Our IT Flexi Centre is conveniently located in Arundel Street, in the heart of Portsmouth.

It offers a range of accredited courses for anyone interested in learning more about IT, whether you’re a complete beginner or want to pursue a more advanced course in anything from database to desktop publishing.

You can enrol at any time and study at your own pace in the Centre's relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Learning is mostly through easy-to-follow workbooks that take you through an entire course in simple steps. Helpful and supportive tutors with plenty of experience are on hand to provide assistance whenever you need it.

The Community College delivers a wide range of Work Sector Skills programmes for the unemployed. A flexible programme has been developed to enable the unemployed to receive training to help them gain employment; these programmes include: Introduction to the Hospitality Industry, Introduction to Working in Business Admin, Introduction to Working in a Contact Centre, Introduction to Working in the Cleaning Industry, Introduction to Working in a Warehouse, Introduction to Working in Customer Service, Introduction to Working in Retail; Introduction to Working in a School and an intensive Make it Work programme.

Please drop in for a chat if you would like to know more about the courses that are available – you can find us at: 49 Arundel Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1ND.

In addition we run courses at more than 70 community venues in and around Portsmouth, making learning more convenient for you. Venues include community centres, hospitals, day centres and residential homes. For further information please email info@copc.ac.uk if you would like us to run a course from a community venue near you.

Opening hours


Mon-Wed: 9am–5pm

Thurs: 9am–8pm

Fri: 9am–12 noon

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