Harrow College is pleased to announce that it has been approved to run two new Career Colleges on its Harrow on the Hill campus.
The new Career Colleges will open in September 2015 and will specialise in Professional Services and Creative and Digital Media.
Central to both Career Colleges will be the development of enterprise skills to ensure that students are responding to the employment and business demands of the local community and across the whole of London.
Students will be prepared for employment and higher study on high-quality vocational courses designed alongside leading industry employers.
Students will also study English and Maths, while staff will assist in making these subjects connect with the vocational subjects taught in order to boost confidence and achievement among learners.
Over the next 10 years it is anticipated that one in 10 level 5-entry jobs in London will be in professional services. Harrow College and its Career Colleges are well placed in greater London to exploit very good transport links into London and surrounding areas in Hertfordshire. In particular, the Creative and Digital Media Career College will be able to provide sustainable talent to meet the skills shortage which is affecting Tech City in central London.
Tony Medhurst, principal at Harrow College said that he was delighted that the college had been approved to operate Career Colleges. “We are very pleased to have not just one but two Career Colleges serving London. This opportunity will enable us to offer our students a circulation that meets employer needs now and in the future.”