City of Westminster College works on a wide range of creative and practical schemes that benefit the wider community. We provide vital skills training to young people, adult learners and vulnerable groups and also participate in projects that make a difference to our local landscape and quality of life. Here are three current projects.
Church Street Market regeneration. This traditional street market close to our Paddington Basin Campus is part of a wider regeneration project and Neighbourhood Management Officer Edward Quigley approached the College to ask for input. Now the market has been incorporated into an assignment for National Diploma groups studying E-Media, Art & Design and Photography and they are developing creative ways to promote it to a wider audience – with the prospect of prizes for the best solutions. Edward Quigley says: “I’m benefiting from resources and ideas while the College’s students get to work on a live project that stretches them – and they’ll have something to boost their CVs”.
Construction training for employment. Just one of the College’s projects involving homeless people, this 12-week programme at West London Workshop offers the opportunity to learn skills including decorating, tiling, plastering and bricklaying. All the men and women have been referred by homeless charities and they acquire practical experience and computing skills and have the opportunity to gain their Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Card. Director of Faculty for Business & Community Studies Des Reardon says: “We train around 30 people each year, teaching them skills to work within construction. It’s also about giving them the opportunity to get back into a routine, work co-operatively in a structured situation and gain a recognised passport into employment”.
Community support. Prince’s Trust students at City of Westminster College are involved in a variety of community-building schemes during their 12-week programme to acquire skills and a City & Guilds Level 1 qualification. Current students have improved the garden and outdoor seating area at a residential home for old people and are creating a sports-themed mural for a local nursery. They are also working on a pilot project with the London-based charity MyBnk, helping to promote Bank in a Box – a pioneering bank run by students that aims to give young people the confidence to manage money effectively and make informed, ethical and enterprising financial choices. Prince’s Trust Senior Team Leader Sheromie Brewster says: “As well as teaching skills, the programme builds up confidence. Many of our students go on to mainstream higher education. In fact, City of Westminster College’s current Students’ Council President Joe Osman is a former Prince’s Trust student”.
We provide vital skills training to young people, adult learners and vulnerable groups and also participate in projects that make a difference to our local landscape and quality of life. Here are three current projects.
Church Street Market regeneration. This traditional street market close to our Paddington Basin Campus is part of a wider regeneration project and Neighbourhood Management Officer Edward Quigley approached the College to ask for input. Now the market has been incorporated into an assignment for National Diploma groups studying E-Media, Art & Design and Photography and they are developing creative ways to promote it to a wider audience – with the prospect of prizes for the best solutions. Edward Quigley says: “I’m benefiting from resources and ideas while the College’s students get to work on a live project that stretches them – and they’ll have something to boost their CVs”.
Construction training for employment. Just one of the College’s projects involving homeless people, this 12-week programme at West London Workshop offers the opportunity to learn skills including decorating, tiling, plastering and bricklaying. All the men and women have been referred by homeless charities and they acquire practical experience and computing skills and have the opportunity to gain their Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Card. Director of Faculty for Business & Community Studies Des Reardon says: “We train around 30 people each year, teaching them skills to work within construction. It’s also about giving them the opportunity to get back into a routine, work co-operatively in a structured situation and gain a recognised passport into employment”.
Community support. Prince’s Trust students at City of Westminster College are involved in a variety of community-building schemes during their 12-week programme to acquire skills and a City & Guilds Level 1 qualification. Current students have improved the garden and outdoor seating area at a residential home for old people and are creating a sports-themed mural for a local nursery. They are also working on a pilot project with the London-based charity MyBnk, helping to promote Bank in a Box – a pioneering bank run by students that aims to give young people the confidence to manage money effectively and make informed, ethical and enterprising financial choices. Prince’s Trust Senior Team Leader Sheromie Brewster says: “As well as teaching skills, the programme builds up confidence. Many of our students go on to mainstream higher education. In fact, City of Westminster College’s current Students’ Council President Joe Osman is a former Prince’s Trust student”.