Skip to main content
D C G Logo

Derby College Group (DCG)
Telephone: 0800 028 0289
https://www.derby-college.ac.uk
enquiries@derby-college.ac.uk

0800 028 0289

  • Contact
  • Jobs
  • How to Apply
  • About DCG
  • Home
  • Courses & Careers
    Course SearchSubject Areas at DCGCourse Types at DCGCampuses & Course LocationsDCG Success StoriesCareer SearchCareer PathwaysDownload a ProspectusFree – ESF Fully Funded Course
  • Employers
  • Student Support
  • Parents
  • News/Events
    EventsNewsEvent Registration
DCG East Midlands Institute of Technology

East Midlands Institute of Technology

Approach Building

Approach

The East Midlands Institute of Technology (EMIoT) is set to deliver a future-fit workforce for digital and low carbon economies across the region.

Going for clean growth

The East Midlands Institute of Technology (EMIoT) represents a far-reaching partnership between Derby College Group, the University of Derby, Loughborough College, and Loughborough University. In close collaboration with major employers, we are working to align higher level skills training and qualifications with the region’s specific economic needs.

The EMIoT focusses particularly on developing advanced skills for the digital and low carbon sectors. Its research-informed, employer-led courses in Engineering, Digital, Construction and Leadership help businesses to upskill their workforce and pave the way for students to excel in the many technical careers now emerging in the clean growth arena.

What are Institutes of Technology?

Located across England, Institutes of Technology (IoTs) are a national network bringing together experienced education providers and leading industry employers to deliver world-class technical education and training. They provide higher level courses serving a range of STEM occupations and industries. These courses fill skills gaps in regional economies while boosting students’ career prospects.

The EMIoT is one of 21 Institutes of Technology established. Its development has been supported by the Department for Education, which has provided capital funding and strategic direction, and the Gatsby Foundation.

Find out more on the Institutes of Technology website or the gov.uk IoTs guidance page.

Courses on offer in 2025

DCG courses offered as part of EMIoT in 2025 will include:

  • T Level in Digital Support Services
  • T Level in Digital Production, Design and Development
  • T Level in Science
  • T Level in Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning
  • HNC/HTQ in Construction Management for England
  • HNC/HTQ in Modern Methods of Construction for England
  • Foundation Degree in Integrated Engineering
  • Foundation Degree in Software Development
  • HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (HTQ) – DCG
  • HNC in Mechanical Engineering (HTQ) – DCG
  • BEng (Hons) in Electronic Engineering
  • BEng (Hons) in Manufacturing Engineering

DCG Higher and Degree Apprenticeships offered as part of the EMIoT will include:

  • Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship
  • Product Design and Development Engineer Degree Apprenticeship
  • Construction Design and Build Technician Higher Apprenticeship
  • Construction Quantity Surveying Technician Higher Apprenticeship
  • Construction Site Supervisor Higher Apprenticeship

Find out more about:

  • T Levels at DCG – we led the way regionally in introducing these two-year qualifications equivalent to three A-levels. They combine classroom learning with an extended industry placement on programmes designed in partnership with businesses.
  • Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) at DCG– we offer a growing range of specialist technical courses developed with employers and delivered by industry experts. Our first HTQs are in Professional Construction.
  • Higher Education at DCG – we offer innovative, flexible and responsive higher education programmes. In the 2023 National Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) we were rated Gold for the outcomes achieved by our higher education students and Silver overall.
  • Higher and Degree Apprenticeships at DCG – some courses provided through the EMIoT can be taken as part of an apprenticeship programme to help employers meet their workforce development goals.

Cutting-edge facilities

Students working on machines

South West Approach

Derby College Group is one of three hub sites for the Institute of Technology. The Stephenson Building on our iconic Roundhouse campus is home to new facilities for Construction, Engineering, Digital and Leadership training at Levels 4 to 6.

The building is net zero and features cutting-edge technology, allowing teaching to be carried out on-site or anywhere in the world.

Our industry partners

The EMIoT enjoys major input from leading-name employers – including Rolls-Royce, Bloc Digital, Fujitsu, Alstom, National Grid/ESO, Uniper and Toyota – to ensure its courses level up the workforce with the right skills.

Their industry insights have helped to shape the EMIoT curriculum and extend opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience. The range of real-world learning initiatives on offer include work placements, site visits, live project briefs, masterclasses and professional mentoring including career planning.

Future plans

By 2030 the EMIoT is set to have 1,200 students on its books, taking courses spanning Levels 3 to 7. At DCG, a broad spectrum of Institute of Technology courses will be developed in the curriculum areas of Computing, Business, Health and Social Care, Architectural Technology, Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering and STEM Teacher Training.

We also plan to offer micro credentials, which are short courses that are typically taught over a period of 4 – 12 weeks and usually include content from modules that form part of existing programmes. Micro credentials are designed to support individuals to upskill or reskill for work in rapidly growing and dynamic industries, without the time and financial commitment of a full course or programme. These micro credentials stand alone as independent credentials, as well as offering academic credit to use towards validated programmes.

IOT Course Listings at DCG

L6PT

BEng (Hons) Engineering (Top Up) – 1 year

View

Course Type: Higher Education
Location: The Roundhouse
Subject Area: Engineering

L4FT

Construction Design and Build Technician Higher Apprenticeship – Level 4

View

Course Type: Apprenticeships
Location: The Roundhouse
Subject Area: Professional Construction

L4FT

Construction Quantity Surveying Technician Apprenticeship

View

Course Type: Apprenticeships
Location: The Roundhouse
Subject Area: Professional Construction

L4FT

Construction Site Supervisor Apprenticeship

View

Course Type: Apprenticeships
Location: The Roundhouse
Subject Area: Professional Construction

L5FT

Foundation Degree in Engineering (2 years)

View

Course Type: Higher Education
Location: The Roundhouse
Subject Area: Engineering

L6FT

Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship – Level 6

View

Course Type: Apprenticeships
Location: The Roundhouse
Subject Area: Engineering

L6FT

Product Design and Development Engineer Degree Apprenticeship – Level 6

View

Course Type: Apprenticeships
Location: The Roundhouse
Subject Area: Engineering


D C G Logo
  • Derby College Facebook
  • Derby College Youtube
  • Derby College Instagram

Courses

  • Course Search
  • Career Search
  • Subject Areas at DCG
  • Career Pathways
  • Course Types at DCG
  • Campuses & Course Locations at DCG
  • Download a Prospectus
  • Chart Your Future

Students

  • Student Support
  • Student Services
  • Login to inTouch
  • Report an Absence or Lateness
  • Moodle VLE
  • Think Alumni
  • Student Bursary

Staff

  • Staff Intranet
  • Remote Desktop
  • Systems Hub
  • Email

DCG

  • Governance
  • Policies and Papers
  • Why work for us?
  • Meet the Governors
  • Who’s Who
  • Website Accessibility Statement
  • Data Protection
  • Freedom of Information
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Statement
  • Modern Slavery Statement
  • Environmental and Sustainability at DCG
  • DCG-Annual-Accountability-Statement-2024-25
  • DCG Strategy and Regulation – Accountability Statement 2025-26

Study with Us

  • DCG Success Stories
  • DCG Covid Safety

Student Life

  • Derby College Students Union

More

  • Covid Safety
  • Apprenticeship Vacancies
  • Open to the Public
  • Term Dates
  • College Calendar 2025-26

Quick Links

  • Contact Us
  • How to Apply
  • Make a Payment
  • Report an Absence or Lateness
  • Jobs at DCG
DCG Logo Derby College Group
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}