National College Creative Industries

51°28′49″N 0°15′15″E / 51.480188°N 0.254108°E / 51.480188; 0.254108 National College Creative Industries, formally the National College for the Creative and Cultural Industries, is a college providing technical skills for the creative industries, based in Thurrock, Essex, England. It was established in 2016. It is supported by a group of employers including the BBC, the National Theatre, Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU) and the Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT).[1][2]

It is one of a group of five new colleges announced by the British government in May 2016, the others being the National College for Digital Skills (opened September 2016); the National College for High Speed Rail based in Birmingham and Doncaster;[3] the National College for Nuclear ("under development" as of March 2017); and the National College for Onshore Oil and Gas (reportedly "stalled" pending discussion of fracking).[4]

In March 2017 the college failed to gain accreditation on the Skills Funding Agency's Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers, and stated that this was due to a "technicality" in their application.[4]

References

  1. ^ "About the National College". National College Creative Industries. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Essex Matters: Backstage at National College Creative Industries". Radio Essex Newsdesk. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ^ National College for High Speed Rail, accessed 14 August 2018
  4. ^ a b Robinson, Alix (16 March 2017). "Exclusive: National College fails to make Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers". FE Week. Retrieved 24 November 2017.