Morgan Pritchard Blackpool and the Fylde College

Morgan Pritchard, Level 6 Software Engineering Third-year learner Morgan Pritchard’s dissertation will come to life in a virtual reality environment thanks to her IoT course. She is preparing to create a 360-degree immersive maze in the Igloo, a 3D space at Blackpool and the Fylde College. Morgan was one of the first learners enrolled at […]
From Blackpool to Broadway thanks to immersive Igloo

From Blackpool to Broadway thanks to immersive Igloo Performing arts learners are using a Virtual Reality room to study the feet positioning and movement across the stage of performers during Broadway shows. The IoT course in Immersive Performance Practice at Blackpool and the Fylde College sees classes using the immersive Igloo to transport themselves to […]
Developing national talent: How the Lancashire & Cumbria Institute of Technology supported Igor’s WorldSkills success

Developing national talent: How the Lancashire & Cumbria Institute of Technology supported Igor’s WorldSkills success The Lancashire & Cumbria Institute of Technology (IoT) is proud to celebrate the national success of Igor Dolgan, an engineering apprentice whose journey demonstrates the power of high-level technical education delivered in close partnership with industry. Igor recently secured a […]
Half of working adults can’t do basic digital tasks – and this IoT employer partner wants to change that

Half of working adults can’t do basic digital tasks – and this IoT employer partner wants to change that More than 22 million working age adults can’t complete basic digital task like identifying secure websites or accessing their salary information digitally. More than half (55 per cent) of adults aged 18-64 are unable to perform […]
Lancashire Cumbria Skills Barometer 2025

Download the Lancashire & Cumbria Institute of technology’s Skills Barometer 2025 – a measure of the region’s skills landscape.
Barometer Report 2024

Download Our Barometer Report 2024 Our measure of the region’s skills challenges Find out what issues businesses in Lancashire and Cumbria face when growing their workforces in our first ever Lancashire and Cumbria Institute of Technology Barometer Report. Industry experts from our academic partner colleges share: Trends they are experiencing when carrying out employer outreach […]