2. “Colleges in London are a vital There are 50 London Colleges, with at least
part of the infrastructure of our one in every London Borough. Each College
great City, helping to ensure is unique but is categorised into one of three
employers have the skilled different types:
people they need and developing
our communities, through high ƒƒ General Further Education College – 32 in
quality education and training. London
ƒƒ Sixth Form College – 12 in London
Please contact us to help develop ƒƒ Specialist College – 6 in London
your partnership with the
great resource that is ‘London
Colleges’.” London Colleges:
Ian Ashman ƒƒ Employ 26,000 people
Chair, Association of Colleges London ƒƒ Have a collective turnover of £1.1 billion
Region and Principal, Hackney ƒƒ Spend 64% of their budgets on staff costs
Community College
A list of AoC London member Colleges is on
page 15.
3. London Colleges and AoC London The College Curriculum
London Colleges offer some of the finest teaching facilities Key
in the capital and provide high quality courses and training Entry level
ESOL: English for Speakers
programmes providing good value for young people, adults Language (ESOL), Literacy and Numeracy; Foundation of Other Languages
Learning; Functional Skills; vocational awards,
and employers. certificates and diplomas GCSE: General Certificate in
Secondary Education
Level 1 HNC: Higher National
This offer includes A levels, Apprenticeships and vocational GCSEs; NVQs; Foundation Diplomas; Language, Certificate
qualifications, the foundation degrees and professional Literacy and Numeracy; Functional Skills; Foundation HND: Higher National
Learning; vocational awards, certificates and diplomas Diploma
awards that employers need, English language and basic iGCSE: International GCSE
education, and equipping adults with the right skills to find Level 2
NVQ: National Vocational
GCSEs; iGCSEs; NVQs; Apprenticeships; Higher
new jobs. Diplomas; Language, Literacy and Numeracy; Functional Qualification
Skills; First Certificates/Diplomas; vocational awards,
certificates and diplomas
To find out about the extensive range of courses on offer at
London Colleges, go to our website www.londoncolleges.com Level 3
AS/A levels; International Baccalaureates; NVQs;
Advanced Diplomas; Apprenticeships; National
The Association of Colleges London supports Colleges and Certificates/Diplomas; vocational awards, certificates
and diplomas
contributes to the region’s social and economic agenda. One
of its key roles is to represent Colleges to the government, Levels 4 & 5
MPs, the media and external and regional partners. The NVQs; Higher Apprenticeships; HNCs/HNDs;
Foundation degrees; teacher training; professional
work of AoC London is guided and directed by the Regional
Committee, which comprises Principals and Chairs of Level 6
Note
Colleges from across the region. Bachelor degrees
Many awards have the word
Level 7 ‘award’, ‘certificate’ or ‘diploma’
in their title. Anyone interested
Find out more about the work of AoC London on our Masters degrees; postgraduate certificates and
in pursuing an award needs to
diplomas; advanced professional qualifications; teacher
website: http://www.aoc.co.uk/en/aoc_regions/AoC_ training check at what level the award is
being offered.
London
4. Students in London Colleges Famous Alumni of London
In 2010/11: Colleges
ƒƒ 387,000 students were on further education courses in
Dervis Konuralp
London Colleges
Paralympian swimmer, Team GB
ƒƒ 73,000 16 and 17-year-olds chose to study in London Hackney Community College
Colleges (the same number as in maintained schools and
academies) Andrea Levy
Writer
ƒƒ 3,800 14 to 15-year-olds were enrolled at a London
City Lit
College
ƒƒ Ethnic minority students made up 49% of learners in Paloma Faith
London Colleges compared to 30% of the population of Singer-Songwriter and Actress
London City and Islington College
Dickson Etuhu
Footballer
Higher Education St Francis Xavier College
Peter Winch
London Colleges make a huge contribution to progression
Philosopher
into higher education for both young people and adults.
Leyton Sixth Form College
Many Colleges deliver higher education and higher level
skills often in collaboration with employers. Courses on Khadi N’diaye
offer include Higher National Diplomas and Certificates, BBC World Service
Foundation Degrees, Higher Apprenticeships and Lambeth College
Professional awards, and span a wide range of subjects
including creative art and design, business and management,
education, engineering, information technology and subjects
allied to medicine.
