The City of Liverpool College

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We are now proud to be The City of Liverpool College, serving more than a third of all 16-18-year-olds in Liverpool and educating almost 20,000 students a year. Our students are spread across our 500 academic and vocational courses, offering them the widest choice in the city at the highest standard of learning.

The size and breadth of the college put us at the heart of the City. Our daily work brings us in contact with partners and stakeholders of all kinds from large corporations and household names and frequently we work with Liverpool City Council. We work closely with local training providers and employers in the private, public, and voluntary sectors to deliver the widest range of further education courses, delivered with practical experience.

Our close working relationships with businesses ensure that we keep up to date with what employers need but crucially ensures our students are equipped with the skills to find employment and succeed.

We are heavily involved in a wide range of innovative programs. As a Gazelle college, we promote an enterprising culture for students to develop confidence and entrepreneurial skills to help create jobs for the future.

Our Mission is to provide high-quality skills and education by delivering opportunities for growth to all people and businesses of the Liverpool City Region. Our values:

• Quality – Providing the highest standards of teaching and learning
• Inspire – Inspiring you to realize your full potential
• Ambition – Striving to be the best you can be
• Partnership – Working together to create sustainable improvement for you
• Passion – Determination to make a difference for you
• Innovate – Always looking for new ideas and solutions to help you grow
• Diversity – Embracing inclusivity, equality, and diversity

During your time at College, you will be supported and encouraged to work hard to achieve success. However, we also want it to be interesting, fun, exciting, and rewarding. Make the most of your time in College through a range of exciting activities.

As part of your health and wellbeing, we offer bespoke sports services from our College Sports Maker. Sport can be used to decrease stress levels, increase energy levels and help with concentration for a holistic approach to student life.

In an educational landscape that is changing ever more rapidly, the College occupies a unique space. We deliver the largest and most diverse vocational curriculum across the city region offer a range of courses from entry-level to degree provide bespoke training hand-in-hand with employers in the state of the art facilities and continue to recruit students from a diverse range of backgrounds, supporting the college ethos of inclusivity. The College recruits from 30 of the most 100 deprived areas in England 93% of our students go on to education or employment. We believe that the socio-economic character of our student body makes high aspirations more important, not less and that every student who stays with us should be supported to achieve and progress.

The College supports students, communities, and employers, and we believe whole-heartedly that the sum is more than its parts – that each of the three can benefit the other. We have worked with businesses to realize the biggest and best opportunities for our students, and to play our part in creating a skilled workforce for the future.

The College will be one of the top five colleges in the UK, renowned for its work with employers and the impact on economic growth. We will be recognized for our ability to respond to employers’ needs and the excellence of our delivery. We will increase the volume of higher-level qualifications and double our apprenticeship volumes.

The College will provide a superb education and learning experience to outstanding students, irrespective of their backgrounds, and will produce students distinguished by their skills, abilities, employability, and their ambition to contribute to society.

The College will be the provider of choice for those wanting to develop their employability skills, gain employment and be successful in their chosen career. We will be the partner of choice for employers to recruit the best prepared and committed talent.

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