Applying for a course

1. Shortlist your favourite study programmes and attend an open day

Visit here for the full list of study programmes, or to pre-register for one of our Open Days.

2. Apply online

Apply for your chosen study programme. If you do not have access to a computer you can complete your application at any of our campuses.

3. Receive an offer

You will be invited in for a group interview to find out more about your course. You will also have the opportunity to meet your tutor. You will leave with a course offer.

4. Attend your Welcome Day 

You will be invited to attend a Welcome Day in late June or early July, where you will get a taste of college life, meet your tutors and make new friends.

5. Enrolment

You will be invited to enrol on to your study programme between late August and early September. Don’t worry if you don’t get your grades, you can get advice at our Open Day on GCSE results day.

6. Start your study programme!

Term starts in September.

1. Research your options

Visit here for the full list of part-time professional and leisure courses available.

2. Apply for your course

You may be able to apply for your chosen course online or you may need to contact our Customer Contact or Business Development teams. Each course page will show the different ways to apply.

3. Receive an offer

Following your application you may be invited for an  interview in order to receive an offer of a place. Many of our leisure courses do not have entry requirements so it is simply a case of paying for your course, if required.

4. Enrolment

You will be invited to enrol with the Customer Contact Team once you have your offer, we advise within two weeks of getting the offer.

5. Start your course!

To apply for an apprenticeship you must be 16 or over. Here are your steps to success!

Step 1: Find a vacancy

Step 2: If you find an apprenticeship you are interested in, check you meet the criteria and complete the online application form.

Step 3: Your application will be reviewed by our Recruitment Team within 48 working hours.

Step 4: You will be invited in to meet with the Recruitment Team to complete your English and maths assessments and to discuss your application before it is sent on to the employer on the vacancy closing date.

Step 5: After you have visited our Recruitment Team we will keep in contact with you with other available vacancies and support you in finding your ideal apprenticeship.

Step 6: Once you have been offered and apprenticeship you will be enrolled.

Stage One: Submit your application online

For all our courses you can apply through our website by looking for the ‘apply now’ button on the relevant course page. Alternatively, for full-time courses you can apply through Universities & Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

We can take applications received through the UCAS scheme up to 29 January. We will also accept applications later in the academic year through UCAS Extra and Clearing.

You can continue to apply up until the start date of the course through our website application process, so don’t worry if UCAS dates have passed.

Stage Two: Selection process

For the majority of courses you will be offered a place based on meeting the entry criteria for the course. Mature applicants without the entry qualifications but with relevant work experience will also be considered. All students will get the opportunity to talk to their academic team about their course, however applicants applying for an Art & Design, Performing Arts or Teacher Education course, will be required to attend a guidance interview and/or assessment.

Stage Three: Receiving an offer

You should receive a formal offer of a place on a course within one week of receiving your application or within one week of the interview (if applicable). Full-time offers will be made through the UCAS portal (if you have made an application through UCAS) and via an email. For offers for full-time courses where you have not made an application through UCAS and for part-time courses, offers will be made via an email.

Stage Four: Enrolling onto your course

After A-Level Results Day you will receive an email with a link to an on–line form to complete prior to attending an in-person enrolment event where we will complete your enrolment and issue you with an ID card.

Stage Five: Starting your course

You will receive details of your course timetable at enrolment however term typically starts in the middle of September.

For more information, or to enrol on any of our Distance Learning courses please email distancelearning@bedford.ac.uk