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Encyclopedia > Filton College
The main Filton College building

Filton College is an educational institute in Filton, a town of southwest England. The college also has close ties to the neighbouring city of Bristol. Filton College, Filton, Bristol, England. ... Filton College, Filton, Bristol, England. ... Filton is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, on the northern outskirts of Bristol. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Bristol is a port city in south-western England, on the River Avon. ...


Filton provides preparation for a number of qualifications, including GCSEs and A-levels, as well as a number of vocational courses leading to GNVQs or AVCEs. It also runs EFL programmes for non-native speakers of English. The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is the name of a set of British examinations, usually taken by secondary school students at age 15–16 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (but not Scotland, where the equivalent is called Standard Grade). ... An A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education usually taken during Further Education and after GCSEs. ... A vocation is an occupation, either professional or voluntary, that is seen more to those who carry it out than simply financial reward. ... A General National Vocational Qualification, or GNVQ, is a certificate of vocational education in the United Kingdom. ... Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education, usually shorted to Advanced VCE or AVCE, is a vocational qualification available in British Further Education institutions. ... English as an additional language - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


External links

  • Filton College website (http://www.filton.ac.uk)

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Filton College - Developments (381 words)
Filton College, Bristol has been selected by the National Learning and Skills Council to take forward two initiatives in order to become Centres of Vocational Excellence.
Filton College will provide education and training in courses concentrating on Aerospace Studies at BTEC First, National and HNC levels in collaboration with other partner colleges.
The College is committed to engineering and both COVES will involve us working closely with major organisations including British Gas and Airbus UK in order to ensure that we are delivery the training and education required by both the aeronautical and gas installation industries’.
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