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Fareham College Principal makes Queen’s New Year’s Honours list 2019


The Principal of Fareham College, Nigel Duncan has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list 2019, the annual recognition of achievements and service of extraordinary people across Britain. Awarded the OBE for his services to Further


Education, Nigel’s career spans nearly 40 years, beginning as a lecturer at Solihull College of Technology in 1981, before moving to work at Lowestoft College as Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of Department in Health, where he was promoted to Director of Faculty for Vocational and Technical Studies. After 14 years at Lowestoft College, Nigel then moved to West Herts College as Director of Curriculum. In 2004 Nigel graduated with a Master’s


Degree in Business Administration in Educational Management from the University of Leicester. Nigel is also a Fellow of the Institute for Learning. Nigel joined Fareham College in 2005 as Vice


Principal Curriculum and Corporate Development, where he was responsible for all aspects of curriculum design, development and delivery,


quality and the student experience. In March 2012, Nigel was appointed as Principal and Chief Executive at Fareham College and in this role he has the executive strategic responsibility for the quality of the College’s provision, the financial integrity of the business and the safety of all that use the College. As Principal, Nigel has been integral to the


College’s success. In 2014, Fareham College opened its Centre of Excellence in Engineering, Manufacturing and Advanced Skills Training (CEMAST), a leading centre in the UK for apprenticeships and technical qualifications. The College was also judged ‘outstanding’ at its most recent Ofsted inspection and last year was named best FE college in the country by the TES. Nigel, who is due to retire later this year and


sees the award as a very special way to end his career, said, “I am delighted to be awarded an OBE. It is a fantastic honour, one that I will cherish forever. I would like to thank the amazing team at Fareham College. They do an excellent job in helping me make the College an


outstanding place where people achieve and go on to find career success. I couldn’t have done it without their support.”


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First all-female bricklaying competition launched by Forterra


Building product manufacturer Forterra has announced Bricklaying Forterra Females (BFF) – the first ever all-female bricklaying competition of its kind in the UK, which will be open to female students and apprentices at UK colleges. BFF is a ground-breaking national contest which aims to find the best


female apprentice and student bricklayers in the country, while also encouraging more girls and women to consider bricklaying, and the construction industry in general, as a career. Currently, fewer than 2% of tradespeople in the UK are female, a figure which has hardly changed for over 15 years. The competition will take place at Havering College in London on


March 4th 2019, the first day of National Apprenticeship Week. There are spaces for 16 female students to take part, which will be filled on a first come, first served basis. BFF is open to all Junior and Senior female bricklaying students


currently at colleges in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and is limited to a maximum of two students per college. Kerri Chambers, a former Student Bricklayer who is now an Assistant


Quantity Surveyor at a London construction firm, and who won a bricklaying competition at Havering College while training, said, “The industry is always looking for more people to join up, and these days


there are more options for women who want to get involved and build a career in the sector. “It’s great that a company like Forterra is helping to raise the profile of


women in bricklaying by organising the BFF competition. I began my career as a bricklayer when I was 19, and ten years on I’ve managed to progress in the industry. I put my success down to having a background in the trades; it’s hard work, but it can lead to a satisfying and rewarding career.” The competition is supported by the Brick Development Association,


the Association of Brick Contractors and Havering College. The deadline for entries is Thursday, February 14th 2019. If you are interested in applying for a place on BFF, please complete the application form on this link: www.forterra.co.uk/bff Forterra, which is also setting up Construction Hubs at a number of UK


colleges in 2019, will be donating its London Bricks to Havering College, to be used during the BFF competition. Bob Noseda, Sector Skills Advisor at Havering College, said, “We’re


very proud to be hosting the first BFF competition, and look forward to welcoming female bricklayers from across the country to take part in the contest during National Apprenticeship Week.”


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