Lakes College – West Cumbria is a general further education college based predominantly on one campus situated between Workington and Whitehaven, Cumbria. The college is a founding member of the National College for Nuclear (NCfN), an employer-led organisation designed to meet the skills needs of the nuclear sector. At the time of the inspection, there were around 900 learners on vocational education programmes for young people in most sector areas, including a growing T-level provision. College leaders have opted not to offer academic A-level courses as they believe there are sufficient other opportunities in the locality for learners to study. Around 300 adult learners study courses from entry level to level 3. Most adult learners study vocational courses at level 3 in retail and commercial enterprise or health and social care. At the time of inspection, 11 adult learners were studying a level 3 access to higher education (HE) programme.