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Nelson and Colne College Group Earns Prestigious Silver Award For Support of Armed Forces Community
Nelson and Colne College Group (NCCG) has announced it has achieved the Silver Award under the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) for 2024. The accolade follows the NCCG’s Bronze Award in the same scheme last year, highlighting its continued dedication to supporting Defence and the wider Armed Forces community. The ERS was launched […]
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Nelson and Colne College Group Welcomes New Board Members
Nelson and Colne College Group (NCCG) has announced the appointment of three distinguished professionals to its Board. Arif Ahmad, Sarah Applewhite and Darren Hutton join the NCCG board, bringing with them extensive expertise across key sectors including finance, education and digital leadership. Arif and Darren are former pupils of the College, who have developed highly […]
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Celebrating creativity and family learning across Lancashire schools
Lancashire Adult Learning (LAL), the number 1 provider of Adult Learning in the country, has announced the winner of its new Children’s Art Competition. Designed to complement their dynamic family learning art courses offered in schools across Lancashire, the innovative initiative concluded with a panel of six creative educators evaluating artwork from approximately 25 participating […]
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First Class Award Winners Set Benchmark For Generations To Come
Students from across Lancashire have etched their names into history – as the very first winners of Nelson and Colne College Group’s Student of the Year Awards. These inaugural awards celebrated learners from across the Nelson and Colne College Group (NCCG), which includes Nelson and Colne College, Accrington and Rossendale College and Lancashire Adult Learning. […]
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Accrington PALS Memorial awash with colour, thanks to green fingered horticulture students
Students from Lancashire Adult Learner’s Level 2 horticultural courses have been busy bringing the Accrington Pals memorial garden to life. Working in partnership with Hyndburn Borough Council the group of students and their teacher Kate Wels have been helping to plant hundreds of botanicals within the garden to bring the planting plan to life. The […]
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Nothing second-rate about classy college performance
It’s a hat-trick of recent major accolades for Nelson and Colne College Group. Because having been rated the nation’s best at delivering adult learning and the only Outstanding college in the county by OFSTED, they have now been deemed second-best college group IN THE COUNTRY by government. And what is particularly positive news for Accrington, […]
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Unlock Your Potential: Adult Learning Opportunities abound at Lancashire Adult Learning
“It’s never too late to learn” says Andrew Parkin from Lancashire Adult Learning – part of the Nelson and Colne College Group. Lancashire Adult Learning (LAL) has just launched its latest adult learner campaign, encouraging those who want to upskill or reskill to progress in their career to return to the classroom. The College has a full programme […]
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Nelson and Colne College Group Governor receives MBE
College Governor with long history of working in education recognised with MBE in New Year’s Honours for Services to Further Education One of Nelson and Colne College Group’s (NCCG) Governors, Christine Kenyon, has received an MBE for Services to Further Education in this year’s New Year’s Honours. The MBE recognises Christine’s significant contributions to and […]
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