Business

At Carlisle College, we are dedicated in providing practical learning to support our students to become the future business leaders of tomorrow. We provide an inclusive approach to learning and offer a range of flexible introductory courses alongside full-time courses, degrees, and part-time professional accreditations.

We know that experience is essential to succeeding in the industry. That’s why we embed experience of work within our curriculum, as well as strong links to industry. There is a wide range of exciting and diverse career opportunities within the business, accounting, and finance sectors, with work in a variety of businesses across the public and private sectors. Our Business and Accounting courses provide the perfect starting point to develop a career or provide a platform for career progression.

College 16 - 18 Adults 19+ Apprenticeships

Husamettin Kocaturkmen

Business Tutor

With a First-Class BA (Hons) degree in International Tourism and Business Management, I bring both academic expertise and hands-on industry experience to the classroom. Over the past four years, I have been teaching and inspiring students in various business disciplines, including customer service, finance, marketing, and event management. Before becoming a lecturer, I gained valuable experience in retail and hospitality management in the UK & abroad, which allows me to share real-life industry insights that enrich my students’ learning experience. I am passionate about business and enjoy connecting theory with practice to prepare students for their future careers. I am particularly excited to support the launch of our T Level in Business Management and Administration and look forward to continuing to work collaboratively with our fantastic team to deliver high-quality education. Teaching is not just my profession—it’s my passion, and I truly enjoy helping our students achieve their goals and aspirations.

Peter Cunningham

Business Tutor

I studied Hotel management at Carlisle College after I left Trinity, and moved south to work in the hotel industry for several years before moving to airport passenger catering at London Stansted Airport. I developed my career working in area manager roles for Greene King, Whitbread, Starbucks, and most recently Odeon Cinemas where I was area manager for East Scotland. I made the move to education for a variety of reasons, the main one being my belief that I had so much to offer new students by way of industry knowledge that could help provide context to my lessons. Hilary Clinton said “Don’t confuse having a career with having a life” and this is a belief I subscribe to, and working at this college allows me to achieve the correct work-life balance in a job that gives me more satisfaction and sense of achievement than any other job I have had.

Lucy Newrick

Computing and Business Tutor

I began working at Carlisle college during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and since then I have taught across level 1 & 2 courses all the way up to our degree courses in both Computing and Business. Before joining the college, I have worked in a range of different industries including retail, hospitality, marketing, and management. Alongside this, I have also continued my own education and gained qualifications which include a BA (Hons) Performing Arts, and an MSc in Business Management and Finance. Working in education is something I love doing, because it allows me to build connections with learners and see them flourish in a subject they are passionate about.

Amber Murray

Progress Coach

I am a Progress Coach and member of the Safeguarding Team, and it is my job to ensure all students feel safe in college. I monitor attendance and support students during their college career. One project I am working on is our “End Hate” campaign to help educate against discrimination. I enjoy travelling. I spent about a year working as an ESOL teacher in Senegal and another year travelling in North America. I have an MA in Politics from the University of Glasgow and now I am looking to help and support others in their journey through education.

Charlotte Devlin

I'm so grateful for my experience at Carlisle College, especially for the new friendships I've made, and many group projects that have helped me grow as a person. My time doing L3 Business has played a key role in shaping who I am today, and given me confidence to continue my progress at Northumbria University!

Esme Fawcett

My name is Esme Fawcett and I joined Carlisle College in September 2023, after completing a year of Sixth Form and decided it wasn't for me anymore. I joined the business level 3 course which after the 2 years is completed, is equivalent to 3 A levels and it was the best decision I have ever made. The particular units I enjoyed in the course were Developing a Marketing Campaign and Digital Marketing since you learnt about what strategies business use to market their products and services and you get to learn the behaviours and psychology behind people's purchases and shopping habits, and how influenced they are from marketing. I also enjoyed the Finance unit since it provided me with the knowledge on mortgages, different types of bank accounts and savings which has helped me out a lot from moving into adult life. Finally, international business is another unit provided in this course, which allowed me to learn about how international businesses operate and how business differs in different markets which I think is essential information in this generation to have. This course has helped me secure a conditional offer for a degree apprenticeship for Barclays Bank PLC in Manchester, has given me the knowledge to prepare me for my role and I couldn't recommend this course enough to anyone, even if you're not particularly interested in business, there is so much more to learn than just how a business is operated!

Olivia Hammond

Level 3 Business Student

My work placement at David Allen has allowed me to gain valuable insights into financial management and taught me how to apply my skills in real-world scenarios. Each week, I am challenged with a new department that encourages me to input my skills and communicate with the people around me to reach out for help to strengthen my knowledge further.