Energy Centre given 'green' light
Thursday, 02 February 2012 16:42
An artist’s impression of the front of the new Energy Centre, opposite the new Premier Inn on Long Road. SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE has cleared another hurdle on the path to creating over 400 jobs in Torbay after securing a further £2m investment to fund the next phase of development of their new Energy Centre – a top quality renewable energy training facility.

 

The additional funding, confirmed by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) this week, will see the brand new Energy Centre built...
 
Managers Club Growing at SDC
Monday, 23 January 2012 14:04
Pat DenhamSouth Devon College’s recent Managers Club meeting is growing in strength with over 40 people attending the recent session, which highlighted the importance of keeping on the right side of employment law, with interesting talks from Peta Harper and David Bareham.

 

The next presentation on 1 February at 5.30-6.30pm is entitled ‘Going for Gold with Investors in People&rsquo...
 
Pilot Scheme a Hit
Wednesday, 07 December 2011 09:29
MANAGER’S MEETING: Standing (l to r): Sean Curry, Paul Freer, Nick Carswell, Guy Maddocks, John Fraser (South Devon College tutor), Alan Hughes (Staff Training and Support Manager  at Gregory Distribution Ltd), John Gregory (Chief Executive at Gregory Distribution Ltd), Angela Butler (Finance Director at Gregory Distribution Ltd), Gavin Knight, Jamie Walker, Hayley Cockram & Lee Williams. Sitting (l to r): Dave Woodstock, Mark Godwin, Clive Hickey, Darren Minhinick, John Harrison & George Cude.SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE’S Management Centre at Heathfield is delivering a pilot scheme of customised management apprenticeships for employees at South West based Gregory Distribution Ltd., which offers customised warehousing and distribution services across the UK and operates from 17 sites as far afield as Scotland and West Cornwall.

 

After a series of meetings between Gregory and...
 
'Voice of Golf' to visit Devon
Tuesday, 29 November 2011 16:45
Peter AllissThe inimitable voice of golf, Peter Alliss is coming to Devon…

 



I am delighted to announce that I am coming to South Devon next March to co-host a special ‘Sports Supper’ for a special cause at the Barceló Imperial Hotel in Torquay.

 

I have been very lucky in life, having enjoyed a long and reasonably successful career in golf, first as a player and...
 
Dragon Winner works with Students
Friday, 21 October 2011 14:58
DRAGON WINNER: (l to r) South Devon College Enterprise student Harriet Faiers (16, from Torquay), Dragon’s Den Winner Christian Hartmann of Love Da Popcorn, and College student Laila Mo (16, from Brixham) at World Skills London 2011.YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS in the South Devon College Peter Jones Enterprise Academy have been working with a Dragon’s Den Winner at a World Skills event in London.

 

South Devon College students Harriet Faiers (16, from Torquay) and Laila Mo (16, from Brixham) agreed to help out at The Peter Jones Enterprise Academy stand at World Skills London 2011, the largest ever international skills...
 
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