News (Education) - Invest Plymouth

Plymouth City Council is bringing the high-tech and high-adrenaline nature of SailGP from the racecourse to a unique ‘classroom’ on the waterfront this week.

With less than a week to go, activities in and around the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix are ramping up with local youth taking center stage.

As Plymouth begins to re-open and the local economy reboots, iLEAD aims to encourage creative and cultural leaders to team up with partners from other sectors, forming a progressive leadership model to deliver a brighter, bolder and braver vision for the future.

The University of Plymouth has launched the next round of part-funded postgraduate projects under its iMayflower Masters R&D Studentship Scheme.

Outstanding local construction and manufacturing apprentices have been recognised for their efforts and abilities at a virtual awards ceremony held as part of Plymouth’s National Apprenticeship Week 2021.

Plymouth Science Park has loaned laboratory space to second year biomedical students, enabling them to achieve essential clinical microbiology  proficiencies.

Professor David Finkelstein will formally take up the role in May, bringing more than 20 years of experience across education, research, knowledge exchange and senior leadership in the HE sector.

With aims to increase HE progression from high-achieving students in areas of historically low engagement.

City College Plymouth works with individuals and businesses to improve the uptake of HE, in particular those least likely to engage in HE.

City College Plymouth is officially the best general further education college in the country for employer satisfaction.

The College scored a 99.5% satisfaction rate from their employer partners in the Government’s national ‘FE Choices employer satisfaction survey 2016 to 2017’, placing them first in the country and well ahead of the national average of 84.6%.