NCG is one of the largest providers of further education and skills in England. The group is made up of seven colleges which are Newcastle College, Newcastle Sixth Form College, Carlisle College, West Lancashire College, Kidderminster College, Lewisham College and Southwark College. The group has an executive team, which reports to the corporation board. Each college has a dedicated principal and a locally appointed senior leadership team. Principals are accountable to both their own local boards and to the corporation board. Since the previous inspection, the group has ceased subcontracting to its subsidiaries Intraining and Rathbone Training and has since closed both training providers. Lewisham College and Southwark College became separate colleges within the group in 2019. Apart from Newcastle Sixth Form College, where most learners are on academic study programmes, all the colleges deliver vocational programmes for young people, adult learning programmes, apprenticeships and provision for learners with high needs. Newcastle College has the highest proportion of learners and apprentices, with 40% of the total.