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The University of Liverpool is one of the great centres of research, knowledge and innovation. Our pioneering reputation attracts students, experts and partners from around the world. Through our research, teaching and collaborations we seek to be life changing and world shaping.

For more than 130 years, Blackburn College has been equipping people with the skills to succeed. The College is one of the largest and most successful Further Education providers in Lancashire, serving the Blackburn with Darwen area and the wider region. Today, as part of the town’s wider regeneration, the College is powering the Blackburn Learning Quarter - a dedicated hub for education and skills that is shaping opportunity, ambition, and economic growth across the region. Our commitment to excellence is recognised nationally. We are ranked number 3 nationally for General Further Education (GFE) Colleges (2026) in the official Government league tables and are proud to are ranked Number 2 in Lancashire for 16–19 Achievement Rates (2026). We also hold Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ ratings for both Education Programmes for Young People, and Adult Learning Programmes (November 2024 Visit). The College aims to be an inclusive institution, and we are proud of the equality of opportunity reflected in the breadth, quality, and accessibility of our educational offer. Thousands of learners choose to study with us each year, creating, enhancing and changing their life chances to become self-assured, driven, and experts in their study fields. Our modern, industry leading campus is in the centre of Blackburn and includes vibrant learning facilities such as the Beacon Centre, Sixth Form, University Centre Blackburn College, and a wide range of specialist learning environments including RATH/HEAT, Construction Centre and Scholars Training Restaurant. The College has an extensive range of qualifications at all levels from Entry Level through to Degree and post graduate professional courses. Further Education students can choose from a diverse range of Technical programmes through to A Levels and Apprenticeships with Higher Education study including Degrees and HNDs and HNCs.

Leeds City College is one of the UK’s largest FE establishments, offering a diverse curriculum to over 45,000 students. We provide a vibrant, multicultural learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Our courses cover almost all subject areas and include full and part-time academic and vocational qualifications from basic skills to apprenticeships and A levels to foundation degrees. There is something to suit the needs of everyone from pre and post 16-year-olds to adult learners, employers and businesses. Leeds City College operates out of three main campuses – Printworks, Park Lane, Quarry Hill – as well as having provisions in dozens of smaller community centres across the region. Keighley College is also part of the Luminate Education Group. Leeds City College has an annual turnover of over £90m and employs more than 1,700 staff, making it one of the area’s largest employers.