North East Surrey College Of Technology
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The North East Surrey College Of Technology (NESCOT) is a large further education
and higher education
college in Epsom and Ewell
, Surrey
, England
that began as Ewell Technical College in the 1950s.
The college sports centre, gym, and playing fields are open to the general public.
In addition to the traditional further education college subjects, the school offers distance learning, and customised training programmes for businesses.
in Osteopathy, Acoustics and Biological Science. Courses preparing for higher education within the college enables students to remain at Nescot in order to take their studies forward.
Authorised Training Centre and holds academy status with CISCO
, Microsoft
, and Oracle as a specialist training provider.
inspection assessed the school overall as Grade 2 (good), with Grade 1 (outstanding) in several areas.
In 2011, Nescot's Media students competed in and won the final of WorldSkills UK. The previous year the college's Computing department's students scored individual success in the WorldSkills 2009 final.
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
and higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
college in Epsom and Ewell
Epsom and Ewell
Epsom and Ewell is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England, covering the town of Epsom and the village of Ewell. The borough was formed as an urban district in 1894, and was known as Epsom until 1934. It was made a municipal borough in 1937...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
that began as Ewell Technical College in the 1950s.
Facilities
Nescot has specialist practical facilities including a construction department on site with trade specific workshops for Bricklaying, Plumbing, Carpentry, Electrical Installation and Plastering. Performance and Media have dance studios, recording facilities, dark rooms and a Mac suite. The college also has two theatres, one traditional with tiered seating and a modern performance space. Other curriculum areas are supported with a beauty salon, onsite nursery, labs, an Animal Care Centre, Student Advice Centre, Learning Resource Centre - and an Osteopathy clinic.The college sports centre, gym, and playing fields are open to the general public.
Academic profile
As of 2008-2009 the college drew around 12,200 students from the local community, nationally and overseas.In addition to the traditional further education college subjects, the school offers distance learning, and customised training programmes for businesses.
Higher education
The college offers higher educationHigher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
in Osteopathy, Acoustics and Biological Science. Courses preparing for higher education within the college enables students to remain at Nescot in order to take their studies forward.
Software training
The school is recognised as an AppleApple
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Authorised Training Centre and holds academy status with CISCO
Cisco
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, Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
, and Oracle as a specialist training provider.
Performance
A 2010 OfstedOfsted
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inspection assessed the school overall as Grade 2 (good), with Grade 1 (outstanding) in several areas.
In 2011, Nescot's Media students competed in and won the final of WorldSkills UK. The previous year the college's Computing department's students scored individual success in the WorldSkills 2009 final.