Unemployed people aged 24 and over are being encouraged to find out more about a new training programme designed to help them get back into work. The City of Wolverhampton Council, in partnership with GTG Training Centre and Walsall College, is running a warehousing training programme thanks to a successful bid to the Royal Bank of Scotland Skills & Opportunities fund, which is designed to help unemployed people aged 24 and over.

With the passing of the annual January deadline for university applications, UCAS has released statistics that not only reveal the numbers of students applying for the 2016/17 academic year but also, interestingly, where they are coming from. The new figures show that once again, for the fourth year in a row, the number of students looking to study in the UK have risen, this year by 0.2%, taking 2016/17 figures to 593,720.

Students seeking a unique hands-on tertiary education experience need look no further. The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) Open House is taking place from the 5th to the 6th March to find out more about the unique pedagogy. At the SUTD Open House, visitors can find out what SUTD has to offer through talks by the President as well as Heads of pillars/disciplines.

The Black Country Chamber of Commerce are holding a Your Future Careers Fairs through a British Chambers of Commerce initiative. They are inviting businesses to showcase their company at their Your Future Careers Fair on Tuesday 23^rd February from 11am to 3pm at Willenhall E-Act Academy. This event is free for businesses to exhibit and is an opportunity to engage with the next generation.

Students studying on the Jewellery Making course run by Wolverhampton’s “Outstanding”-rated Adult Education Service will showcase their talents in an exhibition beginning shortly. During the Jewellery Making course they learnt how to produce a range of finished items using precious and non-precious metals, while also developing their design skills.

Warid Telecom joined hands with United World Colleges for an event that aimed to bring parents together to share their thoughts on their children who are studying on scholarships at leading colleges and universities around the globe. Warid Telecom and Pro-Pakistani partnered to support the cause via social media in order to inform less fortunate persons that they too can access quality education on merit.