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In an NHS first, students from HSDC Alton have taken part in a pilot project to shine the spotlight on an essential but lesser-known career in the NHS

To celebrate Careers Week, which took place from 6-13 March, we welcomed students from local special educational needs schools and colleges to our hub at HSDC Alton. The students from Hollywater, Treloar and Samuel Cody met colleagues from Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust and learnt about careers opportunities at

We had an amazing time during National Apprenticeship Week (6-12 February) as we hopped on board the Apprenticeship Bus and visited 10 schools and 1400 students in Portsmouth and Southsea to talk about how apprenticeships are a great way of building a career in the NHS. We were

Here’s a brilliant traineeship opportunity for young people! University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and Hampshire Hospitals NHS NHS Foundation Trust have teamed up with Eastleigh College to offer roles in several of their departments in the hospitals to enable young people to learn about customer service within the NHS. The

We recently brought together education leaders and NHS colleagues to discuss creating more T Level placement opportunities within the NHS. T Levels are the new vocational qualification for 16–19-year-olds and are equivalent to three A Levels. T Levels offer young people the opportunity to undertake a 45-day placement

Pupils at The Harbour School’s Vanguard Campus recently enjoyed a visit from NHS Solent Trust’s award-winning chef as part of a 350+ taster session on careers in catering. Jim Richardson, Chef Supervisor at Portsmouth’s St Mary’s Hospital, recently made it to the final of the NHS Chef of

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight’s 350+ Careers Programme has teamed up with HSDC Alton to create a permanent ‘operating theatre environment’ at the college, giving students year-round learning opportunities to explore all the roles needed to facilitate a successful operation. The opening of this dedicated careers hub

The first Level 4 Mammography Associate apprentices trained by the National Breast Imaging Academy (NBIA) in partnership with Health Education England have graduated with flying colours. The eight mammography associates, who began training in 2019, have now joined the NHS workforce in the North of England to help

A project which started as a University of Portsmouth exercise to train students and staff in CPR, has now taught more than 1,000 people across the city life-saving skills More than 1,000 people in Portsmouth, from children to pensioners, have learnt life-saving skills as result of a free