Science Technician

Southport College is a well established independent Further Education college providing a diverse programme of education and training to a variety of learners across the North West.

Working closely with schools across Sefton and West Lancashire, Southport College offers a School Links programme for over 250 14-16 year olds who combine studying vocational courses at Southport College alongside their GCSEs in school. Southport College is the area’s largest provider of vocational courses, with nearly 2000 full-time 16-19 year-olds studying a range of qualifications including BTECs, NVQs, CACHE awards, City & Guilds qualifications and the exciting new Advanced Diplomas, in a wide range of subjects from Hair & Beauty Studies or Forensic Science to Childcare or Games Design & Animation.

Southport College provides a range of part-time and full-time courses to over 3000 adult learners, many of them supported by their employers on courses delivered in the workplace through our Employer Services team. Many students choose to study university education at Southport College, following degree courses validated by Liverpool John Moores University, the University of Central Lancashire and Edge Hill University.

This is a particularly exciting time to be studying at Southport College. We have recently invested over £10 million of our own resources into improving the learning environment for all of our students with many exciting plans for the future, making sure that Southport College really is the first choice for training and education in the area.

Southport College’s mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality education and training for individuals and employers. Through inspirational teaching, outstanding support and excellent facilities, we aim to help every one of our learners reach their full potential and progress to success.