North Warwickshire and Hinckley College
North Warwickshire & South Leicestershire College is a Further Education College with main campuses in Nuneaton, Hinckley, Harrowbrook and Wigston. The college offers apprenticeships, full-time, part-time further and higher education courses.
| North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College | |
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Hinckley Road (Nuneaton) Lower Bond Street (Hinckley) , , CV11 6BH (Nuneaton) LE10 1QU (Hinckley) | |
| Coordinates | 52°31′49″N 1°26′55″W |
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| Type | Further Education College |
| Established | 1996 |
| Local authority | Warwickshire |
| Department for Education URN | 130836 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal & Chief Executive | Marion Plant OBE |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 16+ |
| Enrolment | c.69,420 |
| Website | https://www.nwslc.ac.uk/ |
Since the start of the academic year of 2017, North Warwickshire and Hinckley College merged with South Leicestershire College to form North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College.[1]
History
The college began in 1910 as the 'Nuneaton Technical College' and the 'Nuneaton School of Art', with the Technical College catering mainly to mining students. In 1913 the College moved to a larger building containing a laboratory, lecture room, drawing room and handicraft room only for the college to close between 1914 and 1919 due to the First World War. When the College reopened after the war it changed its structure to include general education courses. The College grew further and relocated again in 1923 and became the 'County Mining and Technical School' in 1932. The size and scope of the education provided continued to grow over the next two decades and in 1952 the Art School was amalgamated with the college to form the 'Nuneaton Technical College and School of Art' and in 1958 the main campus was relocated to Hinckley Road where it remains.
The college was subsequently renamed to 'North Warwickshire College of Technology and Art" until the merger with Hinckley College to become North Warwickshire and Hinckley College in 1996.
Campus developments
New Hinckley Campus In September 2011, the College opened a new Hinckley Campus located on Lower Bond Street in the town centre. The £13m campus is home to the college's Creative Arts provision.
Engineering Centre In September 2011, a £1.5m investment from Warwickshire County Council funded the development of a new engineering facility at the college's Nuneaton Campus. The Advanced Engineering Centre has workshop space, conference facilities and classrooms, as well as specialist equipment.
Harrowbrook Construction Centre The Construction Centre is home to the college's Brickwork, Carpentry, Environmental Technologies, Painting and Decorating and Forklift Truck Engineering.
Mira Technology Institute
Campus locations
The college has five campuses and a Digital Skills academy located at Coventry University Technology Park.
- Nuneaton Campus – located on Hinckley Road, Nuneaton
- Hinckley Campus – located on Lower Bond Street, Hinckley,
- Mira Technology Institute (MTI) – located on MIRA Technology Park, Nuneaton
- Harrowbrook Campus – located on Harrowbrook Industrial Estate, Hinckley
- Wigston Campus – located on Blaby Road, South Wigston
- Digital Skills Academy – located at Coventry University Technology Park, Coventry
Higher education
The college runs over 30 Higher Education and professional courses working with several universities.
The college has links with Coventry University, Birmingham City University, De Montfort University, and the University of Warwick. There are to offer guaranteed interviews at Nottingham Trent University and Leicester University. The most recent development is a partnership with the University of West London to offer courses in Health & Care.
Apprenticeships
An apprenticeship is a work-based learning programme for an employee who gains a nationally recognised qualification. There are over 250 different types of apprenticeship frameworks nationally covering 1,400 job roles; available at three levels: intermediate, advanced and higher.
Apprenticeships are available to those who are leaving school, already in employment or looking to start a new career. The college offers apprenticeships in a range of industries from business, teaching, engineering and media.
The college currently works with over 350 employers to deliver a variety of apprenticeships, including MIRA, Triumph and Toyota Material Handlings.
Midland Academies Trust
The Midland Academies Trust (MAT) is an independent charitable organisation established by North Warwickshire & South Leicestershire College, a Department for Education approved academy sponsor, to support local schools.
Schools currently part of the Trust include the Nuneaton Academy, The George Eliot School, Hartshill School, Heath Lane Academy.
Notable alumni
- Bill Olner, Member of Parliament for Nuneaton (1992–2010)
- Gareth Edwards (director), Film Director Godzilla
- Tom Bewick, chief executive, Creative & Cultural Skills (2004–2010)
References
- NWHC. "College merger is confirmed - NWHC". www.nwhc.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.