On Friday 5th March Wirral MetropolitanCollege played host to the celebration of International Women’s Day with an overwhelming attendance from women in our local community.

Visitors took part in many activities including henna painting, health checks, live music, body massage, hairdressing, make overs and belly dancing.

Private viewing 10th March 2010

6.30pm – 8.30pm

Open to the public – 11th – 17th march

Contemporary Urban Centre – Novas
Greenland Street
Liverpool
L1 0BS

• Mon – Fri: 8am – 8pm
• Saturday: 10am – 6pm
• Sunday: 11am – 4pm

Final viewing day finishes at 6pm on 17th March

Thursday 18th February saw the successful launch of the Wirral Metropolitan College Learning Shop.

You can find our new Learning Shop next to Marks and Spencer on the ground floor, Pyramids Shopping Centre, Grange Precinct, Birkenhead.

Come along and talk with our Advisers about your future and about what could be the right course for you.

You don’t need an appointment and our service is FREE!

Opening times – 9am – 5pm Mon – Fri, 10am – 3pm Saturday
Advisers available – All day 9am – 5pm Thursday 18th February

Come along and talk with our Advisers about your future and about what could be the right course for you.

You don’t need an appointment and our service is FREE!

You can find our new Learning Shop next to Marks and Spencer on the ground floor, Pyramids Shopping Centre, Grange Precinct, Birkenhead.

Hip Hop dance routines by Performing Arts Students every hour from 10am – 3pm

From 10am, come and join us for performances from X Factor star Raphael Dawkins and ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ Leanne Sweeney

Opening times – 9am – 5pm Mon – Fri, 10am – 3pm Saturday
Advisers available – All day 9am – 5pm Thursday 18th February

City & Guilds 7303, Preparing to Teach in the, Lifelong Learning Sector, (PTLLS).

This award is aimed at people who are new to training and teaching or those who are interested in developing a career in this area.

The 7303 Award comprises one unit, made-up of five sections, entitled ‘Preparing to teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector’ (PTLLS), which is based on the teaching/training cycle.

The five sections cover candidates’ understanding of:

• own role, responsibilities and boundaries of role in relation to teaching
• appropriate teaching and learning approaches in the specialist area
• session planning skills and demonstration of those skills
• how to deliver inclusive sessions which motivate learners
• the use of different assessment methods and the need for record keeping

Apply now for course starting Tuesday 13th April 6pm – 9pm

Information event Tuesday 23rd March at 6pm
Conway Park Campus
Birkenhead

Fee remission does not apply.

Meet the Tutors and our Student Advisers to find out about the courses we offer at each of our campuses.
Lots of courses to choose from, find out which is the right course for you.

Be ambitious… think about a career in teaching

City and Guilds Award in Preparing to teach in the lifelong learning sector

Apply now for courses starting in January*

*Wednesday 20th January 6pm – 9pm
Thursday 21st January 1pm – 4pm

You must have qualifications or extensive experience in the subject you want to teach.

Click here for more information about our Teacher Training courses

Choose to be an office junior or administrator

Level 1 and 2 Certificate in Administration courses starting week beginning 1st February.

Click here for more information about our Administration courses

Choose to be skilled in providing customer service for the trade industry

Apply now for the new Customer Service NVQ starting week beginning 1st February.

Part of the course will include work experience.

Click here for more information about our Customer Service courses

Intermet is throwing down a photographic challenge to readers. Get a picture of yourself taken with our penguin and photographs will appear in the gallery below and will also be entered into a prize draw.

You can email pictures of yourself and the Wirral Met penguin to penguin@wmc.ac.uk, please include the following contact details: Name, E-mail and contact number – just in case you win!

There’s a map in the centre pages of Intermet (Download the December Intermet) so you can find your way to the Wirral Met penguin and the rest of the ‘Winter’s Trail’.

You can also download a trail map from the official Go Penguins website at www.gopenguins.co.uk

College artist Jennifer Coley’s colourful creation, part of Liverpool’s Go Penguins public art event, is attracting attention from shoppers in the city’s Metquarter.

The penguin, entitled “WMC – The Place To Be”, is number 79 on the trail map and located on the first floor of the shopping centre. Complete with cap and gown, it has been created with portholes on the front and back, illustrating the College campuses and the link between Liverpool and Wirral.

Jennifer said:

“Graphic designer Di Bennett and I came up with the idea to show that, although there’s the Mersey between us,we’re not all that far from each other.”

The underlying message of the Go Penguins event is to highlight the impact of climate change and how this is threatening the existence of these creatures.

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Come along and see what we have to offer!

Friday 8th January
10am – 3pm
Conway Park lecture theatre and surrounding area.

We will have visitors from tour operators from the North West, raffles with fantastic prizes and all proceeds raised will go the college charity (DownSyndrome@Wirral).

For more info contact mettset on: 0151 666 1300

The Annual Construction awards were held recently at Conway Park campus.    Over 30 successful students received awards in a range of categories, including, Brickwork, Electrical Installation, Carpentry and Joinery, Plastering, Plumbing, Painting and Decorating and Interior Design.

Guest speaker, Paul Burt of McAlpines, was welcomed to the college by Deputy Principal, Barry Leatham-Jones.  Mr Burt congratulated the students on their achievements and presented them with certificates and a glass trophy.  The award ceremony is a highlight of the college calendar and includes presentations to the students by sponsors; Makita, Huws Gray, McAlpine Plumbing, and Hamilton/Acorn.

Entertainment was courtesy of  our Performing Arts students.