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N.B This list is compiled for your convenience. The trainers are not quality assured by our local authorities. Settings need to use due diligence when selecting a trainer and ensure the course meets Ofsted and EYFS requirements. Please check they meet the requirements of the EYFS currently on page 22 and after September 2021 (page 42, Annex A)
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Training Providers:
Foundation Degree in Childhood Studies, Care and Education
Yeovil College University Centre (L4,5 & 6)
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Contact:
Lynne Stocker or Niki Raison
Telephone:
01935 845454
Email:
university.centre@yeovil.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
Wessex Training and Assessment
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Contact:
Rachel Chalker
Telephone:
01305 770007
Email:
office@wessextal.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
0-5 yrs: Certificate in Caring for Children (CACHE)
Aspire Training Team
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Contact:
Rob Arnold
Telephone:
01202 551553 Opt 3 then Opt 1
Email:
info@aspiretrainingteam.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
0-5 yrs: Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
Side by Side Training Centre
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Contact:
Joy Scadden
Telephone:
01305 787678
Email:
joy@sidebysidetraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Wessex Training and Assessment Ltd
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Contact:
Lynn Croucher
Telephone:
01305 770007
Email:
office@wessextal.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
0-5 yrs: Early Years Educator Qualifications
Aspire Training Team
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Contact:
Rob Arnold
Telephone:
01202 551553 Opt 3 then Opt 1
Email:
info@aspiretrainingteam.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Side by Side Training Centre
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Contact:
Joy Scadden
Telephone:
01305 787678
Email:
joy@sidebysidetraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Weymouth College
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Contact:
Student and Customer Services
Telephone:
01305 761100
Email:
igs@weymouth.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Yeovil College
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Contact:
iZone Experts
Telephone:
01935 423921
Email:
iZone@yeovil.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
0-5 yrs: Early Years Teacher Status
Early Years Teacher Status Training Providers
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Contact:
Department for Education
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Email:
Website:
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Training Providers:
0-5 yrs: Level 2 Children and Young People’s Workforce
Paragon Skills (Apprenticeships)
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Contact:
Telephone:
01392 822 886
Email:
enquiries@pgon.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Side by Side Training Centre
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Contact:
Joy Scadden
Telephone:
01305 787678
Email:
joy@sidebysidetraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
0-5 yrs: Level 3 Early Years Educator
Aspire Training Team
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Contact:
Rob Arnold
Telephone:
01202 551553 Opt 3 then Opt 1
Email:
info@aspiretrainingteam.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Paragon Skills (Apprenticeships)
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Contact:
Telephone:
01392 822 886
Email:
enquiries@pgon.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Side by Side Training Centre
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Contact:
Joy Scadden
Telephone:
01305 787678
Email:
joy@sidebysidetraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Wessex Training and Assessment Ltd
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Contact:
Lynn Croucher
Telephone:
01305 770007
Email:
office@wessextal.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Weymouth College
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Contact:
Student and Customer Services
Telephone:
01305 761100
Email:
igs@weymouth.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Yeovil College (Apprenticeships)
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Contact:
Tania Atkinson
Telephone:
01935 845385
Email:
Tania.Atkinson@yeovil.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
0-5 yrs: Top Up Degree
The Open University
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Contact:
Telephone:
01908 659253
Email:
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
0-8 yrs: BA (Hons) Childhood Studies (Top Up)
Bournemouth and Poole College ( 0-8 Foundation and Top up )
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Contact:
Dawn Lock
Telephone:
01202 205666
Email:
lockd@bpc.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
0-8 yrs: Foundation Degree in Early Years Services
