| Isle of Wight College | |
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| Motto | Putting Students First |
| Established | 1951 |
| Type | Further Education |
| Principal | Debbie Lavin |
| Location | Newport, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom |
| Campus | Modern |
| Website | http://www.iwightc.ac.uk |
The Isle of Wight College is a general further education college (GFE) with a broad curriculum to reflect the needs of the island community. The main campus is sited in a central location on the outskirts of Newport, the county town of the Isle of Wight and the island's principal retail centre. A number of other centres around the island are used for adult education, basic skills, family learning programmes and for information and communication technology (ICT) courses.
The College is the island's major provider of further education and training for some 8,000 learners and has bult more accommodation over the past five years. It is also a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) in four areas; care, hospitality, marine engineering and early years.
In a recent Office for Standards in Education inspection The College was rated as a Grade 1, a common grade. The inspectors commented:
"The Isle of Wight College is an outstanding college that is working most effectively to meet the needs of the island community. Standards are very high and improving for all learners who make outstanding progress during their time at The College. Teaching and learning are good and improving. Guidance and support for learners are outstanding."
The College's supposed goals are:
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The college hosts students from countries across the world. Successful international students gain Cambridge qualifications and experience living in an English speaking culture.
The college has a student voice, which is made up of typically two people from each class, however this number can change as the sizes of the classes. Students attend meetings with the aim of improving life for students at the college.
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