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Bradford College

Bradford College

Address: Great Horton Road
Bradford College
West Yorkshire


Bradford
Postcode: BD7 1AY
Contact: Jane Briggs
Telephone: ++44 1274 433445
Fax: 01274 736175
Contact: Joanne Wallace
Bradford College has been providing education and training in Bradford for 175 years, offering a wide choice of courses, highly qualified teaching staff and excellent facilities.

Bradford College has been providing education and training in Bradford for 175 years, offering a wide choice of courses, highly qualified teaching staff and excellent facilities. As one of the largest Colleges in the country – with over 20,000 students – it has a huge variety of careers focused subjects and qualifications to start students on the right career path.  The College is a friendly, welcoming place to study. It prides itself on delivering outstanding support for students in all areas of College life, including tutor support and an extensive personal advisor provision. It is an exciting time to be part of Bradford College. It has already invested in outstanding new facilities that lead the way in new technologies and on-the-job training. It also has ambitious plans to become one of the most innovative learning providers in the country – helping to make Bradford a leader in education.  The College has CoVE (Centre of Vocational Excellence) in 3 areas:

  
  • Applied Science
  • Beauty & Complimentary Therapy
  • Gas Innovation & CPD Centres

 Bradford College works in partnership with a range of organisations to help build its international profile including the Bradford Cultural Partnership; the British Council and English UK.  The College is an active member of the Association of Colleges and takes part in a varied portfolio of activities in relation to FE policy, international benchmarking and government initiatives. The College offers both Higher Education and Further Education courses in a wide range of programme areas, including: 

 

  • Beauty Therapy
  • Arts & Media
  • Performing Arts & Music
  • Business & Law
  • Computing & ICT
  • Games Technology & Software Development
  • Catering & Hospitality
  • Education, Early Years and Teaching
  • Engineering, Technology and Construction
  • Health, Community & Social Care
  • Ophthalmic Dispensing
  • Public Services
  • Science
  • Sport
  • Travel & Tourism
  • English Language Centre The English Language Centre at Bradford College runs a wide range of full-time courses throughout the year, which are suitable for international students over the age of 16.   The Centre is accredited by the British Council and is a member of English UK and English in the North.  Courses include: 

      • General English
      • Academic English
      • English Plus Foundation
      • Summer Schools
      • Pre-sessional School
    International Projects & Collaborations The College is able to undertake a range of projects with diverse range of clients including employers and educational institutions.  The college has undertaken projects in a variety of countries worldwide including Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, Turkey, Mexico, Egypt and Oman.  Projects take a variety for forms including:   Capacity Building We are able to offer support and guidance to institutions concerning academic delivery, design of qualifications, assessment of programmes, quality mechanisms and academic management. Short Courses We can work with institutions and employers to develop non-award bearing short courses in a range of subject areas. Train the Trainer 

      The College is well placed to deliver training of trainers (tutors) in a variety of areas including teaching vocational programmes, course management, leadership and management, quality assurance etc.  We are able to develop bespoke programmes to meet client needs and expectations.

      Staff Exchange In order to support the building of educational capacity, it may be possible to undertake staff exchanges for the purposes of curriculum development, sharing best practice and staff development.