Derby College

Taking Level 3 Professional Construction (Built Environment) has given former Derby College Group student Alice Lamb a head start in her higher apprenticeship with global business Arup. Alice was one of only two out of 300 applicants to be offered the apprentice role of assistant technician with Arup, the international advisory design, planning and engineering building group, at its Nottingham office. She is now studying part-time for a degree in Building Services at Coventry University as part of her higher apprenticeship.

Lauren discovered a passion for Psychology when she studied it as an A-level subject at Derby College. Now a Psychological Research Assistant for the Derbyshire NHS Foundation Trust at the Centre for Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention, Lauren spoke to our Alumni team about her experiences at college, getting into university and where her career journey took her next. “Prior to studying the subject at college, I had no background in Psychology apart from a personal interest in mental health.