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Kickstart 2025 by supercharging your career with the Lancashire and Cumbria Institute of Technology.
Places are available now on courses starting in January in sectors from engineering and healthcare to computing and construction.
If you’re looking to upskill or reskill, or you’re a business owner with employees looking for new skills, there’s no need to wait until September. We have courses available with January starts at our Nelson and Colne College Group and Preston College sites.
Institute of Technology courses starting in the new year at Nelson and Colne College cover engineering, healthcare management, computing and construction.
There are a range of qualifications available including Higher National Certificates (HNC) and Higher National Diplomas (HND), Certificates of Higher Education (CertHE), degrees (BEng) and foundation degrees (FdA) that can be studied full-time or part-time at either the Nelson and Colne or Accrington and Rossendale sites, depending on the course you choose. The college also offers an IoT HND Engineering as an online option.
To apply, visit the college website: universitycentre.nelsongroup.ac.uk/jan-2025-courses/.
With construction projects taking shape across Lancashire and Cumbria, there has never been a better time to gain new skills in the construction industry. The engineering sector is also experiencing growth, with new innovations requiring the need to develop skills regularly.
Preston College has flexible 12-week courses on offer, starting in January, that offer the chance to study modules derived from longer construction and engineering qualifications.
The Modular Acceleration Programme (MAP) is a two-year government pilot, providing free tuition fees for learners, open to anyone looking to retrain in a new career or upskill to enhance existing career prospects.
Within construction, these courses are designed to enhance digital literacy in the construction industry. For more information on the MAP courses on offer at Preston College as part of the IoT, visit www.preston.ac.uk/higher-education/modular-acceleration-programme/.
Apprenticeships are available with January starts at Blackpool and The Fylde College for those in the digital, health and automotive sectors. The IoT’s Blackpool site offers industry-focused courses designed to help you upskill or reskill to career success, many of which are free or have no upfront fees.
There are degree apprenticeships for those wanting to work as a Digital and Technology Solutions Professional, with specialisms in the areas of business analyst, cyber security analyst, data analyst, software engineer and IT consultant. The college also offers a Data Analyst Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship as well as a Certificate of Higher Education in Cyber Security.
There are also higher apprenticeships on offer in the automotive and adult care sectors. For full information on courses and how to apply, visit: www.blackpool.ac.uk/adults.