Bridgwater College

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Bridgwater & Taunton College is located in the heart of Somerset, with main centers in Bridgwater, Taunton, and Cannington. It also has an outreach center in Yeovil. The College has an excellent reputation both regionally and nationally as a highly successful provider of education and training. The College:

• Is a Learning and Skills Beacon status College
• Received 13 National Beacon Awards in recent years
• Meets the Matrix Standard for information, advice and guidance services
• Our examination and course result consistently place us amongst the best of all education and training providers in the South West.

Bridgwater & Taunton College’s vision is to be a world-class education and training organization that creates outstanding development and progression opportunities for our students, customers, and communities through leading-edge practice and partnerships with employers. We will inspire our students, customers, and communities to achieve success by providing:

• Outstanding teaching, learning and skills development
• Creative and exciting partnerships with our students, staff, and employers
• A welcoming, safe, inclusive and supportive environment

Bridgwater & Taunton College caters to more than 15,000 full and part-time students and employs more than 1,000 staff. The student population comprises approximately 3,500 16 – 18-year-olds, as well as 700 students following higher education programs. There is a growing international community, with students studying from over 35 different countries. Bridgwater & Taunton College is a leading provider of business training to employers across Somerset. It has an excellent track record in providing certified and bespoke training solutions for the business community. We are:

• Passionate and excited about learning
• Inclusive and supportive
• Responsive to student, employer and community needs
• Always aspiring to the highest standards
• Professional and enterprising
• Innovative and creative
• Friendly and welcoming

Throughout the year, we offer opportunities to visit Bridgwater College and its centers in Somerset and the South West. Our Open Events and student Taster Days give you the chance to speak to staff about courses and programs of study and view our fantastic facilities firsthand. You can also pre-register interest in open events by using the Open Event Registration Form. You might be leaving school shortly and looking at what to do next. We have a variety of options from A Levels and vocational subjects through to Apprenticeships. You may be looking to return to education on a full or part-time basis to learn new skills and become qualified by studying an Adult course. Perhaps you are interested in Higher Education study and want to find out about our University Level courses. Based primarily out of our Cannington Centre, we also offer an exceptional land-based provision that covers Agriculture, Animal Care, Arboriculture, Countryside & Wildlife Management, Equine, Floristry, Food & Drink, Horticulture, and Outdoor Education.

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