5. Apprenticeships in London Apprenticeships bring value to employers, individuals
and the economy. Businesses across London are
There is a rising number of Apprenticeships in London increasingly realising the significant benefits
and most Colleges are helping to drive the growth. that Apprenticeships create, not only in terms of
developing a highly skilled workforce but also by
boosting productivity and staff retention.
Apprenticeships in London
Apprenticeships in London Research shows that Apprenticeships are an optimal
way of training, developing and skilling people for the
2010 /11
2010/11 future, helping businesses to secure a supply of people
with the skills and qualities they need and which are
2009 /10
2009/10 often not available on the external job market.
2008/09
2008 /09
In 2012 AoC London launched its “Manifesto for the
2007/08
2007 /08
Mayor from the Capital’s Colleges.” The manifesto
2006/07
2006 /07 pledges included “Employer Engagement for Smarter
Skills.”
2005/06
2005 /06
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0,000 AoC London is now working closer than ever with the
Mayor and his team, and the National Apprenticeship
Apprenticeships: Delivery within London Colleges
Apprenticeships : Delivery within London Colleges
Service, to deliver an increasing number of first rate
Apprenticeships or Londoners, working with the
GLA to boost the number of employers training their
(Source: National Apprenticeship Service, 2012) staff in Colleges. On a wider level, AoC London is a
valuable voice on the London Enterprise Panel’s Skills
and Employment Working Group.
6. Supporting employers, Helping to get people back into
business and enterprise across work
the capital Colleges work together with Jobcentre Plus
and Work Programme Providers to help
Colleges work together with London businesses
unemployed Londoners into jobs. For example,
and public sector employers to support growth,
providing flexible training and short courses,
employment and successful enterprise. This
and providing tailored CV advice and interview
includes basic skills training and employer-
skills.
based short courses, right through to Higher
Apprenticeship and Foundation Degrees
There are also excellent examples of London
enabling Colleges and employers to deliver the
Colleges working in partnership with
advanced skills critical for growth.
Jobcentre Plus, linking projects to provide local
unemployed residents with employability and
Global Enterprise vocational training linked to employer needs.
London Colleges work together to respond to AoC London can help broker relationships
the growing international demand for higher with links for Jobcentre Plus, Work Programme
level and technical skills, which are recognised Providers and Colleges.
as crucial to economic growth. London
Colleges, at the heart of the capital, are uniquely
placed to help meet this growing demand. In
2010/11 over 4,500 non-EU students studied in
FE Colleges in the region.
7. London Colleges working
together
London Colleges continue to come British Colleges Sport (BCS) is the
together to share their expertise and delivery arm for College sport, taking the
develop collaborative solutions for issues lead for extra curricular sports specific
that affect London residents, students sessions, competitions and pathways to
and employers alike. For example, in excellence. BCS organises a competition
the current year, London Colleges are framework throughout the UK, runs
working on: representative teams in five sports, and
manages the highly successful Lead
ƒƒ Developing a Protocol between Youth Further programme.
Offending Teams and Colleges to help
young people The National lead for sport in Colleges is
ƒƒ A checklist for tackling serious youth provided by the Association of Colleges
violence and gang-related issues Portfolio Group for Sport. For further
ƒƒ A number of high profile shared details please contact:
services projects to secure best value clare_howard@aoc.co.uk
for money
ƒƒ Building on the Worldskills legacy,
promoting skills competitions
ƒƒ Delivering the Olympics and
Paralympics Legacy 2012 and beyond
ƒƒ Delivering projects to engage more
and more people in sport
8. AoC Create
AoC London works closely with their partner organisation AoC Create and promotes their
services to Colleges and stakeholder organisations.
Welcome to the new look AoC Create
Come find out more at www.aoc-create.co.uk
We’ve had a busy year here at AoC Create!
Not only have we worked in partnership with over 300 Colleges but we have also refreshed our brand, further For the sector by the sector
refined our services and launched our new website.
One thing about us hasn’t changed though, we always will be for the sector by the sector. This is our promise
to you and it is at the core of everything that we do.
We’re looking forward to strengthening our relationships with Colleges this year. So, if you want to see what’s
coming up, book on to events, enquire about our services or simply want to have a chat and let us know what
you think then please do visit our new website or give us a call.
Owned by the Association of Colleges, AoC Create provides a range of support services for further education
Colleges and associated staff across the UK including:
Consultancy • Events • Executive resourcing • Interim management • Training
Our team would be happy to explore how we can support your College and your organisation, we’d love to hear
from you:
www.aoc-create.co.uk 020 7299 6980