NEW YEAR... NEW START... A FRESH START WITH EDC

So, you've just seen our advert about our exciting range of fresh-start courses starting in January 2025?

Well in that case, welcome! 

Our courses starting in January give you a fantastic opportunity to start all over again at college. Normally, if you're aged 16-18, you'd have to wait until September to start a new course at your college (or even change college completely!). But not here at EDC... You can move to us now!

Sound good? Keep reading for more info, or register your interest by scrolling to the bottom of this page and filling in the form!

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A Brand New Year, A Brand New College Experience!

So as we just said, you can join us here at EDC on a course, starting this January! You just need to be aged 16-18.

There's loads of reasons why this is a fantastic idea, but you should be thinking about it if:

  • You've left your previous college - whether you didn't like the vibe, the course wasn't right or any other reason
  • You're not happy on your current course - it's important to remember that it's not too late to make a change! If you've already started a course and think you're stuck with it until September, think again!
  • You're not in college for any other reason - whatever it is, we want to help you get back into education, and we're confident we've got the right course options for you here at EDC

The courses will run from January 2025 through to the summer.

They've all been designed to give students joining us the next step in their studies, with the aim of helping you get the qualifications you need to move on to further studies in September 2025!

Sound good? Keep reading for more info, or register your interest by scrolling to the bottom of this page and filling in the form!

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Choose Your Course!

Liking the sound of what we're talking about? The next step is to pick your course!

We'll be offering January starts in these course areas:

  • Animal Care
  • Childcare
  • Health & Social Care
  • Land-Based Courses including Land & Wildlife, Tree Surgery & Others
  • Uniformed Public Services
  • And more...

If you'd like to register your interest, simply scroll down and fill in our short enquiry form below.

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Come to Our Enrolment Event!

If you're interested in signing up to start, you can come along to our enrolment event which will be taking place on Wednesday 6th January, 5pm-6:30pm.

At the event, you can:

  • Chat to our lecturers directly about the course to make sure it's a right fit for you
  • Learn more about our great facilities here at EDC
  • Find out how you can get to and from college thanks to our free bus service

And, most importantly - we'll enrol you on the course and get you ready for your start!

You don't have to book a place for the event, but if you'd like a reminder before it happens, fill in the form below and we'll send you one over closer to the event!

Want to Speak to Someone Now?

Please call our friendly Student Services team and they can get you in touch with the relevant staff. Please call us on 0191 518 8222 or jump onto our LiveChat or email enquiries@eastdurham.ac.uk.

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