advice and hear from a line-up of keynote speakers from the careers field.

Tim Moody, employability and careers lead at the college, said: “The Career Zone will allow students to research job opportunities, analyse labour market information and conduct job readiness activities. It is vital for us as educators to prepare our young people for their futures, and to have a strong bond with employers.”

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