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Isle Of Wight College Open Day This Weekend

This Saturday (25) will see the Isle of Wight College - which recently received a shining Ofsted report - open its doors to prospective students and their families.

The day will include tours, tasters and exciting updates.

Both the Whippingham campus for engineering (CECAMM) and main campus in Newport will be open.

The Isle of Wight College Open Day, which takes place between 10am and 2pm, is an opportunity for visitors to tour the college campus, talk to existing students, find out about the T Level post 16 option, and get involved with various interactive activities around the site.

The Tech Truck is also currently visiting and will be present.

Other college facilities on offer include:

  • Working motor vehicle repair shop with EV technology
  • Hair salons (new refurbishment to be completed November 2024)
  • Beauty studios
  • Construction environments including plumbing, electrical, brickwork, boat building and carpentry & joinery
  • Dedicated centre of excellence for Composites, Advanced Manufacturing and Marine (CECAMM)
  • Imitation childcare environment, recently re-furbished
  • Exceptional art, design and media studios, I.T and materials
  • Dance and performing arts studio
  • Working animal care unit
  • Fully equipped gym and fitness facilities with new equipment
  • On-site working horticulture department
  • Incredible e-sport suite

Prospective students can also find out about the range of bursaries and financial assistance available as well as the college’s vast range of enrichment such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, subsidised international travel and use of on-site facilities such as the salons and college gym.

Open Day Programme

  • 10am Open doors 
  • 10.45am, 11.30am, 12.15am, 1pm - Welcome presentation from the Isle of Wight College Principal, Ros Parker OBE and Assistant Principal, Vicky Egerton-Davis. 
  • 2pm Doors close

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