HRUC Apprenticeships & Skills

Meeting local and regional skills needs

HRUC Apprenticeships & Skills is an industry leading training provider, part of Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges (HRUC), providing a range of apprenticeships and professional development opportunities for businesses. The HRUC portfolio also includes three further education colleges and the West London Institute of Technology, providing higher technical STEM qualifications.

As a well-established college group, through our high-quality provision, we are focused on training the next generation of industry professionals and providing upcoming talent to meet local and regional skills needs for businesses like yours. With highly-skilled and expert teaching staff, we have the ability to provide training for many industry sectors to bridge critical skills gaps, including priority areas such as electricians and plumbers, healthcare workers and a pathway to careers in the aviation industry.

Strong for skills

During our recent Ofsted visit we were rated “Strong” in the Enhanced Skills Inspection, which highlights the contributions we make to meeting the skills needed by the local economy. Notably the Ofsted report referenced how we work very effectively with a diverse range of employers and stakeholders to understand local and regional skills needs and how proactive we are in responding to these needs. Through our well-established partnerships we are preparing our students for their future careers including co-designed programme content, meaningful industry-related work experience, opportunities to connect with employers, like you, via our new Industry Skills Weeks, access to live briefs, industry visits and more!

We are proud to have set up a groundbreaking and award-winning initiative - Heathrow Inclusive Learning Partnership (HILP), working closely with Heathrow and over 20 of their strategic partners. This collaborative effort is aimed at empowering SEND (Special Educational

Needs and Disabilities) students, providing them with real-world learning experiences in the airport’s supply chain to bridge the gap between education and industry.

Meeting business needs

Working closely with our business community enables us to keep our curriculum relevant and develop further opportunities to improve the skills in our region to support economic growth and create a pipeline for the future workforce.

As a well-established college group, through our highquality provision, we are focused on training the next generation of industry professionals and providing upcoming talent to meet local and regional skills needs for businesses like yours.

With over 60 years of experience we are committed to helping businesses with their training, development and recruitment needs. We can help you to upskill your existing staff or support you to onboard new talent through hiring an apprentice via our highly-successful apprenticeship scheme and provide you with access to suitable candidates to interview for your existing roles, through our programmes that support people back into the workplace. Plus we also deliver professional courses with flexible delivery modes to meet organisational needs, so training can be accommodated in a way that suits you best. We link in with businesses to create opportunities to connect directly with our students, such as setting a business project or challenge to a group of students, providing a short work experience placement or a longer-term placement for a T-Level student.

Interested in working with us more closely or finding out about how we can help you with your recruitment needs?

We’d love to hear from you. Please get in touch at employers@hruc.ac.uk or call us on 01895 853780.

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