EDUCATION TRAINING NEWS

BUSINESS SEMINARS

Truro and Penwith College has launched a new series of business seminars.

The suite of one-day seminars, which are part-funded by the European Social Fund, cover a range of subjects from change management through to coaching and practical training skills.

They got underway last month and run until the end of July. Paul Keene, deputy team leader and leadership & management trainer at the college, said: “The college is delighted to announce its revised and holistic offer of one-day business seminars that tackle the areas our professional development learners often need additional support in.

“Many of our learners find making time to learn a challenge and the one-day seminar options are proving increasingly popular, either as a one-off skills boosting session or to further enhance one of the college’s ILM Leadership and Management qualifications.”

For more details, email business@truropenwith.ac.uk

The Cornwall College Group (TCCG) has been officially ranked as ‘Good’ in the latest Ofsted report.

A week-long, 27-inspector Ofsted inspection in February, resulted in a report full of praise for the group, which includes Cornwall Colleges in Camborne, St Austell and Newquay, Duchy Colleges in Rosewarne and Stoke Climsland, Falmouth Marine School, Sisna Park, Bicton College in Devon, and CCB Training.

Ofsted said that “leaders are passionate about the power of education to change lives and benefit the wider community,” noting they had also “transformed the culture at the college”.

Principal and chief executive of TCCG, John Evans, said achieving an overall ‘Good’ Grade 2 rating and ‘Good’ for each of the eight areas of inspection, which includes “quality of education”, was a testament to the hard work, consistency, and dedication of staff and students.

“We are delighted, as we have shown that through our uncompromising ambition to give the very best experience and outcomes for our learners, we are a college of choice in the communities we serve,” he said.

“To receive a glowing report like this from Ofsted demonstrates the distance we have travelled as an organisation. But what is most important is learners, parents, and businesses in the region can have absolute confidence in our ability to deliver quality education and training experiences that will help them in their next steps, whether that is continuing education, starting a new career, or upskilling their workforce.”

GLOWING OFSTED REPORT

“Of course, as anyone who knows me will not be surprised to hear, we are not stopping here, and we’re looking forward to the next exciting stage of our journey as one of the top colleges in the region.”

UNI AMONG WORLD’S BEST

Falmouth University has been ranked as one of the best places in the world to study game design.

The university’s Games Academy has again secured a place on the Princeton Review 2022, alongside US-based heavy hitters including New York University, University of Southern California and Silicon Valley University.

The university is ranked top in England, #2 in the UK and #32 in the world.

Falmouth University’s Provost, Professor Eunice Ma said: “It’s an honour to be recognised in Princeton Review’s 2022 list and we’re excited that our Games Academy continues to grow and go from strength to strength.”

Director of the Games Academy, Dr Douglas Brown, added: “This is a boon for the creative, entrepreneurial talent thriving at the Games Academy; our community is part of a wider trend in our county which has seen our creative economy balloon to £2.73 billion.

“With the games industry now outstripping the film industry in terms of economic value, and game development tools being co-opted for uses far beyond the traditional entertainment games world we can expect to see more demand for designers, developers and creatives in order to meet the global demand for exciting, innovative games.”