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City of Bristol College

 Our mission is: Achieving potential and creating prosperity
“We will work together to place the needs of learners and customers first, utilizing the expertise and professionalism of our staff. An outstanding provider of lifelong learning education and training. A leading force in unlocking potential, transforming lives and contributing to the prosperity of all Bristol and the region.”

As the largest training provider in the South West, City of Bristol College is well placed to serve the needs of financial services employers, and has sites across the city of Bristol.

Courses aimed at the financial services sector can be delivered in-company as well as at College sites:

College Green Centre
Ashley Down Centre
Soundwell Centre

After a recent £6 million modernisation, the Soundwell Centre in particular offers state-of-the-art facilities, including purpose-built classrooms, workshops and impressive learning resource centre’s.

City of Bristol College has been operating for more than ten years, following several mergers of Bristol colleges.

Students for financial services courses come from the large industry base that is situated in Bristol; including banks, insurance companies, building societies and brokers.

The College has achieved Centre’s of Vocational Excellence in three areas including Management and has also achieved:
Learning and Skills Beacon Award
Member of the 157 group of leading colleges
Outstanding Ofsted Inspection: Grade 1 for Leadership and Management

City of Bristol College works with many companies in the financial services sector to help them improve their business through staff training. A few examples include:

Allianz, the large insurance company, work with the College on a range of NVQ programmes and are also in discussion with the College and the National Skills Academy to develop Apprenticeship programmes, designed specifically for the financial sector.

Computershare, the share registrar business, has put 90 employees through NVQ programmes to improve their skills and increase staff retention.

Royal Bank of Scotland has recently undertaken an in-company programme that will give its first line managers a nationally recognised qualification from the Chartered Management Institute.

After joining the network in 2007, City of Bristol College is the lead training provider for the National Skills Academy for Financial Services in the South West.

City of Bristol College was keen to build on its years of experience working with many local employers in the financial services sector. It works to help improve the skills of new recruits, staff development including management training and works with the Skills Academy Employer Board to help understand employers’ training needs and issues that are affecting the industry country wide so it can further improve its provision for the financial services employers.

Is to work with the Skills Academy Employer Board to identity the most effective way to deliver training within the sector.

We will:

• Collaborate with other providers in the South West to develop and share best practice across the region.

• Develop new training provision to meet the sector’s needs.

• Ensure organisations in the sector are aware of the training solutions that are available.

• Deliver training, either in-company, and via open courses that help the sector to develop and grow through the uncertain economic times ahead.

• Sector specific NVQs such as Retail Financial Services.
• Financial Services Apprenticeships at Levels 2 & 3
• Foundation Degree in Financial Services
• Financial Pathways being developed in National Diplomas
• Coaching for the Owner/Manager, Senior Manager of SMEs using Leadership and Management Funding.

For more information about the Skills Academy City of Bristol College: