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This qualification, developed with input from various experts and employers, meets occupational standards and provides reliable evidence of a learner's skills and knowledge. It is designed for individuals aiming to work in the painting and decorating construction industry, ensuring they understand essential industry skills and knowledge.

This qualification, developed with input from various experts and employers, meets occupational standards and provides reliable evidence of a learner's skills and knowledge. It is designed for individuals aiming to work in the painting and decorating construction industry, ensuring they understand essential industry skills and knowledge.

This course is for learners who are unsure about their future career path and want to explore different vocational areas before deciding.

Do you want to become more independent? Pathway to Independence is a personalised programme for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities.

Do you want to become a fully qualified teacher in the FE and Skills sector? Are you pursuing a teaching career in a college, a sixth form, a prison, or with a training provider? Then this course will take your career forward.

Do you want to become a fully qualified teacher in the FE and Skills sector? Are you pursuing a teaching career in a college, a sixth form, a prison, or with a training provider? Then this course will take your career forward.

This course enables you to build on your knowledge of the laws of physics, applying your understanding to areas ranging from sub-atomic particles to the entire universe. You will gain the skills to think independently and creatively in a challenging scientific environment. This qualification commands universal respect among universities and employers.

Would you like to learn more about the film industry while developing your skills in analysing mainstream and alternative films? Students will learn about the production, distribution and exhibition of films and will have the opportunity to make their own films.

Dreaming big? Ready to take the next step? Derby College Open Evenings are back this autumn, bigger and better than ever.  

We are delighted to announce our Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) Showcase, taking place on Wednesday 15 October 2025, 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm, at the Joseph Wright Centre (JWC), Cathedral Road, Derby DE1 3PA. 

The Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, together with the Royal Society for Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA), has officially launched the East Midlands Combined County Authority’s (EMCCA) Inclusive Growth Commission report: the first of its kind anywhere in the UK. 

Come along to our Extended Project Qualification Showcase at the Joseph Wright Centre to see our students display their work.