Further Education & Sixth Form College in London, England
 Tower Hamlets College offers a vast range of
courses at our East London College in the UK.
Our college is situated in Poplar in the East
End of London very close to Canary Wharf. We
offer both further education college courses and
sixth form college courses, full time and part
time courses, daytime and evening courses to
young people and adult learners. In addition we
offer professional training programmes including
work based training and individual business
advice. Our college is a multi cultural and
international college and welcome students from
all sectors of the community as well as students
from abroad.
Around 9,000 local people study at Tower Hamlets
College each year. 2,000 in the Sixth Form
College based in Poplar, East London and
thousands of adult learners in centres across
the borough, including Arbour Square in Stepney,
Idea Stores and other venues. The college has
four main sites at Poplar High Street, Arbour
Square, East India Dock Road and Bethnal Green
Road. We also have courses at community centres
throughout the borough. We welcome students of
all ages and backgrounds and aim to treat
everyone with fairness and respect. Our youngest
student is 16 and our oldest is an 86 year old
who is doing an Internet course.
Courses
Courses offered at Tower Hamlets FE and 6th Form
College cover many levels and include GCSEs, A
Levels, AVCE and GNVQ, Advanced, Intermediate
and Foundation levels, City and Guilds, work
based learning and apprenticeships, introductory
courses, vocational courses and courses for
adults with learning difficulties. Age ranges
vary from adult courses, to courses for 16-19
year olds and we now have school links and offer
courses to 14-16 year olds.
We offer courses in many different subject areas
some of which are listed below:
Access to Higher Education and Work: Access to
HE specialising in Business, Computing, Health
Professions and Nursing, Humanities and Law,
Science, Teaching, Youth, Community and Social
Work, Pre-Access Science, General Access course
and Access to Work.
Business, Catering, Leisure and Tourism:
Business Studies, Administration, Accountancy,
Book-keeping, Accounting with Computers, General
Accounts, Business Administration, Retail,
Business and Finance, Customer Service,
e-Business, Leisure, Travel and Tourism,
Management Studies, Secretarial & Office
Studies, Catering, Hospitality, Cookery, Food
Hygiene, Food Preparation and Cooking.
Community and Youth Work Training: Introductory
and more advanced training in the following:
Youth Work Practice, Peer Worker Training,
General Youth Work, Community Volunteering,
Working with People, Home School Relations,
School Governor Training and Working with
Learners of Community Languages.
Computing and IT courses from introductions to
more advanced levels: IT for Business, IT at
work, IT Skills and Computing, Comptia A+,
Computer Literacy and IT, Computer Operations,
Computer Science, Computer Technology, Computer
Use, Computing, CLAIT, Digital Applications,
e-Citizen, ECDL, ICT - Information and
Communications Technology, Applied ICT,
Information Systems, Internet Use, Internet for
Pensioners, Skills4IT Modern Apprenticeship and
Software Engineering.
Creative Arts offers introductory and more
advanced courses in the following:
2D and 3D Computer Visualisation, 3D Design,
General Art & Design, Art History, Audio and
visual media, Clothing and Tailoring, Crafts,
creative IT and Media, Creative Computing,
Digital Animation, Digital Fine Art, Digital
Graphics for the Web, Documentary & Narrative
Video Production, Fashion, Styling and Textiles,
Film studies, Graphic Design, Interactive New
Media, Media studies, Media - Moving Image,
Multimedia, Music Technology, Recording and
Production, Photography, Photojournalism, Self
Promotion for Creative Freelancers, Textile
technology, Foundation Studies in Art and
Design, Performing Arts, Dressmaking, Life
drawing, Computer graphics, Adobe Photoshop,
Maya 3D, Web design using Action Scripting in
Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Motion
graphics using Adobe After Effects Pro, Web
design using CSS Style Sheets, Digital studio
photography, Short film-making, 35mm
photography, DVD authoring using Studio Pro, Web
design for Web Standards and Film editing in
Final Cut Pro.
English, Humanities and Key Skills: Introductory
and more advanced courses in the following:
English language, English literature, Cultural
studies, Geography, History, Archaeology,
Humanities, Philosophy, Communication studies,
Bengali, Economics, Government and politics,
Law, Psychology, Sociology, World Development,
English for speakers of other languages - ESOL,
English for Adults, Foundation English for Young
Adults - FEYA.
Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy: Introductory
and more advanced courses in the following:
Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy, Hairdressing with
ESOL, Complementary Medicine, Sports Massage,
Workskills in Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy,
Body Massage, Complementary Holistic Body,
Therapies, Aromatherapy, Diet and Nutrition,
Holistic Massage, Indian Head Massage,
Reflexology, Depilation and Waxing.
Health, Care and Early Years: Introductory and
more advanced courses in the following: Health
Studies/Care, Health and Social Care, Child
Care, Child Care and Education, Family &
Community Work, Nursery Nursing & Child Care,
Nursing, Pre-School Practice, Parenting &
Caring, Self Development, Supporting Children
and Families in Toy Libraries, Working with
People with Learning Disabilities, Certificate
in Mental Health Work, Certificate in Community
Mental Health Care, Pathway to Nursing,
Childminding Practice. Counselling Concepts,
Counselling Skills and Theory and Practice of
Counselling.
Mathematics and Numeracy: Introductory and more
advanced courses in General Maths, Maths for
Adults, Use of Maths, Further Maths and Free
Standing Maths Qualifications (FSMQs).
Science: The Science Department offer
introductory and more advanced courses in the
following: Biology and Biological sciences,
Chemistry, Physics, Health Sciences, Science
(general), Applied Science and Science for
Public Understanding.
Skills for Life offer Literacy and Numeracy
courses and training as follows:
Language (ESOL), English and maths, General
English and Maths skills, ESOL for young people,
ESOL for adults, Study at your workplace, Study
in your community, Study at your local library,
Naturalisation as a British citizen, Vocational
courses with ESOL, Women into work, Focus on
work and Learn Direct courses.
Teacher Education and Training: Introductory and
more advanced courses and training as follows:
Teacher Education, Teacher Training, Delivering
Learning, Certificate in Further Education
Teaching, Training and Development Lead Body
Assessors and Verifiers Awards, Adult Learner
Support, Adult Literacy Subject Support, English
Language Teaching to Adults, CELTA, Certificate
for Adult Numeracy Subject Specialists and
Teacher training - for ESOL, literacy and
numeracy teachers.
Vocational Options: Introductory courses and
school links 14-16: Courses to post 16, 14-16
and pre 16 age groups as follows: Car
Maintenance & Repair and Motor Vehicle
Mechanics, Carpentry & Wood work, Electronic
Engineering, Health & Safety, Practical Skills
and Introduction to Practical Skills, Painting
and Decorating, Child Care, Construction NCFE,
Creative IT and Media, Hairdressing and Beauty
Therapy, Health and Social Care, ICT and Office
Skills
Specialist Courses for Students with Learning
Disabilities.
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