Job losses ‘inevitable’ as Warwickshire College must save £3m

Mariane Cavalli, principal and chief executive of Warwickshire College pictured with Culture Minister Ed Vasey, Warwick and Leamington MP Chris White and students when Mr Vasey visited the college last year.

Major cuts in Government funding are forcing Warwickshire College to find at least £3 million of savings.

After the Courier found out about the cuts from a source, the college - which employes more than 1,700 staff and works with more than 20,000 students - has admitted that it is in financial difficulty and job losses will be inevitable.

The cuts come after the Government reduced its funding to the college by £10.6 million, as well as a further £1 million destined for adult courses.

And after enrolling large numbers of students in September last year, some £1.6 million extra funding was expected, but this will now be reduced to £600,000.