North East Worcestershire College
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North East Worcestershire College (commonly abbreviated to NEW College) is a general further education
college with campuses at Slideslow Drive in Bromsgrove
and Peakman Street, Albert Street and Fishing Line Road in Redditch
, Worcestershire
. The College also offers outreach courses in community and employer premises across Worcestershire. Enrolment is open to anyone aged 16 and over and during the year 2009 -2010 there were around 3000 full-time and 6000 part-time students enrolled at the College. In addition to full and part-time courses the College offers Apprenticeship training in subjects that include Accounting, Business Administration, Child-Care, Construction Trades, Engineering, Hairdressing, Health and Social Care and Motor Vehicle Engineering.
At it's most recent Ofsted inspection in 2010 inspectors assessed the College's overall performance as 'good, with outstanding features' describing the College as 'a lively, modern, safe and friendly place to study'. Over a ten year period investments totalling £40m have been made in upgrading existing buildings and substantial new build projects in both Redditch and Bromsgrove. The College is noted for its development of innovative projects with private and public sector partners including Artrix the Bromsgrove Arts Centre and a Harley-Davidson
European Training Centre that provides training for Harley-Davidson technicians from the UK, Europe and the Middle East. The College has been designated as an LSIS 'Beacon' college. .
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 with campuses at Slideslow Drive in Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove is a town in Worcestershire, England. The town is about north east of Worcester and south west of Birmingham city centre. It had a population of 29,237 in 2001 with a small ethnic minority and is in Bromsgrove District.- History :Bromsgrove is first documented in the early 9th century...
and Peakman Street, Albert Street and Fishing Line Road in Redditch
Redditch
Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district had a population of 79,216 in 2005. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry...
, Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
. The College also offers outreach courses in community and employer premises across Worcestershire. Enrolment is open to anyone aged 16 and over and during the year 2009 -2010 there were around 3000 full-time and 6000 part-time students enrolled at the College. In addition to full and part-time courses the College offers Apprenticeship training in subjects that include Accounting, Business Administration, Child-Care, Construction Trades, Engineering, Hairdressing, Health and Social Care and Motor Vehicle Engineering.
At it's most recent Ofsted inspection in 2010 inspectors assessed the College's overall performance as 'good, with outstanding features' describing the College as 'a lively, modern, safe and friendly place to study'. Over a ten year period investments totalling £40m have been made in upgrading existing buildings and substantial new build projects in both Redditch and Bromsgrove. The College is noted for its development of innovative projects with private and public sector partners including Artrix the Bromsgrove Arts Centre and a Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson , often abbreviated H-D or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer. Founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the first decade of the 20th century, it was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression...
European Training Centre that provides training for Harley-Davidson technicians from the UK, Europe and the Middle East. The College has been designated as an LSIS 'Beacon' college. .