Enterprise
Our Enterprise Vision
Preston College aims to provide our students with all the skills they will need to become enterprising and entrepreneurial students and to develop a "can do" approach.
Our students will gain transferable skills such as:
- Creativity
- Networking
- Self presentation
- Idea generation
- Problem solving
They will develop the skills to progress and succeed in higher education, further training and the workplace or become Entrepreneurial employers themselves.
The Peter Jones Enterprise Academy
The first of these courses, a BTEC in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at Level 3, is equivalent to two A Levels and will provide students with the opportunity to develop their business ideas and receive guidance from tutors as well as business leaders in guest seminars.
The Peter Jones Enterprise Academy is the brainchild of entrepreneur and Dragons' Den star Peter Jones CBE, who set up the Academy to be a catalyst for cultural change in the UK, encouraging and stimulating more entrepreneurial activity.
Preston College is the first and only Peter Jones Enterprise Academy in Lancashire, with the Academy's main hubs sited in Manchester, Sheffield and
Amersham.
Students enrolling on the programme at Preston College will work on real-life business challenges, starting up their own legally recognised business and developing this through master classes, seminars, workshops and networking events.
The Academy in Preston means young entrepreneurs have access to support, advice and guidance from industry experts to give them the best chance of
success.
At the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy you will:
- Work on real life business challenges
- Learn the mindset and skills that businesses need
- Meet successful business leaders who can help you get ahead with your business
We still have a few places remaining on our Peter Jones Enterprise Academy courses, apply now! Call us on 01772 22 55 22 or contact us by email.
These include:- managing and running businesses within the college, taking part in the Young Enterprise and Voltage programmes and accessing business start up workshops and web based business advice: www.mihmentoring.com
“The Northwest FE Enterprise Hubs have been established to develop the skills, the knowledge and the understanding of Enterprise among teachers, tutors and young people“
The college is also a successful spoke for the National Enterprise Academy.
Each of our academies provides students with the chance to develop enterprising attitudes and abilities, whilst encouraging enterprising actions and activities in commercial and social organisations.
Here at Preston College we are committed to creating an environment that fosters entrepreneurial mind-sets, skills and behaviours.
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