CITY COLLEGE PETERBOROUGH

The College is a mixed economy institution providing higher, further, general education and training for adults, children and young people. Taking into account the college nursery and activities in retirement provision, the Service truly practises lifelong learning. Over 10, 500 individuals have attended a course or programme in the past year and more and more businesses work with the College to support their business training and development needs.

The College works alongside learners through the College Student Association. The Association includes representatives from College courses and has its own Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary. In addition, a sub committee of the Association is similarly involved in the provision for the retired and elderly learner.

The Service provides a wide range of further education examination and certificate courses leading to accreditation and certification from nationally recognised awarding bodies and in-house certification. The range of provision evolves year on year. ICT forms a major and growing element of the curriculum, offering training to employers and employees as well as the general public.

The modern languages curriculum area has seen increased demand and provides a broad range of languages at varying levels largely accredited by the Open College Network. ESOL and EFL provision continues to expand particularly through demands from refugees and asylum seekers. The Department works closely with the Peterborough Racial Equality Council and has an excellent reputation for high quality provision and holds the Basic Skills Agency Quality Mark.