Heart of Worcestershire College is a large general further education college based across the county of Worcestershire. The college has three main sites: Worcester, Redditch and Bromsgrove. The college also has two specialist construction centres in Malvern and Redditch and the Duckworth Centre of Engineering in Worcester. Approximately half of all learners study at the Worcester site, with just over a third studying at Redditch and the remainder studying across the other sites. The sites at Worcester and Redditch offer a range of programmes in academic and vocational subjects and specific provision designed for those learners with high needs. The Bromsgrove site offers programmes in creative arts, engineering and digital technologies. The college works with nine subcontracting partners. At the time of inspection, there were around 2,600 learners on education programmes for young people. Learners study on a range of academic and vocational courses, including BTEC National Diplomas, T levels, and preparation for employment. The largest subject areas are construction, health and social care, digital technologies and engineering. A high proportion of young people study level 1 programmes.