Expanding business college in London looks to recruit 150 lecturers

The largest staff recruitment drive of its kind by an independent higher education provider for business students in the UK is under way, with lecturers being sought in London.

Founded as the city’s first business school in 1985, Oxford Business College currently has 350 employees and 10,000 students. Due to demand from UK students for business-related courses and workplace soft skills, the College has expanded campuses in the UK and forged partnerships with degree-awarding universities.

An initial 150 posts, mostly for lecturer positions, are being created over the next 12 months. There are campuses in the university city of Oxford, at Park Royal in North West London, Coventry, Nottingham and Slough, Berkshire.

Furthermore, this September sees the opening of the Brentford campus in West London, with the entire 2,458 sq m building at One Brentside Park occupied by the College. The College provides a wide range of job-orientated undergraduate courses in business and management.

In addition, the College is the pioneer of the longest-running International Foundation Programme in Oxford, which has prepared international students for more than 30 years to successfully progress on to UK university degrees.

The Business English Language Preparation programme (BELP) is added to the International Foundation in Business to help students work in English with confidence; the high-quality English language teaching and learning is accredited by the British Council.

Degree partnerships are in place with Buckinghamshire New University and Ravensbourne University London. Undergraduate courses at the three universities, each with a foundation year, are, respectively, BA (Hons) Business Management and BA (Hons) Business Management.

Padmesh Gupta, managing director, Oxford Business College, said: “Due to the unprecedented growth of the College in the UK, the largest employment recruitment drive in our 38-year history is taking place.

“We are looking to fill an initial 150 vacancies across all our campuses, including London. Most of the posts are for highly qualified lecturers looking to develop their careers at one of the most sought-after places of learning in the independent, for-profit higher education sector.”

He added: “We look forward to hearing from talented academics in London and from any of our other campuses. The College is incredibly proud of providing academic programmes for students who are keen to either run their own businesses or want to earn more money than their current job in turn, both can generate taxes for UK plc.

“We also appeal to students who may otherwise be written off because their English language skills might not be initially strong but who have the flair, passion and dedication to run or contribute to successful businesses. There still persists a terribly old-fashioned and corrosive notion that the best businesspeople have come through long-established universities.”

By Mark Adair – Correspondent, Bdaily

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