News & events

This page will give you access to three useful resources.

You can read recent Diploma in MPD news by clicking the story which interests you below. You can also sign up for the monthly e-bulletin to help you stay in touch with Diploma updates and developments. Finally, there is an events listing page which has information about important Diploma events around the country.

16.02.2010
Diploma team head to national IEBE conference
Manufacturers are being invited to find out how working with young people can prove to be a real benefit at a major conference which celebrates the ties between education and business. Members of the team behind the Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD), one of the Government’s new... Read More.

16.02.2010
Nampak give teachers a lesson in hi-tech manufacturing
Nampak Plastics Europe has been helping bring teachers up to speed with the hi-tech world of manufacturing as they get ready to teach students a pioneering industry-lined qualification. The plastic milk bottle manufacturer has become involved in the Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD),... Read More.

16.02.2010
Meeting the future manufacturers
When a college sent out an SOS for help teaching students a new work-related Diploma, a Bradford employer came to the rescue and forged a friendship that bridged the generation gap. As a result of a teacher’s email to businesses, students at Dixons City Academy studying the Diploma in Manufacturing... Read More.

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