Pembrokeshire College
Encyclopedia
Pembrokeshire College is a further education
college with a campus in Haverfordwest
, Pembrokeshire
, in Wales
and around 40 outreach centres across the county. A further campus, the Marine and Information Technology Centre (MITEC) in Milford Haven
offers courses in marine engineering.
The college provides full and part-time vocational education for students aged 14 - 19 and a variety of courses and activities for adults. The total number of enrolled students in full and part-time education is about 8,500. The college also offers students access to higher education programs including degrees, HNDs and HNCs mainly validated by the University of Glamorgan, NVQs and other accredited programmes in training and business, as well as the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification. Certain courses, including the Princes Trust courses and subjects such as IT, Basic Skills and Welsh for Adults. are funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
A May 2007 Estyn inspection, (the Welsh Ofsted) rated engineering, construction, health and care, languages, literature and culture, and student support with Grade 1 (outstanding).
The college canteen, known as 'the refectory' is franchised out to Cafe Direct.
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...
college with a campus in Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales and serves as the County's principal commercial and administrative centre. Haverfordwest is the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire, with a population of 13,367 in 2001; though its community boundaries make it the second most populous...
, Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
, in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and around 40 outreach centres across the county. A further campus, the Marine and Information Technology Centre (MITEC) in Milford Haven
Milford Haven
Milford Haven is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, a natural harbour used as a port since the Middle Ages. The town was founded in 1790 on the north side of the Waterway, from which it takes its name...
offers courses in marine engineering.
The college provides full and part-time vocational education for students aged 14 - 19 and a variety of courses and activities for adults. The total number of enrolled students in full and part-time education is about 8,500. The college also offers students access to higher education programs including degrees, HNDs and HNCs mainly validated by the University of Glamorgan, NVQs and other accredited programmes in training and business, as well as the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification. Certain courses, including the Princes Trust courses and subjects such as IT, Basic Skills and Welsh for Adults. are funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
A May 2007 Estyn inspection, (the Welsh Ofsted) rated engineering, construction, health and care, languages, literature and culture, and student support with Grade 1 (outstanding).
The college canteen, known as 'the refectory' is franchised out to Cafe Direct.