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Issue 6 Summer 2009 ...FORONCOURSE A BRIGHTER TOMORROW Your family's one-stop-learning-shop Huge range of courses Boxing Success Catering to your needs TimeTime toto getget creativecreative Life-changing Uganda trip Learn Local joins Hopwood Hall College Visit our OPEN DAY events to find out more about the hundreds of full and part-time courses we offer – turn to back cover for details HELLO and WELCOME UGANDA Trip of a Lifetime Seven BTEC national sports students and their tutors recently returned from to Hopwood Hall College a life-changing trip to South Africa. Hopwood Hall is a well-respected, travelling from the surrounding area. Our 'elite' courses are considered During the trip, the students stayed at friendly college offering hundreds Success in recent years has prompted to be some of the most popular St Moses' Orphanage. They worked with of courses for all the family. plans for extensive redevelopment and and well-formulated in the area poor and orphaned children in and From teens - to parents and further improvement of our campuses. (see Uniformed Public Services). around Jinja, alongside Rochdale-based charity Agapao International. grandparents. We have held CoVE status (Centre of More and more people are showing It's never too late to learn! Vocational Excellence) in four areas: an interest in adult education in the The students had raised over £220 with Healthcare, Construction and current economic climate, as extra skills a sponsored walk during 'One World Hopwood Hall is a vocational college Regeneration, Early Years Development and qualifications become ever more Week' in March. This supplied much- with two campuses in Rochdale and and Child Care, and Training for the important in the jobs market. needed mosquito nets and mattresses Middleton, complete with free buses Sport and Leisure Industry. for over 100 children who, prior to their We encourage all our students to visit, had slept two or three to a bed , to succeed in a subject and regularly became ill with malaria. they are passionate about and Students spent a full day decorating rooms dramatically improve their 'employability' with brightly painted pictures, and a mixture in the process. Higher Education of football and educational posters. (NVQ 4/5 or equivalent) plays a huge part in this. To put it simply: more qualifications = Boxing Clever higher pay and more job opportunities! Second year joinery student (and member of Hopwood Hall's elite Alumni Profile: boxing academy) Thomas Stubbs, Uniformed recently represented Great Britain in Croatia. Public Services The Hopwood student was the only GB Laura Dearden and Samantha Heapey boxer to win a gold medal in the Zlatkoh both studied the Uniformed Public Services Hrbic Box Cup. Thomas won his first course at Hopwood Hall before becoming fight of the cup by eight points to three. Full Time Education Police Community Support Officers. In the final he was up against Hungarian Ivan Ungvari, who had previously taken Three thousand 16-19 year olds choose is aimed at young people considering gold in his last three competitions for Hopwood Hall College each year. a career in in any of the services, the national team. Again, Thomas boxed We provide hundreds of courses, with such as; the Fire Service, Police Force, his best – and took the gold, by a score tutors who have real experience of what Armed Forces and Prison Service. of four points to two. He is now beginning they teach, meaning they can give honest Interested? For more information his preparation for this year's senior and genuinely helpful advice. call 0800 834297, visit The Hopwood team developed sports ABA championships. One of our most popular 'elite' courses www.hopwood.ac.uk or games and taught them to large numbers is Uniformed Public Services. Taught by email [email protected]. of children, who delighted in playing the uniformed professionals, this course new activities, while learning new skills Samantha says: “Being a PCSO is an at the same time. excellent way to gain experience before Toys were also given to nursery children entering into the police force. My tutors who had to be shown how to use slides at Hopwood were able to give me plenty and swings. of advice as many of them were Tutors on the trip bought sewing machines previously in the force themselves.” for three villages, giving them the chance Laura says: “I enjoyed every minute at to generate an income for the future. college because the course is very practical The students took in the sights and sounds and so well-respected within the services. of Uganda, spending time horse riding, Now that I'm a PCSO I realise how all the visiting a rainforest, taking a boat trip up different aspects of the course are relevant the river Nile and witnessing some of the to my job, such as the physical fitness worlds most ferocious white water rapids. training, team building, emergency Everyone enjoyed the trip immensely, and response and first aid.” relished the opportunity to see life from Interested in doing a sports course? a different perspective. 