Nelson and Colne College Group

Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant

At Nelson & Colne Group we recognise the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our community and country along with recognising the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our organisation.  We support the Armed Forces Covenant, by: 

• Promoting the fact that we are an Armed Forces-friendly organisation, to our staff, customers, suppliers, contractors and wider public;
• Supporting the employment of Service spouses and partners and providing flexibility in granting leave for Service spouses and partners before, during and after a partner’s deployment;
• Supporting our employees who are members of the Reserve Forces; granting additional paid/unpaid leave for annual Reserve Forces training; supporting mobilisations and deployment where possible to do so;
• Supporting our employees who are volunteer leaders in military cadet organisations and supporting local military cadet units;
• Supporting and promoting national days recognising members of the Armed Forces Community, such as Remembrance day activities.

About us

Nelson and Colne College Group is a beacon for educational excellence, made up of a family of colleges – Nelson & Colne College, Lancashire Adult Learning and Accrington & Rossendale College. Our College Group is now the only Further Education college in Lancashire to be graded as ‘Outstanding’ under the new Ofsted inspection framework.

Together the Group forms a Sixth Form, Skills and Technology Centre, University Centre, employer training and adult learning provider delivering exceptional teaching and learning to all ages and at all levels.

Nelson and Colne College Group is an extraordinary place to work – our people are our most valuable resource and are at the heart of delivering our vision and strategic aims. In return we offer competitive pay and a wide range of additional benefits and incentives for staff, including a generous package of annual leave entitlement. We also have an extensive and varied professional development programs aimed at supporting all our staff to realise their potential, as well as being committed to maintaining a healthy workforce through a range of health and wellbeing support initiatives.