The Whitehawk Inn is a community learning centre and internet cafe
which provides a vital link between adult education, training and
employment. Learners of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to enrol on
courses at the Centre and help is available to search for jobs, write a
CV or prepare for interviews. Centre Manager Sue Prince says:

“We consider it a privilege to have been offered the opportunity to
engage with the City College East construction students and have them
working here at the Centre. It’s mutually beneficial as it enables us
to have some long outstanding work done on the property and having the
students here fits with our ethos of helping individuals becoming ‘job
ready’. The students were easy to be around, worked hard and seemed to
enjoy the free cappuccinos on offer!”

Sam Ingram, City College’s Employer Engagement Officer & Work
Placement Officer, says:

“It’s important for the College to work with local organisations
such as the Whitehawk Inn which does such vital work in the community.
This project also helped the students to obtain practical working
experience which enables them to acquire the full accreditation for
their diploma. On top of that, they’re getting used to the sort of
challenges they may face in a maintenance-based role when they begin
their hunt for employment.”

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About City College Brighton and Hove: Situated in the heart of
Brighton, City College Brighton and Hove has become an international
centre of vocational excellence. Every year 2,000 full-time, 10,000 part
time, over 500 Higher Education and 250 14-16 year old students as well
as many international and European students choose City College as their
place of further and higher education training. In addition, the College
provides training to over 2,000 businesses via its ‘City Business
Skills’ department which focuses on employer training needs. Offering
over 700 courses from basic level right through to business and
postgraduate training, City College is working with its partners to
develop the workforce of the future.