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Beauty Therapy

These courses will prepare you for a career in the popular and highly demanding beauty therapy industry. Our courses will also develop your ...Learn More

Catering & Hospitality

There are many openings in the Catering and Hospitality industry. With such demand for skilled chefs and hospitality specialists, studying ca...Learn More

Construction

If you're thinking about a career within the building industry and are keen to develop your skills in one of the related trades, there has ne...Learn More

Digital Technology

Do you know that the North East has the fastest growing Tech Industry in the country outside of London? There are over 35,000 Digital Tech j...Learn More

Education & Childcare

If you are interested in working with children or young people then our courses will enable you to study a range of exciting topics. You will...Learn More

Engineering

Studying Engineering can lead to a variety of exciting careers, with both local and national organisations. Studying with Derwentside College...Learn More

Hairdressing

If you are looking for a rewarding career, have an artistic flair and want to be part of a creative industry, then we will set you up to thri...Learn More

Health & Social Care

Caring involves working with a range of people in a variety of different situations, such as working with children or people with special nee...Learn More

The ACE Programme

The ACE Programme (ASPIRATIONAL, CAREERS, EMPLOYABILITY) is a Level 1 full time programme of study that gives learners the vocational and stu...Learn More

Vocational Studies

Some learners may not be ready for a full time study programme as a result of a lack of confidence and therefore require additional learning ...Learn More

Maths and English

We offer GCSE English and GCSE maths courses which are graded 9-1 instead of A*-G. If you are 19+ and want to expand your Maths and English ...Learn More

ESOL

If English is not your first language, ESOL will help you gain an internationally recognised qualification. You will develop your speaking, l...Learn More

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Derwentside College provides high quality education and training that focuses on developing the knowledge, skills and qualities needed by our learners to progress into sustained employment and build successful careers.

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