Dearne Valley College

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Dearne Valley College is a part of the RNN Group, a group of education and training organizations that includes Rotherham College and North Notts College. Our campus is based in the heart of the Dearne Valley in Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, and is easily accessible from Barnsley and Doncaster. At Dearne Valley College, we provide full and part-time courses and Apprenticeships for school leavers and adults, as well as degrees and other higher-level and professional training.
You can study from entry-level through to Level 3 (which is equivalent to A-Levels) before choosing to progress on to degrees and university-level courses with us. We specialize in technical and career-focused training and education. We will provide you with high-quality learning combining hands-on and practical skills, valuable work experience, and the technical underpinning knowledge. Our vocational courses and Apprenticeships will help you develop essential employability skills by involving you in challenging projects, offering you opportunities for trips to places of interest related to your course, participation in guest speaker sessions with industry experts, and the chance to enter regional and national competitions, all supported by training in our industry-standard facilities from lecturers who are experts in their field.
We offer a range of career-enhancing qualifications on both a full-time and part-time basis, allowing you to study around those work and personal commitments. We offer a wide range of courses, all validated by top universities and national education awarding bodies. You will graduate with a recognized and highly valued qualification, whichever of the courses you choose. We utilize our industry links to offer you the opportunity to meet employers and businesses and gain real work experiences to support you in your progression and career aspirations. Our courses are designed in collaboration with employers to ensure you gain the skills and knowledge needed to be successful within the industry.
Our colleges and their campuses boast a vast range of facilities to complement your studies, including various foods and beverage outlets and restaurants, hair and beauty salons, sports facilities and fitness suites, day-care and nursery facilities, and many more. Our students benefit from a massive range of additional resources online, and in our libraries and learning centers to support their studies, as well as comprehensive student support services including careers guidance, counseling, learning and study skills support, and more to ensure their time with us is as enjoyable as it is valuable. Our teaching teams are fully qualified, industry experienced and experts in their field, ensuring that our students succeed, and gain the skills, knowledge, and readiness for the next steps in their careers and education.

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