A week of hands-on activities is coming to West Nottinghamshire College during the February half-term, giving young people a taste of life on a further education programme.

Free college taster sessions are being organised in a range of curriculum areas such as hospitality and catering, health and social care, animal care, art and design, fabrication and welding and more.

The taster programmes, which will run from Monday 14 to Friday, 18 February, will take place at the college’s Derby Road campus,  Mansfield, with engineering-themed events being held at the Sutton-based Engineering Innovation Centre.

These activities have been designed for individuals aged 15-18  and will provide the chance for people to come to college for a few hours and participate in an activity which showcases what will be learnt when studying a course.

Delivered in small groups, there will be the chance to meet tutors, ask questions and potentially meet new friends. People can choose to attend more than one taster session over the week and these must be booked online by visiting www.wnc.ac.uk/events

The full taster session calendar, which provides full details of scheduled times online, includes:

• Monday 14 February                      Art and Design at the Derby Road campus
• Monday 14 February                      Motor Vehicle at the Engineering Innovation Centre
• Monday 14 February                      Performing Arts at the Derby Road campus
• Tuesday 15 February                      Engineering (robotics programming, CAD design and 3D printing) at the

Engineering Innovation Centre

• Tuesday 15 February                      Fabrication and Welding at the Engineering Innovation Centre
• Tuesday 15 February                      Media at the Derby Road campus
• Tuesday 15 February                      Business at the Derby Road campus
• Tuesday 15 February                      Music at the Derby Road campus

• Wednesday 16 February               Computer Science at the Derby Road campus
• Wednesday 16 February               Foundation studies at the Derby Road campus
• Wednesday 16 February               Health and Social Care at the Derby Road campus
• Wednesday 16 February               Hospitality and Catering at the Derby Road campus
• Thursday 17 February                    Animal Care at the Derby Road campus
• Thursday 17 February                    Hairdressing and Beauty at the Derby Road campus
• Thursday 17 February                    Sport and Uniformed Protective Services at the Derby Road campus
• Friday 18 February                          Animal Care at the Derby Road campus