Colleges and Training Providers in Plymouth

Colleges generally provide academic and vocational education for students over 16 years old, including GCSEs, A-Levels, BTECs, apprenticeships, and more. Many offer higher education courses too.

There are several types of colleges, such as general FE (further education) colleges, sixth-form colleges, specialist colleges (e.g., for certain vocational skills), and agricultural colleges.

Training providers generally focus on vocational, technical, and professional training for various industries and sectors. Many work with employers to provide apprenticeships.

Colleges and training providers form a major part of the post-16 education and skills sector. They cater to students who want to pursue vocational pathways, professional courses, apprenticeships, etc. instead of traditional academic routes. They provide alternatives to school sixth forms for 16-18-year-olds, as well as mature learners.

Plymouth has several colleges and training providers, with the main ones being listed below:

• Achievement Training
• Arts University Plymouth
• Babcock International Group
• BIT Training
• City College Plymouth
• CTSW Skills Ltd
• Discovery College
• Duchy College
• Eat that Frog
• First Class Support
• GHQ Training
• HIT Training
• Lifeworks College
• Ocean City College Ltd
• Oakwood Court College
• On Course South West
• Plymouth Training and Consultancy
• Plymouth U3A
• Skills Group
• Step into Learning
• The Disability Service at University of Plymouth
• The Focus Training Group
• Transferable Skills Training
• WEA (Workers' Educational Association)

If you run a training college or are a training provider that is not shown, then please get in touch so that we can add you to the list.

In addition to the colleges and training providers listed on this page, there might be other similar organisations listed within the Plymouth Online Directory.

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