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Former Hartlepool College apprentice Tiegan Cranney continues to excel at The Expanded Metal Company, proving that apprenticeships can completely transform careers – and lives.

At 24, Tiegan has achieved something remarkable. What started as a first step into an industry she never imagined herself in has blossomed into a thriving career where she has become the go-to expert others turn to for answers.

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Developing local talent for the next generation of nuclear jobs

Training Talent for Nuclear Future

Hartlepool College is proud to be playing an important part of plans that have been unveiled for a skills academy that will bring back into use the historic former Binns building in Hartlepool. A Memorandum of Understanding to develop a new Nuclear and Electrical Trades Academy was signed at a ceremony in Hartlepool Civic Centre, attended by Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson MP.

Skills Bootcamp in Construction

Innovative partnership delivered with Hartlepool College offers fast-track training with guaranteed job opportunities

Lauren Morrell, Creative Enterprise and Marketing Lecturer, and gifted student Aven Villardefranco with the postcard at Hartlepool College of FE.

From classroom to Parliament. Art student’s work shared during Nuclear Week

Aven Villardefranco, a gifted art student at the college, won a competition to have their artwork distributed to MPs, industry leaders and stakeholders during Nuclear Week in Parliament (NWiP), taking place between January 19-21. The front of the winning postcard features a vibrant ‘Greetings from Hartlepool’ message, alongside artistic impressions of some of the town's most iconic landmarks, such as Ward Jackson Park, Hartlepool Art Gallery and the historic Headland.

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