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Chadwell Heath Campus

The main campus of Redbridge College is located at its Chadwell Heath site, which is 15 minutes walk from Newbury Park underground station (on the Central Line). The College has spent £3.5million in recent years to bring vocational areas in line with the latest technologies.

IIP LogoRedbridge College is a college of further education which specialises in the provision of vocational training courses. The College offers a wide range of full-time, part-time and short courses for school leavers who wish to continue their education. Adults who wish to develop their current skills or learn new ones can also enrol on courses just look for 19+ courses or call us for more details.

We cater for students from all backgrounds and have a multi-faith prayer room, as well as good facilities for students with disabilities. Students are offered support from on-site counsellors, education/career advice staff, the Learning Resource Centre (LRC), which provides books, learning aids and free access to the internet.

Ilford Campus

The Ilford Campus provides Training and Consultancy Services for Employers, Apprenticeships, Full-time Business Studies courses and ESOL 19+.

Redbridge College has recently established a new Centre for Enterprise and Innovation at the Ilford Campus, International House.
This centre provides vocational training that meets the specific needs of the business community across a broad range of industry sectors. These include:

  • Apprenticeships
  • Flexible Learning Courses
  • One Day Courses
  • Train to Gain Courses
  • NVQs
  • Part-time professional courses in management, finance and marketing.

Students who take courses at the Ilford Campus also have access to all the facilities at the Chadwell Heath Campus. 

Is Redbridge a good College?

Yes it's official! The college had its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2010 and the report confirmed that Redbridge is a good college with outstanding aspects. You can read the whole report by visiting www.ofsted.gov.uk.

What can Redbridge College offer you?

As a student attending Redbridge College, you will benefit from the recently modernised
and excellent industry-standard facilities available in many areas, as well as:

  • Royal Society for the Prevention of AccidentsA warm and friendly College with a happy and fun environment.
  • A diverse student culture, with a mixture of abilities and ethnicity all working together.
  • High quality facilities with state-of-the-art technology.
  • Real working environments open to the public in Hospitality & Catering, Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy.
  • Specialist teaching staff to guide you to success.
  • Work experience relevant to your course.
  • Individual help and support for all.
  • An excellent range of courses in a wide variety of subjects and levels.
  • A high proportion of students progress to university.
  • The opportunity to work as Student Ambassadors; earning money to promote the College by talking to others about your College experiences.
  • Modern facilities with most classrooms being air conditioned.
  • Plenty of parking and easy access by public transport.
  • A new business site in Ilford town centre.
  • A Skills for Life College.

Skills for Life College

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We are a Skills for Life College which means that we are dedicated to helping you to improve your standard of English, Maths and ICT. This will help you move on to a higher level course, find employment or training. We offer a range of functional skills programmes to accompany your main course. These will help you gain new qualifications in each skill and build University and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS) points to help you into Higher Education.