College joins up with hospital trust
Shrewsbury Colleges Group (SCG) and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) have joined together to form a unique partnership.
The college is the first in the country to offer a dedicated programme of careers support focusing on the breadth of roles within the NHS, the county’s largest employer. Selected full-time academic, vocational courses and Apprenticeships will now offer specific NHS-related elements as well as career planning, placements and mentoring to equip students with the skills and behaviours required to work in a wide variety of roles across the NHS.
Catherine Armstrong, group vice principal curriculum support and business development at SCG said: “We’re really excited about partnering with the NHS and the fantastic opportunities it will give our young people as they approach the world of work.
"The selected courses and Apprenticeships will be structured to incorporate relevant content and supported by specialist mentoring, to skill future employees, aid progression and enhance job opportunities. The mentoring support will continue throughout further training for roles such as medicine with the objective of encouraging SCG students to return to Shropshire to advance their careers with the NHS.”
Victoria Maher, SaTH’s workforce director said: “There are obvious benefits for all parties of the NHS having close links with our local training provider. It opens up career pathways and opportunities for people and especially young people to progress from school to college and into employment with an established employer who can support their progression within their chosen career."
The partnership will see the college continuing to work with local schools, with which it has established links, and current college students to offer advice on careers with the NHS and training routes.
The NHS will be attending SCG hosted Year 11 Progression Events at Telford on Saturday (13) and upcoming Open Evenings on Tuesday (16) and October 24 at Welsh Bridge and English Bridge Campuses and on November 8 at London Road Campus.
To find out more about courses at SCG, or to book online for one of the Open Evenings go to www.scg.ac.uk or call 01743 342411.
