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Business, Computing, Facilities Management, Logistics, Management, Shipping

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College of Central London

We are a small specialist private college with over 50 years’ experience in education.
(A quick glance at the past.) We offer accredited online courses only, in small compact groups allowing for student centred learning to those aged 18+.

The college delivers courses in, Shipping and Facilities Management with experienced tutors who deliver sessions online. There are no classroom sessions or guest speaker seminars held at these premises.

Our online courses are popular with busy working people and allow us the opportunity to reach out to national and international learners who would otherwise not be able to take advantage of the courses we have available.

Mission Statement
  Our mission is to provide the necessary skills and knowledge to help learners achieve academic success enabling them to seek further employment opportunities, career progression and good earnings potential. Our courses are based on practical principles and relate to the requirements of employers. The courses offered are high status and professionally recognised.
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Excellent Faculty

College tutors are selected for their qualifications and practical experience to deliver good quality, online tutoring. We have a high success rate amongst those who attempt the written assessments.
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Flexibility 

Our 100% online courses give you access to small groups amongst like minded individuals as well as one to one coaching when required from our top tutors. You may be working, in a career break or thinking of improving your skills.
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Small Online virtual Class Sizes

Online sessions are small enough to enable tutors to relate to learners as individuals and large enough to create a vibrant atmosphere with those who wish to engage with the tutor.
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Location

The college operates from a business centre on the fringe of the financial hub of the City of London near Tower Hill underground station and Tower Gateway. 

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 Find the right course for you and receive student centred learning throughout your time at the college. Students must be 18 years or over to apply.
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Facilities Management - IWFM Level 4


The Level 4 programme is intended for those aspiring to become facilities managers or those in middle management with little fm experience and who wish to enhance their specialist and management skills. 

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Pearson Extended Diploma in IT- BTEC Level 3 (QCF) Fast Track

August 31st 2023 was the last date to register for this course. It has now been withdrawn by Pearson.

This course is assessed by assignments only 3 and is a recognised route to university progression, apprenticeships, or full employment. Learners will acquire employability and communication skills and self-management which are needed in the workplace. The course has business units within the content so might be considered a useful alternative to business courses where assessment is by examination and assignments.   

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Start dates and Inductions 

Shipping and Logistics course - 1st May 2025 for ABMA Level 4 (RQF) - taught online, assessed by assignment. 


Extract from shipping notes: Technical improvements in propelling machinery and fuel has made marine cargo transportation increase its speed of delivery thereby reducing costs so that by the mid 1970's vessels had become specialised with improved shipping management techniques. The high price of fuel in the mid seventies led to an emphasis on high speed schedules and increased ship capacity. Learn more from our tutor who is shipowner, trader and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Shipbrokers.

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Next IWFM induction day - TBA 2025 - 5.30pm - 7.00pm

Inductions are an opportunity to meet the course tutor and find out all there is to know about IWFM course content, size and level of the qualification as well as your commitment, the  assessments and progression with the IWFM. The style and approach of the course tutor will be a gauge to how you might adapt their style of teaching. Click here for a spotlight interview with our tutor Geoff Prudence.

What our students say
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"About a year ago you patiently and relentlessly gave me advice and guidance on my aim to further enhance my career with an IWFM certification. Today I am a proud graduate of IWFM Diploma L4 in FM. 

Thousands of miles apart and English is not my mother tongue, it doesn't stop in achieving my dream. This achievement is our success together and the one year period has indeed been fruitful and positively upgraded my understanding in FM. 

Mr. Geoff Prudence has been a wonderful and accommodating lecturer and I never had the feeling that in fact we were thousands of miles away ! "

Hasrizan - completed IWFM Level 4 in Facilities Management

"I am very glad to say I have completed my BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Business. It has been a considerable honour and privilege to work with College of Central London over the last two and a half years, even though we've never met face-to-face. In that time I have developed a much more broad and deep understanding of the workings of businesses and appropriate terminologies, and had a distinct sense of enjoyment from completing various elements of coursework. Most if not all of the content I have learned from this course will be transferable to a broad remit of other problems involving business decisions, and potentially even different disciplines such as within the IT sector. For the reasons I have stated above, it is with great pleasure that I am able to give the college an overall rating of five stars."
                     Theo Marr
"I became a student of the College of Central London in 2016 as they were the only place that I could find that would allow me to do a two year course over the space of just 9 months. I completed the course via distance learning and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Not only did I manage to complete the course in the 9-month timeframe, but I also managed to achieve D*D*D*, which is the best available mark. The key to my success was the exceptional support that was offered to me by my tutor, Nicolas. He constantly and quickly have me feedback on every piece of work I submitted and also provided clear and excellent resources to enable me to achieve my full potential. Despite never physically attending the college, I was still made to feel as though I was a top priority and as though they really cared about me. The assistance they offered me throughout the course was always clear, thoughtful and offered with the friendliest of approaches. The college helped me to effectively keep track of my deadlines, stay motivated and, most importantly, enjoy my time studying there. I could not recommend the College of Central London enough, it is a truly exceptional place that nurtures and encourages their students as well as is possible.
Sean

I had my level 4 diploma in facilities management and all that I can say is that is the best college in London, huge thanks to Nicolas for being so supportive, Geoff and Emma, well structured course! highly recommended
Marianna

Despite never physically attending the college, I was still made to feel as though I was a top priority and as though they really cared about me. The assistance they offered me throughout the course was always clear, thoughtful and offered with the friendliest of approaches.

The college helped me to effectively keep track of my deadlines, stay motivated and, most importantly, enjoy my time studying there. 

