Cover story · October 2026
“Confident with AI tools” is turning up in ordinary job ads. A big survey of employers, out in September, says the bar is lower than it sounds. Few firms use AI heavily, few care about a qualification, and most would rather train you than replace you.
Cover story
“Confident with AI tools” is turning up in ordinary job ads. A big survey of employers, out in September, says the bar is lower than it sounds. Few firms use AI heavily, few care about a qualification, and most would rather train you than replace you.
It’s open-day season. Here are seven questions worth asking when you go back as an adult, from what a normal week looks like to what it will cost, plus the College’s dates this month.
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Twenty-one, running the Saturday shift, and three of the team are over forty. What one young supervisor changed in six weeks, and why asking for advice made him look more capable.
How Kai brought the team roundAlso this month
The clocks go back on 25 October. One free change keeps your energy up all winter.
Changed jobs this year? Five minutes with your payslip could be worth up to £210 a month.
“DCG helped me unlock my academic potential.”
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“My first aid course helped me save a child's life.”
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“You learn that the world is larger than the boundaries of your secondary school.”
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At the Derby Property Summit the College set out how the East Midlands Construction Technical Excellence College, which it leads, will train the builders the region is short of.
Thousands of new students met employers and the support teams at the Roundhouse, Broomfield Hall and the Joseph Wright Centre.
The Extended Project showcase is at the Joseph Wright Centre on Wednesday 14 October, 5pm to 6.30pm. It's free and anyone can come.
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