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If you aspire to enter the dynamic world of art & design, there is no better place to hone your creative skills than in our contemporary Creative Industries Centre.

Our students are encouraged to develop their individual creativity as well as skills for the industry. Students take part in live projects, community events and commissions culminating in our end of year exhibition.

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Our automotive engineering courses are designed to offer you a bright future in the world of motor vehicle and motorcycle maintenance and repair.

There are a huge variety of career opportunities available for qualified engineers and our excellent team of staff have the industry experience to enable you to accelerate onto your career journey.

Our STEM Centre has been specially designed to provide industry standard workshops, equipment and machinery.

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Our business courses are designed to give you the practical and professional knowledge you need to succeed in the highly competitive business world.

We provide you with opportunities to study for a work-related qualification, giving you a sound understanding of the industry.

As part of our courses, students have the opportunity to take part in work experience with a number of high-profile businesses in the London area.

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Our catering courses offer students the opportunity to train and work alongside leading chefs in London. We have close links with top hotels and restaurants including Claridge’s and Grosvenor House, just two of many industry links who provide fantastic opportunities for students to undertake work experience in their kitchens.

We ensure our students are equipped with the skills and discipline to progress to the highest level of the catering profession.

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The Care Industry offers a variety of rewarding careers, working with adults or children in the community. With a national shortage of qualified healthcare professionals and an increasing demand for childcare, now is a great time to start your journey to a career in the industry.

All our courses have a strong practical element and we work closely with a range of employers who provide work placements in a range of settings.

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Technology is at the heart of almost everything we do today. It's no surprise that the IT Industry is growing rapidly every year.

Our courses are designed to prepare you for one of the hundreds of career options in computing, from designing a website and programming, to keeping a business network operational.

As part of our courses, students can take part in work experience with a number of high-profile businesses in the London area.

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The College is an official member of the Mayor’s Construction Academy and awarded with a prestigious Quality Mark that recognises the high standard of skilled workers that it produces.

Across the UK and particularly in London, a shortage of housing and a rapidly rising population means that the Construction and Electrical Industries are busier than ever.

Our courses are designed to equip students with the skills needed to secure a job or start their own business as a qualified tradesman.

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English and maths are essential skills for any job or career pathway you may want to pursue. Employers are now demanding candidates to show good literacy skills and we can help you achieve this. We will support you to expand your opportunities and achieve your career ambitions.

Maths multiply

Through Multiply, we want to boost people’s confidence and ability to use maths and numbers effectively in daily life, at home and work. This includes helping people attain a formal qualification to open doors to new jobs, career progression and/or further study.

All adults who need to improve their numeracy (up to and including Level 2 or equivalent) will be able to access free flexible courses and initiatives that fit around their lives.

If you’re aged 19+ and do not already have a GCSE at grade 4/C (or equivalent) in maths, Multiply is available to you.

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English and maths are essential skills for any job or career pathway you may want to pursue. Employers are now demanding candidates to show good literacy skills and we can help you achieve this. We offer a wide range of ESOL courses and we will support you to expand your opportunities and achieve your career ambitions.

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If you have a passion for fashion, we have the course for you. Come and learn in our industry standard work spaces, staffed by a dedicated team of experts. Get involved in fashion shows and drop-in specialist classes on pattern cutting, sewing and costume design.

Whatever your chosen progression route we will strive to help you achieve it. In addition, our university partner, London College of Fashion, will work with you to get you ready for university.

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The fast-paced and ever-changing Hair, Beauty and Barbering Industry is perfect for those who enjoy working with people and have an amazing creative flair.

We work closely with leading industry specialists who often visit the College to demonstrate cutting-edge hair, beauty therapy and makeup techniques to students.

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Our digital media courses offer students the opportunity to work with industry standard creative software applications. Students will develop skills in graphic design, digital video, animation, digital drawing and illustration.

The course will prepare students for future digital media roles in animation, computer games design, digital marketing and advertising.

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The Public Service Industry really does make a difference. It offers rewarding and challenging careers ranging from the emergency services to the military.

Our courses provide students with the practical and theoretical knowledge to prepare for a career in the uniformed services or public sector.

We have close links with many employers including the Metropolitan Police Service, London Fire Brigade and St. John’s Ambulance, ensuring that students have every opportunity to progress into jobs.

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Our Sport Science and Fitness courses offer you the chance to study the science behind the Sport Industry including the anatomy & physiology of the body and health management. Alongside this you will learn how to plan and deliver group exercises, and work in the community to help promote fitness and physical activity programmes.

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Tourism is an exciting and varied industry that offers many opportunities to see the world and experience new things. Students get to understand world travel first-hand during visits to tourist destinations and by understanding what is involved in marketing, customer service and administration, learning key skills that are transferable to many other industries.

Students will have the opportunity to travel to Seville, Spain or Lisbon, Portugal for 4 weeks work experience.

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Our teacher training courses are perfect for those looking to move into the education sector or for teaching and learning support assistants already working who would like to receive professional accreditation for their specialist skills.

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All our engineering courses are run by highly trained industry experienced lecturers and technicians, to assist our students in securing work within the industry.

Students will learn how to use equipment, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, print 3D models, and program the latest desktop CNC machines to manufacture components.

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English and maths are essential skills for any career pathway you may wish to pursue. Employers are now demanding candidates show good literacy skills and Waltham Forest College can help you achieve this. We will support you to expand your opportunities and achieve your educational ambitions.

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Waltham Forest College has partnered with the Leyton Orient Trust to deliver courses more closely aligned to football. The courses cover fitness & training and understanding how the body works alongside the opportunity to coach a range of sports activities and organise sport events.

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T-Levels are a brand-new qualification providing an alternative pathway to A-Levels, BTECs and apprenticeships.

They follow GCSEs and are equivalent to 3 A-Levels.

The 2-year T-Level qualification brings classroom and work placement together on a course designed with employers and businesses to give you the skills and knowledge employers are looking for.

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Explore our range of Employment Academy courses to help prepare you for and support you into employment.

Our criminology and law courses are for those interested in the UK legal system and criminal investigations. By choosing to study criminology and law this you will develop an understanding of why people commit crimes, whether nature or nurture influences people’s choices, what happens during a criminal investigation and the processes involved when a person has been arrested and taken to court.

You will have the opportunity to visit law courts and engage with professionals from the criminal justice system. Throughout the course, you will also develop skills that are highly valued by employers and universities.

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