A worktable with art supplies, including tesa tape, paint containers, and paintbrushes. A partially completed painting on paper features red, blue, and white sections. A stencil with the word Pepsi is visible in the background.

Wolverhampton college students get painting for competition

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Talented students from City of Wolverhampton College pitted their paint brushes against each other when they took part in a sign writing competition.

The logo of City of Wolverhampton College displays the name in purple text alongside a stylized design featuring three curved lines. At the bottom, the words Learn • Achieve • Succeed are prominently featured. The background is white and framed by a gentle rounded border.
The City of Wolverhampton College

8 Students - 1 Prize

A total of eight students, all on the college's Level 1 painting and decorating course, battled it out to create the best logo for global adhesive tape manufacturers tesa®, who sponsored the challenge.

The top prize went to Luca Nunnerley, age 19, who received a toolbox bundle full of different masking tapes from tesa® as his reward.

The budding decorators had just over three hours to create the sign, using masking tape to create a professional look.

Tutor Ljubiša Bogdanović said: “This competition provided a great platform for the learners to display the knowledge and skills they have amassed in this academic year.

"Not only will it look great on their CV but it helped challenge them and learn new skills."

City of Wolverhampton College currently has about 10,000 students, as well as 1,000 apprentices working for employers across the Black Country and beyond.

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Students hard at work for the sign writing competition
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The Winner Luca Nunnerley with Greg and Nigel of tesa UK
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Students had 3 hours to reproduce the tesa® logo
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A stencil of the tesa® logo was produced by each student
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The winning design produced by.....
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Various tesa Masking tapes were used
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8 Students participated in the competition sponsored by tesa®
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Various skills learnt through the academic year were put into practice

tesa College training courses

With the backing of the APCT (opens in a new window or tab) tesa has implemented a series of training sessions with colleges across the country to build brand and product awareness amongst Painting & Decorating students and Lecturers.

The programme, aimed at Year 1, 2 and 3 apprentices and mature students, provides a better understanding of the use of tesa’s masking tapes and applications using a mix of classroom presentations and practical sessions.

For colleges wishing to be included in tesa's training programme can contact tesa Customer Services on 01908 500333, via twitter @tesaUK_tape, or complete the contact form below.

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