Council offers free places on new business course scheme

Telford and Wrekin Council is offering 100 free places on a new course in business to create the high street entrepreneurs of the future.

The new Masters course in business, delivered by Wrekin College and sponsored by Telford & Wrekin Council, is to be launched this week in Telford.

The Futures MBA will launch at Wrekin College with 100 free places sponsored by Telford & Wrekin Council, up for grabs to youngsters aged 15 to 18.

This age group has had its key exam years disrupted by the Coronavirus pandemic and three national lockdowns.

The course will offer essential employability skills while each of those taking part will get a CV-enhancing experience led by industry leaders and university-level lecturers and the young people will be supported throughout by high profile mentors.

‘The council is sponsoring this fantastic opportunity for the young people of Telford in recognition of the disruption that they have suffered during the pandemic,’ said cabinet member for neighbourhood, commercial services and regeneration, Cllr Lee Carter.

‘We have been encouraging young people in Telford to contribute ideas to regenerate our high streets and this course will give them that chance but also provide them with an experience that will help them get ahead and learn skills that will give them a great start whatever route they decide to take after school.’

The director of the Wrekin College Business School, Donna Irving added: ‘There is a growing trend now among A-Level students to consider alternatives to university while even those who are committed to that path want to ensure they have access to employability skills and not just traditional academic qualifications.

‘We feel this immersive business course will encourage entrepreneurial thinking and will be a vital tool in helping youngsters to really get ahead in the jobs market, showcase employability skills, and demonstrate that they have some real-life experience of how a workplace operates outside of the classroom. This will show them and a potential employer how they can make a real impact wherever they go to work.

‘It’s a real link between academic thought leadership and how businesses actually operate in the real world.’