2 Visit www.hopwood.ac.uk or call 0800 834 297 3 Higher Education Looking for a Sports Degree? Ready for Time to get creative! The Foundation Degree in Sports take-off Hopwood Hall College is well known for its creative media courses Development, awarded by the It was a productive day for our Cabin Every single student in this year's £10 billion annually, and games firms it might seem very specialised but there University of Salford, is just one of Crew and Airport Passenger Services graduating Graphics class has received an are continually looking for new talent. are numerous opportunities. Games need many Higher Education courses on Agents when they began to put theory offer from their first choice university, and concept artists, level testers, sound producers, offer at Hopwood Hall College. Mike Simpson, Games Development This ensures you have both the practical into practice. Games Development has quickly become Course Leader, explains that it is certainly dialogue actors, photographers, animators, We pride ourselves on providing quality, skills and the academic knowledge They enjoyed a training day that took one of the college's most popular courses. no longer considered a spare time hobby. 3D modellers and story-boarders to name university-standard education close to home. just a few. Not forgetting all the business employers will be seeking. It is awarded them out of the classroom and put Hopwood specialises in preparing students “Game publishing is one of the fastest Local Higher Education provision allows opportunities in sales, advertising and by the University of Salford. them in flight and airport situations, for higher education and equipping them growing industries around at the moment, people to embrace lifelong learning. marketing.” Our other Higher Education courses are where they had to deal with a variety with the practical skills required in real and although its not entirely recession proof These programmes can result in enhanced varied and wide ranging, including of work-based challenges. industry jobs. – it still seems to be generating a huge With Manchester set to quickly become employment prospects, promotion and subjects such as Accountancy, Art and In 2010, the BBC intends to move amount of income. a bustling hub for creative and media greater earnings. industries, it's well worth training at Design, Business, Childhood Studies, several of its key departments to the “I don't think people realise how many It also suits the increasing number of young Hopwood for future jobs in the local area. Computing, Engineering, Health and Salford Quays district. With this relocation jobs there are available in the industry, students who, due to cost implications, Social Care, Management, Marketing and investment, is expected to come are choosing to stay at home rather than and Psychology. a substantial increase in the amount moving away to university. To support progression to even higher levels of creative jobs based in the area. If you have a passion for sport – playing in of study, the College has partnerships with An example of an already flourishing the local team or coaching kids – why not a number of different universities. media industry – Computer game turn that interest into a qualification? Interested? publishing is an enormous business. Our foundation degree in Sports For more information Global sales of game software exceed Development gives you the opportunity call 0800 834297, to enrich people's lives and mobilise visit www.hopwood.ac.uk or communities through sport. It combines email [email protected]. academic study with hands-on experience. Cabin crew students learnt about: If you are interested in Higher Education, but don't • Locating and fighting an in-flight fire feel you have the necessary entry qualifications, • Emergency landing, ditching and why not think about taking one of our successful using emergency equipment Access to Higher Education courses? • Search and rescue of a 'baby' from a smoke-filled cabin • Delivering an in-flight meal service Access to Passenger Services Agents practised: • Security and document checks at check-in and gate Higher Education • Allocating seats and issuing boarding cards Looking for a second chance? • Security checks and recognising unauthorised baggage items Our Access courses are extremely popular courses to prepare you for further training with mature students. Available full or in areas including Teacher Training and • Assisting customers with part time, they work as a stepping stone Nursing, Midwifery and Health. specific needs to higher education or a change of career, offering adults the opportunity to gain Interested? Apart from the fact that the day was valuable GCSE qualifications or a Diploma. For more information a simply a lot of good fun, it now Our course areas cover a huge spectrum, call 0800 834297, means that, typical of Hopwood Hall, from English and History through to subjects visit www.hopwood.ac.uk or our students have a lot more 'hands-on' such as Psychology and Criminology.