CHARTERED INSTITUTION

Fo R F U Rt H E R Edu Cat Io N

NWSLC is proud to have been formally admitted to the Chartered Institution for Further Education (CIFE), the only organisation in the UK with royal assent to provide chartered status to FE providers, at a ceremony in the City of London. Membership was conferred on the college by the Rt Hon The Lord Longfield Kt DL at the historic Hall of the Apothecaries’ Society in Blackfriars. The college was recognised earlier this year for the high quality of its further and higher education skills provision, achieved through multiple partnerships with stakeholders including the Coventry & Warwickshire LEP, the Leicester and Leicestershire LEP, Colleges West Midlands, the West Midlands Combined Authority and WorldSkills UK .

Receiving the Charter from Lord Lingf ield at the ceremony in December 2022, Marion Plant, OBE FCGI, Principal and Chief Executive of NWSLC said, “Successfully achieving chartered status is a fantastic accolade for the college and we are proud to join the Institution. NWSLC has a long history of engagement with its local community, serving the skills requirements of employers and working with our partners to develop high standards of further and higher education across our region. Students and apprentices at NWSLC benef it from our extensive contacts with local, regional, and national employers, and professional and technical skills are embedded within our culture ”