National Gaming Academy - Courses | Blackpool and The Fylde College

Here you can access a unique set of qualifications, designed to underpin a rewarding career in the rapidly expanding gaming industry. Our groundbreaking courses have been developed with industry for industry, and have earned us a Beacon Award for Innovation in Curriculum Leadership.

Below is a list of courses currently available at the academy, to find out more information on these courses please download the prospectus or contact us. If you can not see what you are looking for, try using our course search facility as we offer many other courses in Tourism and Hospitality and we also have a number of courses under development.

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Through the National Gaming Academy (a consortium of colleges led by Blackpool and The Fylde), continued to provide national training to the gaming industry: Gala Coral Group (Casino Operations), Crown Leisure (Gaming Machines).
Students on the FD in Gaming Machine Technology were placed with Crown Leisure, HB Leisure and Carnival Cruise Lines.
Worked with Crown Leisure, Gala Coral Group, Stanley Genting and HB Leisure to implement the new industry-specialised NVQ in Gambling Operations.

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Alumnus interview:

Ashley Hutson - Foundation Degree Gaming Technology

I’d been working in the Gaming industry for 13 years as a Croupier and Casino Cashier. When the opportunity arose, learning about the technical side of the industry seemed a natural progression for me to expand my knowledge.

The National Gaming Academy (NGA) has great facilities, both in the Casino and Slots environments, so this was a real eye catcher for me. On the course you get hands on experience with the Gaming Machines and the tutors have years of experience in the industry too so they pass on their knowledge.

As the course is taught over 2 days a week, full-time, I’ve been able to keep working at the same time and set my own study periods and pace.

My ambition now is to build a career teaching Games Training and Gaming Technology. I‘ve already been employed by the NGA to help teach and assess Croupiers; I would not have had this opportunity if it wasn’t for the Foundation Degree course.

The National Gaming Academy gears its students towards working in the Gaming Industry through a real world environment and as the course progresses you are treated more and more as a technician. I would say College is great for employability and I’m really pleased I signed up for the course.