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RACC provides a centre of learning where students can extend existing skills and acquire new ones. With student success rates at 82%, the key to the College’s recent growth and success has been its ability to adapt to the challenges of constantly changing social and economic trends as well as responding to major changes in Government Policy on adult funding.
RACC is dedicated to providing the resources that enable adults to unlock their talent and fulfil their potential through learning, skills and enterprise. To achieve this objective, the College is committed to six fundamental principles:
• To provide further education to develop pathways needed to progress to higher education
• To provide adult learning to stimulate self fulfilment and personal development
• To provide basic skills and pre-vocational training to aid in gaining employment
• To develop workplace based, vocational training for those seeking to upgrade their qualifications or who require training to help them change their career path or become self employed.
• To provide outreach programmes enabling progression to community life and/or employment
• To develop work and life skills training for adults with learning disabilities
The environment at RACC is conducive to relaxed but self-disciplined study where adult conduct is expected. The College is vigilant in ensuring that the College is a safe and secure environment for learning.
RACC seeks to provide and update facilities to ensure a flexible and environmentally friendly learning environment. The College has recently been remodelled in order to provide suitable teaching areas for the needs of the changing curriculum. The Twickenham site had a major refurbishment in preparation for the new capital development. The plan is to refurbish the existing Edwardian building and to build a new courtyard style annexe to replace the existing poor quality smaller buildings. The new facilities will allow the College to provide opportunities for learners with low skills and in particular for learners with learning difficulties or with disabilities.
RACC actively promotes sustainability and eco-friendly practices and has worked with the Carbon Trust to reduce its carbon footprint. The heating systems have been up-dated at the Parkshot site and the Clifden new build will achieve BREEAM Excellent rating and will incorporate recycling and sustainable energy strategies.
The College was featured as a green transport user by the Association of Colleges with the use of its SMART cars to visit employers’ premises as part of its drive to reduce private car usage. RACC also promotes the use of College bicycles for staff travelling between sites and is currently working on a policy to further reduce travel to work by car.
Richmond Adult Community College welcomes all people regardless of their gender, age, race, marital status, language, cultural, social or religious background, and physical, sensory or intellectual difficulty, sexual orientation or HIV status.
The staff of RACC will endeavour to promote equality of opportunity and will always challenge prejudice and inequality.
All staff at the College are expected to value and celebrate the diversity brought into the College. We would be pleased to know if, at any time, we fail to meet these standards.
Equality and Diversity Policy [PDF, 98KB]
Our Disability Equality Scheme (DES) and Action Plan provides an assessment of where we are now and outlines our vision for the future.
Richmond Adult Community College is committed to ensuring that disabled people have access to high quality training, education and employment opportunities.
We welcome all constructive comments on this scheme and believe that it will help us to ensure that discrimination and harassment are eliminated from all aspects of College life.
View our Disability and Equality Scheme (DES) [PDF, 221KB]
View our DES action plan [PDF, 327KB]
View our DES Progress Report [PDF, 149KB]
The College offers approximately 2000 courses in 14 (out of 15) of the Sector Subject Areas that define the further education sector. These courses, range in level from basic skills to postgraduate. In addition the College offers a programme of events, exhibitions, performances and leisure activities. To view the range of courses we offer click here
