Vocational or Sixth Form study?

Choosing the right course is essential to making the most out of your time at college. Before you apply you’ll have to decide whether you want to study a vocational or Sixth Form course.

Vocational courses tend to be related to a particular occupation and will enable you to develop skills directly related to your chosen area of employment. The courses are career orientated, for example the National Diploma IT Practitioners brings together relevant teaching and experience to enable you to develop the skills needed for a career working in software development.

All the qualifications you will gain from studying a course with us are well recognised by employers and those at an advanced level like National Diplomas will also allow you to progress in to Higher Education at University.

However, if you would like to study for A Levels or you are looking to combine different subjects in order to build your own options package take a look at the A Levels and other subjects offered in the Sixth Form Centre. These courses, marked , allow you to combine traditional academic subjects with other more practical subjects.