Bournemouth and Poole College ( 0-8 Foundation and Top up )
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Contact:
Dawn Lock
Telephone:
01202 205666
Email:
lockd@bpc.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
5+ yrs: Award, Certificate and Diploma in Playwork
Paragon Skills (Apprenticeships)
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Contact:
Telephone:
01392 822 886
Email:
enquiries@pgon.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Side by Side Training Centre
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Contact:
Joy Scadden
Telephone:
01305 787678
Email:
joy@sidebysidetraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
5+ yrs: Level 2 and 3 Playwork
Side by Side Training Centre
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Contact:
Joy Scadden
Telephone:
01305 787678
Email:
joy@sidebysidetraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Award in Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Leadership and Management in the Early Years
Side by Side Training Centre
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Contact:
Joy Scadden
Telephone:
01305 787678
Email:
joy@sidebysidetraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
BA (Hons) Childhood Studies, Care and education top-up degree
Yeovil College University Centre (L4,5 & 6)
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Contact:
Lynne Stocker or Niki Raison
Telephone:
01935 845454
Email:
university.centre@yeovil.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Level 6 Top-up
Brockenhurst College (Levels 4/5 and 6)
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Contact:
Enquiries
Telephone:
01590 625321
Email:
enquiries@brock.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
University of Chichester
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Contact:
Enquiries online
Telephone:
01243 816000
Email:
help@chi.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Cache Level 5 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ) (QCF)
Side by Side Training Centre
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Contact:
Joy Scadden
Telephone:
01305 787678
Email:
joy@sidebysidetraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Certificate for the Children and Young People's Workforce
Side by Side Training Centre
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Contact:
Joy Scadden
Telephone:
01305 787678
Email:
joy@sidebysidetraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Weymouth College
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Contact:
Student and Customer Services
Telephone:
01305 761100
Email:
igs@weymouth.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Certificate for the Early Years Advanced Practitioner
Side by Side Training Centre
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Contact:
Joy Scadden
Telephone:
01305 787678
Email:
joy@sidebysidetraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Certificate in Playwork and Level 3 Diploma in Playwork
Training Providers:
Certificate in Playwork and Level 3 Diploma in Playwork
Training Providers:
Childcare NCFE (L1)
Weymouth College
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Contact:
Student and Customer Services
Telephone:
01305 761100
Email:
igs@weymouth.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Childcare NCFE Level 2 Diploma (L2)
Weymouth College
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Contact:
Student and Customer Services
Telephone:
01305 761100
Email:
igs@weymouth.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Children, Young People & Families Manager (Level 5)
Yeovil College (Apprenticeships)
Show details
Contact:
Tania Atkinson
Telephone:
01935 845385
Email:
Tania.Atkinson@yeovil.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Children, Young People & Families Practitioner (Level 4)
Yeovil College (Apprenticeships)
Show details
Contact:
Tania Atkinson
Telephone:
01935 845385
Email:
Tania.Atkinson@yeovil.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Diploma for the Early Years Senior Practitioner (NCFE)
Aspire Training Team
Show details
Contact:
Rob Arnold
Telephone:
01202 551553 Opt 3 then Opt 1
Email:
info@aspiretrainingteam.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Early Years Level 4/5 Foundation Degree
Brockenhurst College (Levels 4/5 and 6)
Show details
Contact:
Enquiries
Telephone:
01590 625321
Email:
enquiries@brock.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
University of Chichester
Show details
Contact:
Enquiries online
Telephone:
01243 816000
Email:
help@chi.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Yeovil College University Centre (L4,5 & 6)
Show details
Contact:
Lynne Stocker or Niki Raison
Telephone:
01935 845454
Email:
university.centre@yeovil.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Early Years Level 4/5 Foundation Degree
Brockenhurst College (Levels 4/5 and 6)
Show details
Contact:
Enquiries
Telephone:
01590 625321
Email:
enquiries@brock.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Early Years Practitioner – Level 2
Weymouth College
Show details
Contact:
Student and Customer Services
Telephone:
01305 761100
Email:
