EALING, HAMMERSMITH & WEST LONDON COLLEGE | BUSINESS PROFILE


as the Royal Marsden Hospital, the Hilton Group, St Luke’s Hospice and West London Mental Health Trust.


AN ENTERPRISING APPROACH TO LEARNING


EALING, HAMMERSMITH & WEST LONDON COLLEGE www.wlc.ac.uk


EDUCATION THAT WORKS EHWLC works with employers to address local and regional skills gaps, increase productivity by upskilling employees and ensure that training delivery has a positive business impact. Delivering a wide range of qualifications from Pre-Entry through to MBA level, the college offers courses in business, care, construction, English language, literacy and numeracy, hospitality and catering, IT and media, and has achieved Training Quality Standard certification. “When it comes to training, different


In a world where education and commerce are becoming ever more entwined, colleges need to make sure that their courses are demand-led and employer-responsive. That’s certainly the case with Ealing,


Hammersmith & West London College (EHWLC). An active member of West London Business, the Business Improvement District and the London Chamber of Commerce, the college works closely with employers and their representative


bodies to ensure that their training reflects current trends in employment. “We are totally committed to increasing


employability,” says Garry Phillips, Principal and CEO of the college. “We’re delivering apprenticeships and career pathways that meet both employer and employee needs.” In 2013/14, the college supported more than


1,000 employers, delivering apprenticeships and work-placed training in organisations as diverse


businesses have vastly different needs,” says Phillips. “An approach that might be suitable for a multinational organisation is rarely right for a small care home. We work with employers across a range of sizes, from small businesses to multinationals, in both public and private sectors, and tailor our training to those individual businesses.” The college works together with employers


to design a curriculum and its flexible delivery means that training is delivered at a place and time that suits the business. “While we take guidance from the Skills Funding Agency and government policy documents, we place greater emphasis on the actual need of local employers as articulated by them,” says Phillips. “And, as identified through the organisational needs analyses, we undertake that as part of our engagement with them.” The college also helps smaller businesses


with apprenticeships and consultancy through its business support unit. Eight apprenticeship pathways provide opportunities in a diverse range of sectors – from building services and building crafts to health and social care. Apprenticeships, designed with employers, offer 16- to 24-year- olds a structured training programme that ensures they are developing skills and making progress on the job. For businesses of all sizes, EHWLC is helping to develop skilled workforces and strengthen British business – ultimately bolstering the inevitable tie between education and commerce.


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