Every year over 12,000 students of all ages choose to study with Barking & Dagenham College because they want to succeed and benefit from industry-standard training centres and facilities that are among the best in London.
The College offers high quality technical and professional training to develop the required skills to access university, straight into work, or to take a career to the next level. This is alongside award winning support for students that’s been described by the Government’s inspectors (Ofsted) as “Outstanding”.
Barking & Dagenham College continues to offer a very wide range of courses from Entry Level to Higher Education. In keeping with the College strategic objective of providing an inclusive, learner-centred curriculum, Barking & Dagenham College provide full-time education for disaffected and excluded Year 11 pupils from local schools and part-time education for groups of school aged young people from the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham and Havering. In addition to this the College also works in partnership with local schools to provide specialist provision for learners with learning difficulties.
The role of the College in addressing local issues is critical. The College plays an essential role in the borough and surrounding areas in providing opportunities for progression to further and higher education and skills development, employment, and the wider social benefits this brings. Increasing social mobility as well as meeting the needs of the local and London economy, is one of its key strategic priorities.
vision, missions and values
Our Vision: A Truly Great College delivering inspirational learning and excellence through career focused education
Our Mission: To unleash potential, creating better futures for our learners, businesses and communities
Our Values:
Barking & Dagenham College is innovative and provides a great place to learn for students of all ages.
Barking & Dagenham College is a Further Education College providing vocational, technical and professional education and training pathways from Entry through to Level 7. The majority of the student population is on provision below level 4. However, the College has developed clearly defined progression pathways at level 4 and above, particularly in STEM areas, to ensure that we continue to be a valued provider to our community, meeting local needs. This allows alternative progression routes into Higher Education (HE) for college students studying at Level 3. In 2020, the College was awarded Institute of Technology Status -the East London Institute of Technology (ELIOT). ELIOT has a well developed Level 4 plus curriculum offer, developed in partnership with global, national and regional employers, focused on providing essential digital and technical skills training.
The College works closely with employers to provide tailored training to give students all the skills needed for success in their studies, workplace, and for developing their career.
This is achieved through:
