Achieve your career locally 

University Centre Newbury (UCN) is now open and bringing higher education opportunities to West Berkshire.

UCN provides a solution for the community that sees the continuous development of higher education to support businesses to develop talented employees and enable adults to excel in their careers while gaining nationally-recognised qualifications.

Upskill or Retrain 

We offer a huge array of flexible learning options to suit the needs of businesses and the community. Students enrolling with us will be able to build their professional development up to postgraduate qualifications, through partnerships with Bucks New University and the University of Northampton without the need to relocate. We provide degrees and other higher-level qualifications in the key sectors of Business & Finance, Leadership & Management, Digital Technologies, Engineering, Graphic Design, Health & Social Care, and Children’s Development & Learning.

Learning Opportunities 

University Centre Newbury offers Apprenticeship courses in the following subjects:

Business, Accountancy & Management

Professional Accounting / Taxation Technician Apprenticeship Standard – Level 4
Operations / Departmental Manager (CMI) Apprenticeship Standard – Level 5
Chartered Manager Degree (Apprenticeship)

Engineering

Manufacturing Engineer Degree – Level 6
Product Design and Development Engineer Degree Apprenticeship Standard – Level 6
Control Technical Support Engineer Degree Apprenticeship – Level 6
Postgraduate Engineer Apprenticeship Standard– Level 7                                                                                                  

Education & Training

Foundation Degree in Children’s Development and Learning Level 4 & 5