Residents in Kingswinford, West Midlands, can explore local career and training options during a summer Open Evening hosted by Dudley College of Technology on Wednesday 10 June 2026 (4.00pm–7.00pm). The event is designed to help students finishing school and adults looking for new skills to see what courses are available for the upcoming September term.
The Open Evening will take place across several sites, including the Broadway Campus in Dudley (the Dudley Learning Quarter) and the Construction Apprenticeship Training (CAT) Centre on the Pensnett Trading Estate in Kingswinford. Visitors can take campus tours, meet teachers, and see the workshops used for hands-on training in various trades.
Higher technical pathways delivered through the Black Country Institute of Technology (BCIoT) — including areas such as digital manufacturing and medical engineering — will be featured. Staff will also be available to explain modern qualifications like T-Levels, which combine classroom learning with a mandatory 45-day industry placement to help students prepare for their future careers.
For those concerned about the cost of getting to classes, the college will signpost visitors to travel passes and WMCA-funded financial support and bursaries. Career advisors (the college’s ‘Career Champions’) will offer one-on-one sessions to help visitors with their applications and to explain eligibility for adult funding schemes such as the ‘Level 3 Free Courses for Jobs’.
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