Stanmore Adult College is a small, friendly college rooted firmly in the local community. The College has been providing a wide variety of courses (professional, vocational, non-vocational and recreational) to the public for over 30 years and last year alone more than 10,000 people chose to enrol here.

Stanmore Adult College often receives enquiries from people who want to enrol on a course but do not know what it is they want to do or are not sure if the course they have chosen is right for them. The Stanmore College therefore provides well-trained and welcoming staff who can give all the information, advice and guidance students may need to help them make the choice that is right for them. The College’s teaching staff aim to make learning fun and give feedback and support to help students achieve their learning potential. By enrolling on one or more of Stanmore College’s courses, students can gain new qualifications, develop new skills and discover new hobbies. This in turn can facilitate a change in career direction, increase personal confidence and give people the opportunity to have fun and make new friends.

What’s on offer
Stanmore College has been awarded CoVE (Centre of Vocational Excellence) status in Early Years in recognition of outstanding achievements in teaching and examination results within its Early Years Department.

CoVEs are specialist areas of vocational provision characterised by close links between colleges, other providers, business partners, employers and the community.

Stanmore College is one of only 14 colleges in the country to achieve a Centre of Vocational Excellence in Early Years and the only college in North West London.

In other areas too, Stanmore College has built up a splendid reputation in North West London and this has been reflected in the successful outcome of inspections carried out in 2003 by OFSTED (The Office for Standards in Education) and ALI (Adult Learning Inspectorate). The positive results of the inspections highlighted the following key strengths: good support given by teachers to students, improvements in the quality of teaching, responsiveness of the curriculum provision and a clear vision of the future of Stanmore College. The report commented that 'adult students feel well supported and know where to obtain help if they need it.'