I could not recommend the College of Central London enough, it is a truly exceptional place that nurtures and encourages their students as well as is possible.."

The College of Central London is a fantastic college for anyone wanting to go into the field of computing. Raouf is a wonderful teacher who is charismatic, kind and guides you on any queries or questions for the assignments. The course is very well run with online, weekly sessions that were concise and deliver maximum learning value to the student. They are very flexible also and understand any outside commitments such as work. Any queries outside of class time were answered promptly via email. I completed the course in a couple of months, which I found very quick, but, at the same time, very informative. Also, the college principal, Nicolas, supported me completely through my application to universities on UCAS. To anyone wishing to study computing, I would 100% recommend the College of Central London. They are the definition of a supportive, well-organised college with kind and helpful teachers and staff that actually help to achieve what you want to. FIVE STARS ALL ROUND! :)
Jayden Scarpa - completed BTEC Level 4 HNC in Computing - June 2022 - 
 
"I cannot even begin to tell you how helpful, supportive and brilliant this college is. From start to finish, the support is amazing! The tutors are wonderful, knowledgeable and extremely helpful, everyone went out their way to help. What a wonderful experience! Thanking all the staff for their availability online and offline - would never have got through this without all your guidance.

Nicolas, Raouf and William… Thank you for everything
SH - completed 18 units on the Pearson BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in IT ..........in 3.5 months! A Record!!! - July 2023
"I had to take a gap due to personal reasons to submit my assignments. Even returning after a long time,
the College had shown full support and prompt response to all the units submitted for level 4 Certificate (IWFM) and as a result, I had successfully passed."
 Madeleine
 "I sincerely want to apologize for not replying to your email on time. I hadn't opened this email since ages. But nevertheless, its good to see that we're still in contact despite the distance.  
As I told you earlier, that I'd started my Masters degree program (Master in Banking and Finance) in a reputed institute based here. With the grace of Almighty, I've successfully completed my 2 semesters (third in progress). In my last semester, I have scored 4.00 GPA which was a milestone to achieve making me eligible for the rector's merit award. My CGPA currently is 3.94/4.00. Besides my studies, I am also teaching Mathematics in a local college. After completing my Masters degree, I'll definitely be moving up the ladder by applying in multi-national firms and accounting firms based here. I'm afraid that it would be a little difficult to write a comprehensive paper on 'Strategic analysis' as my exams are currently approaching.    

Sister, mum and dad are conveying warm regards to you and Sir Raouf. We always remember your kind words and the time we spent together
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 Mazhar 
"I recently had the privilege of attending the College of Central London for my Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing. The teaching staff, particularly Mr. Nicholas and Mr. Raouf, deserve special mention for their outstanding dedication and expertise. Their unwavering support and guidance played a pivotal role in shaping my educational journey. They consistently went above and beyond to ensure that students like myself received a well-rounded education and were equipped with the necessary skills to succeed in our chosen fields.

The College of Central London has a reputation for excellence, and rightfully so. The curriculum is comprehensive and up-to-date. As a testament to the quality of education provided, I have recently enrolled on a top-up degree program in Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire, which I am pursuing online. The strong foundation I acquired at the College of Central London has undoubtedly prepared me well for this new academic endeavour.

 In conclusion, I highly recommend the College of Central London to anyone seeking a quality education in a supportive and nurturing environment. The dedicated staff, comprehensive curriculum, and personalized attention make it a standout institution." 

Ayat Ben Saleh - completed BTEC Level 5 HND in Computing - July 2023 

"The College of Central London turned my life around. Returning to education on the Level 3 Business Diploma at The CCL after some very lackluster A levels and a full year out of studies I was uneasy about my ability to succeed in a course that I had no prior experience with. With the unwavering support of my incredible tutors, whom maintained a rich and deep wealth of practical business knowledge and experience, alongside the amazing co-ordination and support from the Principal Nicolas, I was able to engage with this course like I have with no other stage of education before in my life. The course content itself for Level 3 is very broad, and each student has the ability to choose exactly which companies and current events to write about, enabling every student to research, ask questions about and write about companies and organisations that they are most interested in throughout the entire duration of the course. This for me, in combination with the hands on, straight to the point teaching style meant that potentially long or boring topics were quite the opposite. (To my understanding this is also the case for HND levels 4 & 5) These factors came together to allow me to achieve my dream job straight out of the college, through the Grades I was now able to achieve alongside my expansive newfound practical and current business knowledge. I cannot thank the principal Nicolas, and my tutors William and Lynn enough for enabling my fantastic turn-around. I will never forget what this College did for me. If you are like me, looking for a second chance at getting into University, your dream apprenticeship or job, look no further, this is the place.s."
                     Joa Simon
"I also wanted to say that you have all been absolutely brilliant! You have been fantastic in the way that you managed to motivate my son. He was in a bit of state last December not knowing what to do, and we will be forever grateful for all the amazing support you all gave him. He learnt to work independently and that was a real achievement for him. I hope he does well at uni but I do feel he is in a much better place and better able to get his head round studying now.
Parent of one of our Btec level 3  students
I want to thank you and the teachers at your college for all the hard work and help that you have provided to me through my course. I really appreciate it and will always be thankful for your personal proactive approach and guidance, as well as the teachers.  
Thank you and I wish you and everyone at the college the best of luck. 
Simran who has a place at Leicester University

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Accreditation 


  • Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management  (IWFM)  
  • Pearson (BTEC)
  • ABMA  Education
  • College of Central London - National Centre number: 10211

 

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