Oxford and Cherwell Valley College

History

Oxford & Cherwell Valley College was formed 31 July 2003 when Oxford College of Further Education, North Oxfordshire College in Banbury and Rycotewood College merged. The new college came into being with 17,000 students, 700 staff on three major sites and a budget of £30m. We opened a new campus in Bicester in 2005, and that’s when we introduced our current name: Oxford & Cherwell Valley College.
Oxford College of Further Education

Founded in 1960, and based at the current Blackbird Leys & City Centre campuses, the Oxford College of Further Education offered courses to students at all levels and enjoyed well-established links with Oxford Brookes University. At the turn of the millennium the student population was made up of 1,872 full-time and 7,533 part-time students. The College was divided into three faculties at the time: Arts; Engineering Services; and Business & Technology.

Advantages of studying here

Freidnly and supportive Ex military/door staff teaching staff, 10 years experience in teaching in the security industry, 1000s people trained, higher than average UK pass rate.
Comfortable training room+mock night club for role play and scenario training units.
Use of Radios, search equipment and report books in training scenarios.
On site subsidised restaurant.
A great campus with brilliant training from a leading Further Education College.

Areas of specialisation

Level 2 Award in Door supervision
Level 2 Award in Public Space CCTV
Level 2 Award in UpSkilling for Door Supervisor
Level 2 Award in Conflict Management
Level 2 Emergancy first aid at work
Level 2 First aid at Work

Description

Welcome to Oxford & Cherwell Valley College. We are delighted you are visiting us and hope that you will find all the information you are looking for. If not, please get in touch so that we can help you.

OCVC is the largest provider of further education training in Oxfordshire and we believe we have something for everyone in this vibrant, diverse community. We offer a wide range of full-time and part-time courses from entry level to degree level, and we offer bespoke employer training, apprenticeships, training for the unemployed and learning for leisure courses too.

We are passionate about helping each individual to achieve their potential and we are proud of our enterprise culture which finds fresh ways to develop the skills and thinking that employers want. It's an exciting time to be a student at OCVC.

We hope you find the course you want, and we look forward to welcoming you to Oxford & Cherwell Valley