igs@weymouth.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Functional Skills in Maths and English
Bournemouth and Poole College (Functional Skills)
Show details
Contact:
Enquiries
Telephone:
01202 205205
Email:
Website:
Click here for website
Side by Side Training Centre
Show details
Contact:
Joy Scadden
Telephone:
01305 787678
Email:
joy@sidebysidetraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Skills and Learning
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Contact:
Telephone:
01202 262300 or 01305 819059
Email:
infopal@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
Website:
Click here for website
The Open University
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Contact:
Telephone:
01908 659253
Email:
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
GCSE Maths and English
Side by Side Training Centre
Show details
Contact:
Joy Scadden
Telephone:
01305 787678
Email:
joy@sidebysidetraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Skills and Learning, Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole
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Contact:
Telephone:
01202 262300 or 01305 819059
Email:
enquiries@salbcp.com
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
GCSE Science
Brockenhurst College (Level 2)
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Contact:
Enquiries
Telephone:
01590 625500
Email:
enquiries@brock.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Skills and Learning (GCSE Science)
Show details
Contact:
Enquiries
Telephone:
01202 262300 or 01305 819059
Email:
enquiries@salbcp.com
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Level 2 Early Years Practitioner
Aspire Training Team
Show details
Contact:
Rob Arnold
Telephone:
01202 551553 Opt 3 then Opt 1
Email:
info@aspiretrainingteam.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Yeovil College (Apprenticeships)
Show details
Contact:
Tania Atkinson
Telephone:
01935 845385
Email:
Tania.Atkinson@yeovil.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Level 3 Certificate in Playwork
Side by Side Training Centre
Show details
Contact:
Joy Scadden
Telephone:
01305 787678
Email:
joy@sidebysidetraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Level 3 Diploma in Playwork
Side by Side Training Centre
Show details
Contact:
Joy Scadden
Telephone:
01305 787678
Email:
joy@sidebysidetraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Montessori Qualifications
Bournemouth Montessori
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Contact:
Telephone:
01202 780010
Email:
info@bournemouthmontessori.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
The Montessori Partnership
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Contact:
Helen Prochazka
Telephone:
01620 861733
Email:
info@montessoripartnership.com
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
N.B This list is compiled for your convenience, trainers are not quality assured by our local authorities. Please check they meet the requirements of the EYFS (page 28)
Food Safety at Work
Show details
Contact:
contactus@foodsafetyatwork.co.uk
Telephone:
0808 253 6208
Email:
Website:
Click here for website
High Speed Training
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Contact:
Telephone:
0333 006 7000
Email:
support@highspeedtraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA)
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Contact:
Telephone:
01484 407070
Email:
Website:
Click here for website
The Safer Food Group
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Contact:
Telephone:
0800 612 6784
Email:
Website:
Click here for website
Virtual College
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Contact:
Telephone:
01943 605976
Email:
learnersupport@virtual-college.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
N.B This list is compiled for your convenience. The trainers are not quality assured by our local authorities. Settings need to use due diligence when selecting a trainer and ensure the course meets Ofsted and EYFS requirements. Please check they meet the requirements of the EYFS currently on page 22 and after September 2021 (page 42, Annex A)
112 Emergency Response Training
Show details
Contact:
Neil Eaton
Telephone:
07712 417161
Email:
n.eaton813@gmail.com
1st Response Training
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Contact:
Jo Polden
Telephone:
07467149690 or 07810646542
Email:
enquiries1stresponse@hotmail.com
Website:
Click here for website
Branch Training
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Contact:
Sonja Blackburn
Telephone:
07875 042529
Email:
sonja@branchtraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
ChildC.A.R.E Training and Development
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Contact:
Roxanne Gregory
Telephone:
07702003669
Email:
childcarelandd@gmail.com
Daisy First Aid: Christchurch, Bournemouth and Poole
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Contact:
Kerry Kirkby
Telephone:
07967 406259
Email:
kerry@daisyfirstaid.com
Website:
Click here for website
Daisy First Aid: Dorchester, Purbeck and Weymouth
Show details
Contact:
Enquiries online
Telephone:
07718492606
Email:
info@daisyfirstaid.com
