The new Harlow Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Centre (HAMEC) was officially opened on Friday 10th March by the Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP, Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills.

On 3rd February The Google Digital Garage on Tour rolled into Harlow, where an invited audience of local businesses, College staff and Digital & IT apprentices were given a masterclass in learning crucial skills for the digital age.

Construction of the NEW £11million Harlow Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Centre (HAMEC) on Harlow College campus is now complete. The keys were officially handed over on the 22nd December and work immediately began on installing the state-of-the-art equipment that will provide unrivalled technical facilities for the College’s engineering students.

The outstanding educational progress of 84 young people was recognised at the annual Harlow Educational Progress Awards held in November at the Civic Centre.

Harlow College has received a further donation from SafeGuard Clothing as part of the brand's continuous commitment to improving the Public Services education through the supply of bullet proof vests for local schools.

Our Public Services students will benefit from even greater ‘real life’ role play and training exercises thanks to a generous donation from SafeGuard Armour, international manufacturer and distributor of body armour and bullet proof vests. SafeGuard have kindly donated the College one of their bulletproof vests, which you can find on their website.

Donations like those provided by SafeGuard allow our Public Services students hands-on experience with the equipment they will come to use later in their careers as well as improving the quality of their educational understanding. Speaking on behalf of SafeGuard, Thomas Bowman explains: “By providing samples of our bulletproof vests we can help provide students with a unique advantage that will benefit them later in their careers, and helps them understand how protection against knives and guns actually works.”

Paul Bird, Public Service Course Leader added “These sample bullet proof vests provide not only a first-hand experience of protective equipment, but provides opportunities for role-play and specific training exercises. Unique experiences like these give our students a crucial advantage that improves the quality and enjoyment of our Public Service Programmes”.

Harlow College, in partnership with Stansted Airport, has today moved closer to its vision of developing a flagship Professional and Technical Skills Centre at Stansted Airport.

A Harlow College fashion student is on her way to the top after a collection she designed was selected by a London fashion house.

The achievements of the FE sector are a cause for huge celebration, apprenticeships and skills minister Robert Halfon has told college leaders.