Curzon College CIC
Curzon College CIC is a newly founded educational organisation based in Buckinghamshire, and entirely staffed by volunteers from the Community. As a Community Interest Company, our aim is to empower young people, or leavers from HM Forces or the Emergency services on completion of their tours of duty, through practical, career-focused vocational learning, together with the support of a Bursary Scheme where appropriate.
The need for an alternative approach is supported by a
- Report published by the University of Bristol: It states that the research, in partnership with the Higher Education Policy Institute think tank and Advance HE - found the majority (52%) of UK graduates, with hindsight, would have made a different decision about what or where to study if they had a second chance.
- Statement from Bucks Business First: It reports that Employers in Buckinghamshire were concerned that filling job vacancies is increasingly difficult as Students are not "work-place ready".