Website:
Click here for website
ECW Training
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Contact:
Debbie Webster
Telephone:
07966012641
Email:
debs@ecwtraining.co.uk
First Aid Consultancy & Training Services (FACTS)
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Contact:
Craig Butchers
Telephone:
01202 828004
Email:
admin@firstaidfacts.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Med-Star Paediatric
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Contact:
Malcolm Simpson
Telephone:
07810116673
Email:
medstar@hotmail.co.uk
Ouch Learning and Development
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Contact:
Kim Fudge
Telephone:
01202 880999
Email:
office@ouchlandd.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Shackleton Solutions Ltd
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Contact:
Sarah Shackleton
Telephone:
07759511350
Email:
info@shackletonsolutions.com
Website:
Click here for website
Southern First Aid Training Ltd
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Contact:
Sara Hall
Telephone:
07870 901994 or 01963 204169
Email:
southernfirstaidtraining@hotmail.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
St John's Ambulance
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Contact:
Workplace Training
Telephone:
0344 770 4800 option 1
Email:
workplace-training@sja.org.uk
Website:
Click here for website
The First Aid Zone
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Contact:
Stella Swindells
Telephone:
01425 279620
Email:
info@thefirstaidzone.co.uk
Tigerlily Training
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Contact:
Course Booking Team
Telephone:
0300 3020 999
Email:
hello@tigerlilytraining.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Whitehorse Training
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Contact:
Daniel Hamilton
Telephone:
01305 769720
Email:
info@whitehorse-leadership.co.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
NCFE CACHE Award in Childcare and Education
Weymouth College
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Contact:
Student and Customer Services
Telephone:
01305 761100
Email:
igs@weymouth.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
Short Courses
BCP Council CPD Online
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Contact:
BCP Council short courses
Telephone:
For BCP practitioners working in early years and childcare settings
Email:
Website:
Click here for website
Dorset Council courses on Nexus
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Contact:
Dorset short courses
Telephone:
For Dorset practitioners working in early years and childcare settings
Email:
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
T Levels (Level 2)
Bournemouth and Poole The College (T Levels)
Show details
Contact:
Karen Sanders
Telephone:
01202 205207
Email:
sandersk@bpc.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Bridgwater & Taunton College (T Levels)
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Contact:
Enquiries
Telephone:
01278 455464
Email:
info@btc.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
City of Portsmouth College (T Levels)
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Contact:
Enquiries
Telephone:
023 9238 3131
Email:
info@copc.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Weymouth College (T Levels)
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Contact:
Online form
Telephone:
01305 761100
Email:
igs@weymouth.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Yeovil College (T Levels)
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Contact:
Enquiries
Telephone:
Contact 01935 423921
Email:
iZone@yeovil.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Training Providers:
T Levels (Level 3)
Bournemouth and Poole The College (T Levels)
Show details
Contact:
Karen Sanders
Telephone:
01202 205207
Email:
sandersk@bpc.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Bridgwater & Taunton College (T Levels)
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Contact:
Enquiries
Telephone:
01278 455464
Email:
info@btc.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Brockenhurst College (T Levels)
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Contact:
Enquiries
Telephone:
01590 625555
Email:
enquiries@brock.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
City College Southampton (T Levels)
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Contact:
Enquiries
Telephone:
023 8048 4848
Email:
enquiries@southampton-city.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
City of Portsmouth College (T Levels)
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Contact:
Enquiries
Telephone:
023 9238 3131
Email:
info@copc.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Weymouth College (T Levels)
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Contact:
Online form
Telephone:
01305 761100
Email:
igs@weymouth.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website
Yeovil College (T Levels)
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Contact:
Enquiries
Telephone:
Contact 01935 423921
Email:
iZone@yeovil.ac.uk
Website:
Click here for website