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Partnerships

PARTNERSHIPS

We pride ourselves in our collaborative approach and work with businesses, community groups, schools, universities, other FE colleges and other external stakeholders to ensure that we bring the very best services to our local community. 

Working with Schools

 

We offer schools access to a wide range of vocational courses and to hundreds of experts to support their Entitlement Framework programme.  We already work with 43 schools in Belfast, Bangor, Ballynahinch, Downpatrick, Lisburn, Newcastle and Newtownards.

 

This programme delivers, in close partnership with schools ub the Area Learning Communities, vocational courses including BTEC Diploma in Sports, Beauty, Health and Social Care, Performing Arts, Business and Travel and Tourism; GCSE Construction; and A Level Sociology, Engineering and Psychology.

  

Mr Tom Armstrong, Principal of CBS Glen Road explains the value of this service:


“In my capacity as Principal of CBS Glen Road I am acutely aware of the backgrounds of all my students and the difficulties they face each day of their lives.

 

It is therefore very heartening to know that the staff from SERC who have worked in our Entitlement Framework partnership have worked in both a professional and committed manner-often beyond the call of duty to assist their students to achieve [their] results.

 

It is with much hope that our partnership will move forward in an innovative manner...”

 

If you work for a school and would like to partner with us please contact Richard Armstrong on 9127 6800.

Community Partnerships

We take our role within our local communities very seriously and we work with many partners to ensure that everyone has access to the very best quality education.

Businesses

 

We work closely with business to ensure that we keep our curriculum closely aligned with industry needs.   Clients such as BT, Denman, Canyon, Bombardier, Nitronica and Red Raven have used our services including staffing solutions, mentoring and consultancy, training and product prototyping. 

 

We have helped these businesses to improve their quality, develop new products, enter new markets and generally become more innovative and profitable businesses. 

 

If you are a business and would like to find out more about our services please visit the Business Services section of this site.