Tower Hamlets College provides learning to approximately 5000 adult students. Dyanmic and vibrant, the college is located right next door to both the City and Canary Wharf. This gives our students unique opportunities for work experience and career tasters which are invaluable when making important decisions such as what university to go to, or what job to persue.

Tower Hamlets College offers education out of four principal locations, as well as almost twenty outreach centres. Hair and Beauty, Childcare, Creative Arts, Catering and Hospitality, Business and Computing, and Social Care are all located at Poplar, whilst the Arbour Square campus is dedicated to adult learners who are studying Access, Pathway, Youth & Community and Skills for Life. Oxford House is mainly for ESOL and evening courses, and our East India Dock Road premises house the National Skills Academy for Financial Services providing a corporate environment from which to train or retrain for work in financial services. Some further courses are offered through community centres and local venues enabling easy access to learning no matter where you live!

The College also houses an Advice Centre offering both course and employment advice. The Employment Solutions team help people to find employment by providing job skills training, and can also assist you in developing CV writing and job interview technique. There is also a recruitment service to help both students wanting a part time job and those looking for full time employment. The Advice Team offer confidential help and guidance on all variety of matters, from answering financial queries to giving course advice, and from helping with childcare problems to pointing you in the right direction for more help, such as counselling, if it is suitable.

Our support services provide a network of additional help so that your time at College is as successful as it possibly can be. Our youth work team organise a calendar of activities to give you the broadest education possible, and work closely with our proactive Students’ Union too. The Key Skills Area in the learning centres provides additional support to learners who want extra help with their work regardless of what course they are doing. We’ve also mentoring programmes, volunteering opportunities, work experience links, the Aim Higher Programme and much, much more to get your teeth into.

The facilities at College provide a fantastic place to study. The Atrium Academy hair and beauty salon, motor vehicles workshop, and catering kitchens are all built to industry standard. The learning resource centres offer hubs of educational activity, whilst the airy canteen spaces provide the perfect areas to relax over a coffee or snack.

What’s on offer

With courses ranging from film making to economics, beauty therapy to multimedia, and politics to social care there are a whole host of courses both for sixth form and adult students to choose from. Combine this great course choice, with fantastic supportive staff and great facilities, and you have Tower Hamlets College, an excellent place to get the broadest education in east London.

THC is strongly focused on supporting our students and meeting each individual requirement. Our Key Skills Area located in the Learning Centres is there to provide additional support to learners who want extra help with their work, no matter what course they are doing. The Key Skills workshops run throughout the day and after class, with highly qualified and trained learning mentors ready to help you with your college work.