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At the City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College we are keen to give our students the widest possible experience of the working world.

Our Aim

Our aim is to ensure that our students have quality encounters with employers in order to help them to identify and confirm their aspirations and career aims, giving them the best possible start. We aim to bring together employer partners with our talented students in the hope that they will provide insights, support and opportunities to our students, their future talent pipeline.

There are multiple opportunities to get involved and help inspire the next generation. Depending on your availability, you could give a short talk, assist with mock interviews, offer a short work experience placement or a longer T level work placement. Your knowledge and experience could help a young person to find their calling. 

Employer partnerships are central to our mission and values as a college. By collaborating with local, regional and national employers, we strengthen workforce development, support economic growth, and create opportunities for students to apply their learning in real-world settings. Through these collaborations, employers gain access to motivated, skilled young people while helping to shape the curriculum, experiential learning opportunities, and talent pipelines that support long-term success for both businesses and our students.

Employer partnerships help ensure our students gain relevant skills, hands-on experience, and clear pathways into meaningful careers, while providing employers with access to a pipeline of talent that will enhance their business in the short and long term.

T Level information for Employers

  • Increased talent pipeline & streamlined recruitment process
  • Tackle skill shortages
  • New ideas & increased creativity
  • Opportunities for staff development through mentoring
  • Increase in brand & company awareness
  • Build & develop relationships with the local community

  • Dedicated onsite placement team at the college
  • Regular engagement with students to ensure work readiness
  • Support with placement paperwork via our online placement tool
  • Regular contact and feedback opportunities
  • Tailored placements to suit business needs

  • T Level Digital: Production, Design & Development
  • T Level Digital: Cybersecurity
  • T Level Education & Childcare: Early Years
  • T Level Finance: Risk Analysis
  • T Level Health: Adult Nursing
  • T Level: Legal Services
  • T Level: Business Management & Administration
  • T Level: Media, Broadcast & Production: Content Creation
  • T Level Science: Laboratory Science

At the college, we take pride in our collaboration with employers and preparing students for their transition from education to employment. Many of our facilities are designed to simulate professional environments and employer engagement experiences help equip students with the skills and confidence needed to thrive in the workplace.

Employer partnerships are fundamental to supporting our students in their personal and career development whilst at the same time helping to shape the future workforce.

Phil mcpherson
assistant principal

Our T Level Employer partners

Cyber Kiln
DfE digital
Orchard Community Trust

About us

As Futures Co-ordinator, part of my role is to bring together employer partners with our talented students to provide insights, support and opportunities. Working with an industry professional can be a truly inspiring and motivating experience for our students. Your knowledge and experience could help a young person to find their calling.

There are multiple opportunities to get involved and help inspire the next generation. Depending on your availability, you could give a short talk, deliver a workshop, assist with mock interviews, offer a short work experience placement or a longer T level work placement.

Sally Spencer
Futures Co-ordinator

As Industry Placement Coordinators our role is split between sourcing relevant and interesting work placements with local employers and working face to face with T Level students to get them placement ready and understand how to enter the world of work successfully by preparing them and giving them the skills to make them stand out from the crowd.

We aim to develop existing skills and experiences with our students and help them achieve their goals.

Adam Little & Ange Hopewood
Futures Co-ordinator

Employer Case Studies

We had the opportunity of hosting a few T Level students within the Cyber Security Team at the University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM). This has been fantastic for UHNM, as the students have applied learning gained in the course at Stoke 6th Form to support the team in their day to day tasks. The students have benefited from their time at UHNM as they have acquired a number of skills, and obtained real world experience of Cyber Security in a Healthcare environment.

Mikey Le’Quex (MSc Cyber Security)
Junior Cyber Security Engineer
University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM)

Our T Level student works with us one day a week and sometimes in blocks of days. This allows him to become familiar with several aspects of the different testing we carry out, gaining experience in laboratory practices, quality systems and laboratory safety. The frequency of attendance (compared to say a week’s work experience) means that he has become a productive member of the team, able to carry out tasks and tests with limited supervision. For us, this means we gain skilled support at the same time as the student gains valuable experience to support their education.

Mark Chapman
Staffordshire Highways Dept

It was great to host a T Level student within our business and see how they adapted to our work environment and our team. We were impressed at the level of skills and ability of the student and hope to work with Stoke on Trent 6th Form again in the future.

Josie Morris MBE
Woolcool

VCCP Stoke Academy’s key aims are raising awareness of advertising as a career option in the Stoke and wider Staffordshire area, as well as creating job and training opportunities. We’ve done this through the Inter-City Student Challenge, where we have partnered with sixth form colleges in the areas, as well as through the launch of an internship scheme and a range of apprenticeship opportunities. This work in Staffordshire is key for us as a business because it ensures that the talent that we have is as diverse as possible, which enables us to be able to create the best work for the brands and clients that we work with.

Kenny Dada, Account Director
VCCP

Contact

Whether you are an ex-student, a local professional or someone who is passionate about your work, we would love to hear from you. Please explore below the ways that you can get involved and begin an exciting partnership with Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College and our students.

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