Around 3 million people work in construction in the UK, making it one of the nation’s biggest and most diverse industries! This Construction HNC prepares you for further higher education qualifications such as a Bachelor’s degree, or a career in the construction industry. There are many changes happening in the construction industry that are creating more opportunities for construction students.
Previous students have gone on to work in areas including management of construction projects and construction design. You can also use your Construction HNC to get entry to higher-level professional construction courses in subjects such as: quantity surveying, construction management, building surveying, property management and architectural design.
If a career in sport and fitness is for you, you could make an impact on the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds. You will learn how to be an approachable and effective motivator; encouraging people to reach their fitness goals, creating personalised exercise programmes, giving advice on healthy living, and carrying out fitness assessments.
Become a great all-rounder and prepare for your career with a university-level sport coaching qualification at Dudley College.
There can be few things as rewarding as making a tangible difference in shaping the lives of young people, inspiring and mentoring them to become the best they can be. If you have a desire to progress in your career, teaching has a very clear path to do so. From heads of department to headteacher, there are opportunities to go as high as you’d want to.
Study Education & Training Level 4 and progress to the Cert Ed and PGCE Level 5 with Dudley College to get ahead in your teaching career.
Crazy about animals? Take a walk on the wild side at our animal centre and zoo! If you have a connection with animals or enjoy biological sciences, our animal centre is the place for you! You’ll have the chance to work with a range of species including meerkats, lemurs, otters, birds of prey, reptiles, fish, amphibians and a range of companion and park animals.
Our courses are designed to help you become career ready with the sector offering an incredible broad spectrum of jobs but all aim to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of pets, working animals, livestock and wildlife. Job satisfaction is virtually guaranteed!
You could work for an animal charity, international welfare organisation, scientific organisation, zoo, animal visitor attraction, sanctuary, veterinary practice or for one of the numerous animal-related businesses in this country or abroad. With the correct qualifications you could also set up and run your own business.
Your classroom lectures will come to life as you carry out practical sessions with the animals, and you’ll have the opportunity to visit some of the UK’s leading zoos and wildlife parks.
Our animal courses are based at The Broadway campus for tuition and tutorial and includes a number of practical sessions at animal centres including Dudley Zoo and Brockswood Animal Sanctuary.
Working with young children leads to a rewarding and fulfilling career and if you have a caring and patient nature and a passion for working young children in a nursery or primary school setting, then a Childcare course is the perfect way to equip you with the knowledge and skills to make a lasting, positive difference in a young person’s life.
Our dedicated lecturers have a wealth of experience in the field and will teach you the unique skills needed to support young children in your care. Our Childcare courses cover engaging themes, such as child health, theories of play and learning, safeguarding and early literacy and numeracy.
In addition to the skills you develop in the classroom, you’ll also undertake a fantastic early years work experience opportunity and all of this, combined with gaining a recognised qualification will help you to gain employment in settings such as nurseries, pre-schools and children’s centres.
Whether you have got what it takes to code the next big app, or you are a future innovator of computer science, there is a Computing course here at Dudley College to suit you. You can study everything from web design to desktop support, networking and games development.
Our courses are taught by experienced and certified lecturers. You will be able to master the skills required for careers in digital media, 3D printing, programming, networking, robotics and games development. As a College, we invest in staying current so that when you complete your studies you will be able to progress seamlessly into the computing industry.
We can offer you courses starting at Level 1 and progressing all the way through to degree-level, so whatever your goals, you can achieve them at Dudley College. Our students leave College with the skills necessary to gain employment in a wide range of areas, and past students have gone on to work in network management, website development, software engineering and systems support.
