Ever fancied trying hair dressing, carpentry or construction work? If so you can have a go at an open day for prospective students at Gainsborough College.

The open day on Saturday 9^th May between 11am and 2.30pm will allow guests to visit the different departments on campus such as the hair and beauty salons as well as the carpentry, and motor vehicle workshops and take part in taster workshops.

The workshops are designed to give potential students first-hand experience of what their time at Gainsborough College would be like.

The subjects that are on offer are: hairdressing, beauty therapy, carpentry and joinery, child care, health and social care, travel and tourism, motor vehicle maintenance, painting and decorating, brickwork and foundation studies. All of the subjects can be studied at different levels – some from Entry Level right up to Level Three – and have varying entry requirements. Some courses, such as foundation studies, don’t have any entry requirements meaning there is something to suit all abilities regardless of qualifications.

The college now also offers A-levels in English, psychology, sociology, law, biology and geography and Level 3 BTEC Diplomas in sport and business which are run in partnership with The Gainsborough Academy.

“The open day is an exciting new opportunity for post-16 students in the town who are completing or have already completed their GSCEs and are wondering what to do next,” said Elaine Johnson, the Gainsborough Centre manager. “All of our departments will be open for visitors and running activities so that people can get a flavour of the wide range of courses available.

“However, if you can’t attend the open day there will be another chance to find out about the courses on offer at an information evening for 16 to 19-year-olds at the Gainsborough Academy on Tuesday 12^th May between 5.30pm and 7.30pm.”

For more information about the Experience Gainsborough College Open Day or the information evening at the Gainsborough Academy please visit http://www.lincolncollege.ac.uk/open-days

Notes to Editors

About The Lincoln College Group:

• Founded upon a concept of ‘synergy’, The Lincoln College Group comprises a number of like-minded organisations with a shared purpose of providing exceptional education, training and related services to their students.
• Currently providing secondary, further and higher education, the Group includes Lincoln College (with its campuses in Lincoln, Newark and Gainsborough and operations in China) and two secondary school academies: The Newark Academy and The Gainsborough Academy. It also encompasses Deans Sport and Leisure, a commercial sports centre based in Lincoln City Centre.
• Lincoln College International, a project to develop and run three Colleges in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the latest addition to the Group.
• The Lincoln College Group is also the lead sponsor of the Lincoln UTC which opened in September 2014.