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Nottingham College is the East Midlands leading recruitment and training provider, specialising in apprenticeship recruitment and training for businesses.

We offer a comprehensive range of business solutions to help you discover your workforce potential. Whether you are looking to recruit apprentices, train your existing staff or address any skills gaps; we can work with you to develop what you need.

We have plenty of options to meet your businesses needs with a range of Skills Bootcamps, online courses and free business support and advice.

Apprenticeship benefits for employers

  • Cost effective
  • Fresh ideas and creativity
  • Funding and grants available
  • Grow your own talent
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We work with over 2000 local businesses

We support the training needs of over 2000 local employers, not only via our impressive range of Apprenticeships but also through various bespoke training packages.

Over 50 apprenticeship options

We offer more than 50 different Apprenticeship options to businesses which can be delivered within college or onsite at your business.

Bespoke upskilling options for industry

We have a range of funded and full cost training options that would benefit your existing staff in terms of their professional development and mandatory training requirements.

A wealth of support options

We have specialist staff to help you recruit an apprentice, arrange bespoke training solutions as well as advising on grants and funding you may be able to apply for.

Employer success stories

Nottingham Trent University

NTU Spokesperson

“Having contacted Nottingham College they were quick to arrange to meet with us and were extremely informative about their courses and services."

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Wendie Clinkscale, Wider Workforce Lead Trainer for NUH

"Our apprentice has been very focused throughout her course. She hits deadlines and the ward can’t speak more highly of her. She’s very professional and mature. I am thrilled with her."

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Phil Weston - Head of Section, Technical Training, Hyundai and Genesis

“Hyundai UK greatly benefits from this partnership, consistently receiving highly skilled and well-prepared technicians."

Facilities

Automotive Workshops

Our automotive workshops have all the latest diagnostic equipment and technology. We want to make sure our students are on top of their game with the most up-to-date industry knowledge and use the same kit used by real motor industry pros.

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Commercial Restaurant

Fletchers, our commercial restaurant is based in the City Hub and is open to customers during term-time. The restaurant is staffed by our students and offers the perfect place to put all your skills into practice.

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Rear of the City Hub campus with the Fletchers Theatre and Restaurant

Commercial Salons

The fully equipped hairdressing, barbering and beauty salons, located at the Adams Building and Wheeler Gate, are open to the general public which means they are the perfect place for our hairdressing and beauty students to learn in a work like environment. 

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A student styling a client's hair in a salon at the Adams Building

Construction Skills Centre

Our brand new Construction Skills Centre has recently been completed at the college’s Basford campus, already home to the region’s largest construction training facility.

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A lecturer teaching a group of apprentices in a construction workshop at Basford.

Engineering and Electrical Centre

Our Engineering and Electrical Centre at the Ruddington campus marks a major step forward in technical training at Nottingham College.

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Engineering machines in a workshop.

Green Skills Centre

Our new Green Skills Centre, based at our Basford campus, provides green and sustainable training courses designed to put Nottingham and the wider East Midlands region at the forefront of the decarbonisation and green skills agenda.

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Science and Innovation Centre

We’ve invested heavily in our science facilities and our new Science and Innovation Centre at our City Hub Campus is home to lots of specialist equipment you’ll be hard pressed to find anywhere else. 

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Students conducting an experiment in a science lab at the City Hub.