Abingdon & Witney College has received significant funding from West Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse Districts Councils, with Cherwell District Council. This will support local skills development and green initiatives.

Based at our Net Zero Skills Hub training centre we can therefore offer the following FREE courses for those aged 19 and over

In 2021 DWP published the result of the Health is Everyone’s Business consultation. Employers told us they found the amount of information to help them manage employee health and disability was too vast; too fragmented and not navigable.

As a result we have created the SEHD tool on gov.uk. This has been developed with trusted information from across Government and in partnership with Arms Length Bodies (such as the Health and Safety Executive) to improve support for employers on health and disability at work.

If you want to shape the future of your industry, why not use your skills, knowledge and experience to train upcoming talent at your local college?

You can join as a part-time trainer alongside your day job or work full-time and become a qualified teacher/trainer with a secure future.

Windsor Forest College Group are forming a Green Skills Academy delivering courses in the areas of Green Skills Construction, Electric Vehicle Maintenance and Agricultural Technology to help businesses grow and keep apace of the technological changes and sustainable practices being introduced to help reduce carbon emissions. They were chosen to deliver a range of courses that focus on sustainable technology and practices to improve and upskill people in key sectors across Berkshire.

University Centre Newbury and The Henley College have partnered together to provide fully funded courses on robotics. These innovative, practical and fully-funded courses teach delegates how to set up and program industrial robots on a range of operating systems, as well as how to maintain and look after industrial robot cells to help minimise wear and reduce downtime.

In a world where sustainability is an ever-growing priority, it can feel overwhelming for a small business to know how to get started or where to go for information. But embracing sustainability could be an opportunity – helping your business become more resilient. And with the right support, you could make more of an impact than you might think.

That’s where Activate Learning comes in. As a leading provider of sustainability programmes specifically for SMEs, we can help you on your journey.

Explore renewable technologies at Abingdon and Whitney colleges net zero skills hub! They offer a range of courses that cover topics such as renewable energy systems, energy efficiency, and carbon management. Their instructors are experts in their fields, and provide hands-on training and practical experience to ensure that our students are fully equipped to succeed in this growing industry.