Barnfield College is a great college - we were the first college in the country to be awarded Beacon status for excellence in teaching and learning and we hold six Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) which focus on meeting the skills demands of employers. We are graded "outstanding" by Ofsted and our year-on-year success rates continue to climb to well above the national averages. We are among the top 5% of colleges in the UK. We provide a range of vocational courses from basic to Foundation Degree levels. Our full-time and part-time courses are designed to develop your skills and knowledge to support you in your chosen career or enable you to progress to employment or further university study. Our staff are very enthusiastic, caring and highly skilled and totally dedicated to ensuring that you are happy and successful. Barnfield College is a friendly and exciting place to learn new skills, meet new friends and gain nationally recognised qualifications. Whether you are an individual or an employer I know you find the course that meets your demands. I wish you well with your studies and I look forward to welcoming you to the College. Pete Birkett Principal and Chief Executive Barnfield is the largest college in Bedfordshire and Luton, with four centres in Luton and one in Bedford. It also runs an extensive network of community-based courses, an expanding range of higher education programmes and is a major operator of Apprenticeships through Barnfield Training Services. Following its most recent Ofsted inspection report, it became the first further education college to be designated a national Learning and Skills Beacon. Barnfield is also home to six Centres of Vocational Excellence.