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<< disciplines, Hadlow College is about helping youngsters transition from school to work or higher education. It’s a no-nonsense approach that has the support of the industry. “We are aspirational on behalf of our students and we are also trying to play our part in solving the labour shortages in agriculture and horticulture,” he said. “We are speaking to employers and making them part of the conversation. At the end of the day people come to Hadlow College so that they will be
able to get a job, and we are here to help them do that.” The college is also an integral part of the local community, with around 11,000 visitors enjoying the recent lambing weekend and an annual country fayre equally well supported, not least by the staff who give up their weekends to help out at such events. Students are encouraged to understand their responsibilities not just to the community within the
college but to the wider village that hosts it. Litter picking and helping older residents with window boxes are just two ways in which the Hadlow equivalent of ‘town and gown’ are encouraged to come together. “Integration is important to us,” said Chris. “We want the local community to be as proud of Hadlow College as we are of the students who study here before heading off to work in the land-based industries that play such a vital part in all our lives.”
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