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High quality partnerships
The University of Worcester is a high quality University with an international reputation supplying Higher Education learning opportunities accessible to all in a genuinely open and supportive environment.
Widening participation
We are committed to widening participation and increasing student retention in Higher Education. This is achieved by stimulating and facilitating progression into and within our course programmes, especially through educational partnerships, opportunities for learning for all within the community, and enhanced student support.
In order to serve the needs of the regional community in partnership with the other providers in education and training, the University of Worcester has formed close links with local and regional schools, colleges and employers.
These links aim to promote participation locally in Higher Education, extending the range and level of programmes and qualifications offered. We aim to strengthen and extend the subjects areas offered, providing development and support and interaction for Further Education and Higher Education staff.
We run courses in partnership with the following institutions:
- Autism West Midlands
- Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies
- Birmingham Metropolitan College
- Bournville College
- Business Development Consultancy
- Business Development Services (Europe) Ltd
- The Bulmer Foundation
- Department for Children, Schools and Families (Early Support)
- Devon Secondary Teacher Training Group
- Diocese of Hereford
- Gloucestershire College
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHSFoundation Trust
- Halesowen College
- Hereford Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership
- Herefordshire College of Technology
- Institute of Payroll Professionals
- Iron Mill Institute
- Ithaka Leadership Development Ltd
- Kidderminster College
- The Leadership Trust
- The Learning Institute
- Learning Works International Limited
- Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education
- Ludlow College
- National Childbirth Trust
- NEW College
- Royal National College for the Blind
- Scenario
- Somerset SCITT
- South Worcestershire College
- St Joseph’s Centre for the Visually Impaired, Dublin
- St Michael’s Hospice
- St Richard’s Hospice
- Stourbridge College
- Sunfield School
- Telford College of Arts and Technology
- Warwickshire College
- Worcester College of Technology
- Worcester Sixth Form College
- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
- Worcestershire Local Authority
We also have academic partnerships with the institutions below, though we don't run courses in partnership with them:
- University of Birmingham
- Dudley College of Technology
- Herefordshire College of Art & Design
- Herefordshire Sixth Form College
In addition, we have progression and/or articulation agreements with the following institutions (and with Edexcel for international progression):
- The Association of Business Executives
- The Association of Business Practitioners
- CMS Institute of Management Studies, India
- Gloucestershire College
- Herefordshire College of Technology
- Högskolan Halmstad, Sweden
- Institute of Administrative Management
- Kidderminster College
- Ludlow College
- NCC Education
- North East Worcestershire College
- Solihull College
- South Worcestershire College
- Stourbridge College
- Telford College of Arts and Technology
- Worcester College of Technology
- Worcester Sixth Form College








