West Herts College is delighted to announce its role as a Gold Sponsor of the Watford Chamber of Conscience SME Hertfordshire Business Awards 2026, celebrating the outstanding businesses, entrepreneurs and organisations that make Hertfordshire such a vibrant and successful place to work and do business.
As part of this partnership, West Herts College is proud to sponsor The Skillmaker Education Award – a category that recognises the important role education, training and skills development play in helping individuals and businesses thrive.
About West Herts College
West Herts College is a further education college with a wide range of provision, aiming at offering every adult and young person across our local community with access to lifelong learning that can improve their employment opportunities.
For students, we specialise in:
· Modern courses as the springboard to a job, apprenticeship or university place
· A supportive approach to developing practical skills in English, maths and digital literacy
· Professional work experience opportunities with more than 700 businesses
With employers we focus on:
· Ensuring our students have the skills local businesses need to grow
· Apprenticeship services tailored to business sector and employer size
· Work experience programmes of real value to employers and our students
For adults and local people:
· There’s a choice of leisure and recreational courses
· A range of professional development programmes
· Skills for life including ESOL
We’re active members of our local communities, contributing to shared projects in ways which make the most of what we have to offer. On campus we want everyone to feel welcome, with student life being fun and rewarding for all.
