News archive
Find out about Diploma news over the past year by browsing through our archives.
Click on the months below to view the relevant archived headlines:
22.12.2009
Nampak offers Personal Development Placements (PDP) for teachers
Nampak Plastics Europe Limited are currently working with local EBPs to arrange Personal Development Placements for secondary school teachers.
Two such events have been arranged: one in January in Dagenham; the other in February in Gloucestershire. Click the blue links to find out more and to... Read More.
21.12.2009
Employers in support of MPD
There are many organisations, both large and small, already actively supporting the Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design. Some have gone even further and made a high profile commitment to champion the qualification amongst other employers and to encourage them to engage with schools.
If your... Read More.
21.12.2009
Nampak Plastics get active
In the last 10 days Nampak, one of Europe’s leading carton and packaging manufacturers, has offered support to those schools and colleges delivering the Diploma in MPD, and those preparing to deliver in 2010.
The company has 7 sites in the UK, and has already gained buy in from their regional... Read More.
09.12.2009
So what do we make in Britain?
LOCKED in a recession it’s easy to forget that Britain is still a manufacturing powerhouse. We may have relied too heavily on profits from our financial sector but it’s reassuring to know we do actually still make things.
On the 11th November 2009 the Daily Express published this article... Read More.
07.12.2009
Diploma students in the driving seat for F1 challenge
It might not have the glamour of Monaco, or the racing heritage of Silverstone, but Norwich is home to a group of pioneering students who have their sights set on F1 glory.
Team Pluto, one of three teams formed by Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD) students from City College in Norwich,... Read More.
04.12.2009
Take the Brompton video tour
Yet again, London based Brompton Bicycles have pulled out all the stops by working with Diploma Support to directly assist teachers in delivering the Diploma in MPD.
The Brompton Bikes team has taken part in the filming of 10 individual videos which lay bare the manufacturing process and associated... Read More.
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