Army Foundation College
| Army Foundation College Harrogate | |
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| Active | 1947–1996 (as the Army Apprentices School, Harrogate) 3 August 1998–to date |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 British Army
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| Role | Phase 1 Training Establishment |
| Size | ~1,300 soldiers under training ~500 permanent staff |
| Part of | Initial Training Group (ITG) |
| Location | Uniacke Barracks, Penny Pot Lane, Harrogate HG3 2SE |
| Motto(s) | Trust, Courage, Team Spirit |
| Colours | Red, Yellow & Green |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding Officer | Lt Col Will Strickland OBE |
The Army Foundation College is located in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. It is the only British Army Phase 1 establishment that delivers junior entry basic training (males and females aged between 16–17). Given the age of the junior soldiers and the comparatively greater time they have at the College, there is a far wider focus than simply military training (such as education, leadership and initiative training, adventurous training and sport and skill).
The Royal Signals Apprentices School was established in Harrogate to provide of military and vocational training for the Royal Corps of Signals in 1947 and was renamed the Army Apprentices College in 1966. It was still focused on signals training when it closed in 1998. It reopened as the Army Foundation College to provide training for a broader range of combat arms and services in September 1998. The Association of Harrogate Apprentices was reformed in 1999. The Army Foundation College was rebuilt by Jarvis under a Private finance initiative contract between 2000 and 2002.
There are two courses:
Junior soldiers can study towards getting vocational qualifications in Maths, English and IT. where subjects are tailored to practical applications. Through military training and vocational education, soldiers at the college gain the soldiering skills needed for the British Army. TQ Pearson is responsible for delivering the vocational education and other parts of the skills training to learners at the AFC.
On graduation, 100 per cent of the Junior Soldiers had achieved Level One English, while 86 per cent had gained a level two qualification which is the equivalent of a GCSE A*-C.The college also had a ‘tremendous success rate’ with Maths, with 62 per cent of the teenagers arriving with Level One or below but, on gradation, 95 per cent had achieved a Level One and 68 per cent had Level Two.
Coordinates: 53°59′38″N 1°35′51″W / 53.9939°N 1.5974°W
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