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Stuart Irvine, Darren Hankey and incoming Chair of Governors Haani Hasnain stand together at Hartlepool College.

Leaving a lasting legacy

Former student steps down after eight years of service...

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Welcome to the Hartlepool College website. Here you can search for courses, get support and find out what’s happening. Whatever your reason for coming to college, we can help transform your life. Start your journey now,

James Colburn (79) with Candle holder

At 79 years young, James Cockburn was sick of looking at four walls at home so had a look through the College’s prospectus in August to see if there was anything that would appeal to him and hopefully, he could learn a new skill.

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Aysha Ergul at a Net Zero Safety Seminar

Safer Futures Through Apprenticeships

Aysha Ergul is a Safety, Health and Environment apprentice at Costain, completing her NVQ at Hartlepool College. Here, she speaks to us about her journey, her ambitions, and the enormous impact apprentices can have on their workplaces. When Aysha Ergul decided to pursue a career in health and safety, she knew she was stepping into the unknown. Construction was a world away from her previous role in operational administration, where she had completed an apprenticeship and was looking for a new challenge.
Developing local talent for the next generation of nuclear jobs

Training Talent for Nuclear Future

Hartlepool College is proud to be playing an important part of plans that have been unveiled for a skills academy that will bring back into use the historic former Binns building in Hartlepool. A Memorandum of Understanding to develop a new Nuclear and Electrical Trades Academy was signed at a ceremony in Hartlepool Civic Centre, attended by Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson MP.
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Skills Bootcamp in Construction

Innovative partnership delivered with Hartlepool College offers fast-track training with guaranteed job opportunities

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Whatever course you choose, you'll get the highest level of training from specialist tutors, benefiting from their knowledge and experience of working not just in education but also in industry.

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A New Road Map for Adam

Adam Sowerby at Seymour Skills Academy Adam Sowerby is 38 years old. In 2025, he completed the Level 2 Diploma...
Posted 09 Jul
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Stuart Irvine Leaves Lasting Legacy

Left to right: Stuart Irvine, Chair of Governors; Darren Hankey, CEO and Principal; and Haani Hasnain, incoming Chair...
Posted 07 Jul
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Hartlepool College hosts ME+ 2026

Hartlepool College was proud to host this year's ME+ Conference, the annual celebration of post-16 English, maths...
Posted 22 Jun
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Apprenticeship Journey Toward Safer Futures

Aysha Ergul is a Safety, Health and Environment apprentice at Costain, completing her NVQ at Hartlepool College....
Posted 01 Jun

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Summer School - Performing Arts

Fully Funded 2 Day Musical Theatre Summer School  Calling all secondary school students...
Posted 09 Jun