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A Totton College apprentice has been awarded ‘Apprentice of the Year’ by national mechanical and electrical engineering contractor, Dodd Group. Corin Atkinson, aged 19, was presented with a certificate by the Sheriff of Southampton, Councillor Les Harris on Thursday 29 September at Southampton Guildhall Square. Celebrating its long standing commitment to apprenticeships, Dodd Group launched…

  Waiting for exam results can be a stressful time as you anticipate the next stage in your journey. But, whatever your grades, there are options at Totton College that will help you on your path to employment or further education. Collecting GCSE results on Thursday 25 August What next? Vocational courses  When it comes to vocational education, we…

It’s good news for Art & Design Level 3 students who have not only delivered a successful end of year showcase, but who have also secured a record number of places on higher education courses. The recent Art and Design exhibition was a success, attracting many news faces to the College throughout the week beginning…

Totton College proudly presented a cheque to the Neonatal Unit at Southampton Hospital on Monday 27 June, with funds gathered by its students. Money raised from a charity car boot sale and fun day organised by the BTEC Childcare group will be put towards vital equipment for babies in intensive care. The Level 3 students…

Art and Design students at Totton College presented a colourful mural to the pupils at Calmore Infant School, during their assembly on Tuesday 21 June, as the school celebrated ‘art week’. The brightly painted board depicts all of the most important things to the school children who fed in to the creative process by choosing…

Southampton employers had their questions about the controversial apprenticeship levy answered at the Future Skills and Vocational Education engagement event held by Totton College on 29 April. Fiona Willmot from the Skill Funding Agency spoke about which businesses would be affected and how the money will be used. The levy which is due to come in…

Totton College is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Campus Principal, Mr Derek Headrige, who will be joining the Vocational Training and Further Education College from 18 April 2016.   Mr Headrige is currently Group Academy Dean at BMW where he has been defining a training strategy across the international manufacturing company, responsible…

A dedicated career path, specialist mentoring, work experience and free qualified training, all whilst being paid; some of the reasons Corin Atkinson, an 18-year-old Totton College student, opted for an apprenticeship at Dodd Group. Following an interview process in 2015, Corin was selected as the Advanced Business Administration Apprentice at Dodd Group, an nationwide electrical…

Swinging from the tree tops at Go Ape, wakeboarding on the lake and land navigation by map and compass; just some of the air, land and water adventures Totton College Public Services students experienced on their recent New Forest expedition. The last minute trip was booked in just 24 hours as an alternative option to a five…

After analysing new student applications for 2015/16, Totton College has taken the decision to focus on delivering a programme of vocational courses and will not offer A Level courses to new applicants. Over the last five years we have seen less demand from students for A Level courses, as a wider range of vocational programmes…