EMA Adult Social Care Opening in Dorchester

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new Day Opportunities in Dorchester. Our service is designed to promote independence, personal growth, and community access, empowering individuals to live fulfilling lives and explore their full potential. Whether it’s developing new skills, engaging with the local community, or simply finding a supportive and welcoming environment, […]

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Video: New Kitchen. New courses.

Some of you may know we recently launched brand new hospitality courses in collaboration with the CTH – Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality, and part of this new offering included the installation of a new kitchen learning environment at our Moreton campus, and we have a new video which allows you to see the students […]

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Life after EMA – an update from Curtis!

We are thrilled to share an inspiring update on Curtis, a former EMA student who has continued to do so well since graduating. Curtis has now been working at the Shire Hall Museum in Dorchester for over 18 months, where he’s a valued team member. Working two days a week, Curtis has continued to build […]

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Student Vegetables WIN at Dorset County Show

This past weekend saw the return of Dorset County Show, the county’s biggest celebration of rural life, and were on site at the show with our own stand representing EMA and our campus sites The Walled Garden and Thorngrove Garden Centre. We made sure to get involved with competitions and entered a few vegetables grown […]

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From college, to the community…

We wanted to send out a huge THANK YOU to all of our employment partners who helped our students this past year, collaborating with us to offer work experience placements, and the opportunity for EMA students to take what they’ve learned here at college in our classrooms, shops, cafés, and gardens, out into the local […]

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2024 Leavers Days

Another year has drawn to a close, and last week both Moreton and Gillingham campuses had their leaver’s day celebrations which included the graduations of students, certificates awarded, plus many congratulations and a few farewells.   These are special days in the EMA calendar, where student achievements are recognised in front of their peers, and […]

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From work experience, to employment…

We are proud to share that EMA student Eleanor, who will be graduating this week, is moving from work experience to paid employment.   We recently spotlighted in our newsletter that Eleanor began work experience at the Allendale Centre Café in Wimborne, and she quickly settled in as part of their team. Eleanor showed her […]

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Student Story told at Natspec Conference 2024

In June, Moreton student Ashley represented Employ My Ability at the Natspec conference in the form of a personal video where he was able to give some insight to his own story, and how he feels a specialist provision has allowed him to go from feeling low and without many prospects, to where he is […]

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New Hospitality Courses – Apply today!

Page updated Jan 2025 Since September 2024, we have been offering brand new hospitality qualifications here at Employ My Ability endorsed by the Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality.  The courses are as follows: Level 1 Award in Basic Cookery Skills Level 2 Certificate in Culinary Skills Level 3 Certificate in Professional Cookery Level 2 Award […]

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