We are final year students undertaking a research project on Recruitment Selection and Retention of Volunteers and we value your opinion.

If you are an HE student and could spare a couple of minutes to complete this questionnaire it would be appreciated.

In anticipation of your support please accept our sincere thanks.

Jackie Tomlinson
BA (Hons) International Resort Tourism Management

The Students' Union is running a poster competition to encourage FE students to take part in the national Learner Satisfaction Survey.

The LSS is an online national student survey for Further Education students that aims to improve colleges across the country by providing learners with information from other students on their learning experience. Colleges and Students' Unions can also use this infomation to identify areas of improvement or particular strengths.

The college's main push for the survey is between 16th-24th April and posters can include this info but MUST include the web address www.ipsos-mori.com/learnersatisfaction and the college code 10000754.

The LSS logo is available for download above (right-click the logo and select 'Save image as...' or 'Save picture as...').

First prize is £50 of High Street vouchers, second prize £25 and third £10. Entries must be emailed to SUComms@blackpool.ac.uk by 20th Jan.

The College would like to celebrate the immense amount of hard work and effort that Corporate Services colleagues contribute to the achievement of learners at Blackpool and The Fylde College. Learners often recognise and celebrate the living changing differences that academic staff make to their lives when they achieve qualifications, however as a College we know that the work of corporate colleagues is equally important to that success.

The College would like to invite nominations for the "Awards for Excellence in Corporate Services" from both Staff and Students. These awards are designed to celebrate the importance of staff who do not deliver or directly support learning, but make a real impact on the College's success in the way their service is delivered. There will be 3 awards; 2 individual awards of £800 and 1 award for a 'team' of £800 to spend on a team event. All nominations will receive a certificate and be part of a celebratory event at the Hilton Hotel, Blackpool in February 2012.

Nominations can be made by managers, colleagues or students and are currently open. Nominations will close on the 3rd February 2012. You can email your nominations to Sue Edgington, Quality and Standards sedg@blackpool.ac.uk or put your nominations in the 'Gold Boxes' in reception areas/LRC areas. Following the closing date a selection panel of Governors (including the staff governors) and relevant managers will meet to make a final selection.

Nomination forms are also available from all Reception and LRC areas across all sites.

Make room for all those Christmas treats!

Have a sort out of your food cupboards and donate any canned foods, dried pasta and rice (in date please) to Helping Hands.

Your donations will help them provide cooked meals and food parcels for the homeless and financially struggling families.

For collection details and further information please see the poster or contact Pam Reynolds at prey@blackpool.ac.uk.

Cycle theft is on the increase, especially at this time of the year. Help us to help you by following a few basic tips to avoid your cycle from being stolen:

1. Purchase a recommended cycle cable lock, long enough to thread between wheels, frame and securing stand.
2. Purchase a recommended 'D type' shackle lock as a secondary measure to secure frame to securing stand.
3. Ensure the locks are difficult to access to unlock because if they are difficult for you to open then it will be difficult for a thief.
4. Get your cycle chemically etched by the Police, not only will they do this free of charge, they will give you a free, quality cycle lock. If you are interested in this service contact Estates - Campus Services Manager for details (kbr@blackpool.ac.uk or 01253 504248).
5. Report any suspicious persons to security staff or Reception, especially if they seem to be interested in the cycles already secured in location.

Struggling with computers?

Need help?

Drop in, don’t drop out!

The Loop at Bispham will be running daily 'drop in sessions' until the end of the autumn term between 4pm-5pm to give extra help to students who are struggling to use the college computer system.

If you are having problems with accessing emails, your work from home, Word, PowerPoint and Excel or just want to be able to use the internet effectively, then come along to one of the sessions and we will be able to guide you through it.

If you have any queries please contact us on lrcbis@blackpool.ac.uk or 01253 504290

Blackpool and The Fylde College invites you to a fantastic fireworks display to celebrate the official unveiling of our new logo and the transformation of the Cleveleys building.

Date: Thursday 3^rd November 2011
Time: 5.00pm-6.00pm
Location: Bispham Campus, on the grass area in front of the Cleveleys building

We are pleased that D&B Facades, the contractor who carried out the cladding work, has agreed to sponsor the fireworks so everyone at the College can celebrate the new look building with them. The event has been planned at a time when very few classes should be interrupted, to allow as many staff and students as possible to enjoy the event.

To register for tickets, please visit www.blackpool.ac.uk/cleveleys, login using your student ID and fill in the form. Registration will be open until Tuesday 1^st November.

Please note: There will be no access to Car Park 1 between 4.30pm and 6.00pm for Health and Safety reasons. If you plan to leave the site between these times, please use Car Park 2.

Also, in case of inclement weather please bring umbrellas, warm clothing and suitable footwear.

Welcome to Moodle's new look for 2011/12, which has been designed to reflect the college's smart new logo and branding.

We hope you like the new Moodle but if you don't, please feel free to switch back to the old theme. You can always change your mind and try the new theme again.

Blackpool and The Fylde College is now on Twitter! Follow us here for the latest news, events and advice.

25 New Engineering E-books just added to MyiLibrary (the college’s personalised e-book database).

All of these e-books appear on course reading lists.

These e-books can be accessed by staff and students from home, college or smart mobile phones.

Can’t find what you are looking for in MyiLibrary? Don’t forget the college has access to many other databases too, such as EBSCOhost, Ebooks from Ebrary and InfoTrac.

All these databases can be accessed by clicking on the link below or via the Learning Resources section on Moodle.