North Hertfordshire College
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North Hertfordshire College ("NHC") is a further education
college operating mainly in North Hertfordshire
, with 29,000 enrolments in 2005-06. The College is based across 3 main campuses in Stevenage
and Hitchin
, with a purpose built Management Centre in Letchworth Garden City, and a vocational skills centre, opened in 2008 and expanded in autumn 2009, also in Stevenage
. NHC employs 500 staff and about 300 part time and specialist agency workers.
The College has a flexible curriculum to meet the needs of the labour force and to help people participate in the local economy. The College operates a range of community partnerships in North Hertfordshire.
The College has been accredited with Investors in People
four times and achieved Centre of Vocational Excellence
(CoVE) status in Management in 2002, and CoVE status in Sports & Fitness Coaching in 2006. The College has achieved the Customer First Award at the Goldsmith Management Centre.
The College restructured in 2006, and now operates through six Academies:
The curriculum is delivered at each of the College’s campuses, at a range of outreach locations, learning shops in community venues, schools and a football club, and other venues agreed with local employers and community/business partners. The College is committed to developing extensive community links and part of the curriculum is successfully delivered offsite through its Community Partnerships Department.
The College offers support to learners through its Student Services team, which operates across the whole College and includes a pro-active Students’ Union.
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
college operating mainly in North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire is a local government district in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Letchworth.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the amalgamation of the urban districts of Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth, and Royston and the Hitchin Rural District.From eastward clockwise,...
, with 29,000 enrolments in 2005-06. The College is based across 3 main campuses in Stevenage
Stevenage
Stevenage is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated to the east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1, and is between Letchworth Garden City to the north, and Welwyn Garden City to the south....
and Hitchin
Hitchin
Hitchin is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with an estimated population of 30,360.-History:Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce people mentioned in a 7th century document, the Tribal Hidage. The tribal name is Brittonic rather than Old English and derives from *siccā, meaning...
, with a purpose built Management Centre in Letchworth Garden City, and a vocational skills centre, opened in 2008 and expanded in autumn 2009, also in Stevenage
Stevenage
Stevenage is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated to the east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1, and is between Letchworth Garden City to the north, and Welwyn Garden City to the south....
. NHC employs 500 staff and about 300 part time and specialist agency workers.
The College has a flexible curriculum to meet the needs of the labour force and to help people participate in the local economy. The College operates a range of community partnerships in North Hertfordshire.
The College has been accredited with Investors in People
Investors in People
Launched in 1991 Investors in People is a business improvement tool administered by UK Commission for Employment and Skills and supported by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills ....
four times and achieved Centre of Vocational Excellence
Centre of Vocational Excellence
Centre of Vocational Excellence is a status given to departments in further education colleges in England...
(CoVE) status in Management in 2002, and CoVE status in Sports & Fitness Coaching in 2006. The College has achieved the Customer First Award at the Goldsmith Management Centre.
The College restructured in 2006, and now operates through six Academies:
- Community & Health Services
- Creative & Cultural Industries
- Employment Services
- Sport, Health & Wellbeing
- Technology Services
- Sixth(VI) Form
The curriculum is delivered at each of the College’s campuses, at a range of outreach locations, learning shops in community venues, schools and a football club, and other venues agreed with local employers and community/business partners. The College is committed to developing extensive community links and part of the curriculum is successfully delivered offsite through its Community Partnerships Department.
The College offers support to learners through its Student Services team, which operates across the whole College and includes a pro-active Students’ Union.