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Education, skills and training

Learning and Skills Council

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is responsible for funding and planning education and all training for over 16-year-olds in England, other than that undertaken in universities.

Established in April 2001 their work covers:

  • further education
  • work-based training and young people
  • school sixth forms
  • workforce development
  • adult and community learning
  • information, advice and guidance for adults
  • education business links.

The LSC works alongside the Employment Service, the Small Business Service, Connexions, the National Training Organisations, further education and sixth form colleges, and representatives of community groups, to understand, define and then meet training and education needs.

The LSC for South London has its headquarters in Croydon.

Their web page can be viewed at www.lsc.gov.uk or email: londonsouthinfo@lsc.gov.uk

Richmond upon Thames College

As well as being the sixth form college for all schools in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Richmond upon Thames College is a skills centre, offering modern apprenticeships and a continuing and higher education centre offering a wide range of courses for adults.

Richmond upon Thames College,
Egerton Road,
Twickenham,
TW2 7SJ,
Tel: 020 8607 8000
Fax 020 8744 9738
Courses Information Unit: 020 8607 8305/8314
Email: courses@rutc.ac.uk
Website www.rutc.ac.uk

Richmond Adult and Community College (RACC)

Richmond Adult Community College, a further education college, has a strong team ethos where diversity and intellectual freedom is valued and achievement for all is realised.

The  college is located on a number of sites within he London Borough of Richmond upon Thames with two main sites at Richmond and Twickenham.

The College is Grade A financial health, has a £10 million turnover, 600 staff and 20,000 students. In November 2001 it was inspected by OFSTED/ALI and achieved an impressive array of top grades with one of the best teaching quality ratings for post-19 learners.

The college is pathfinder Centre of Vocational Excellence in Business and ICT, at the leading edge of workforce development and has just opened a brand new Richmond Business School.

Tel: 020 8891 5907
TextPhone: 020 8843 7997
Fax: 020 8332 6560
Parkshot, Richmond, TW9 2RE
Clifden Road, Twickenham, TW1 4LT
website: www.racc.ac.uk

St Mary’s (University of Surrey) College feel at home

St Mary’s was founded by the Catholic Church in 1850 to train teachers. Although its modern education degrees are an important part of its work, its range of courses is diverse and students of all backgrounds are welcomed. St Mary’s awards degrees of the University of Surrey. It has an excellent academic and student employment record, friendly atmosphere and caring student-centred approach.

St Mary's College
Waldegrave Road
Twickenham
TW1 4SX
Tel: 020 8240 4000
Fax: 020 8240 4255
www.smuc.ac.uk

Other information

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