Trips and visits to complement your studies
As a public services student, you will be able to take exchange
trips every year. Recent visits include a trip to the Peak District
and to San Benedetto del Tronto, an Adriatic coastal town in Italy
where the team undertook the challenge of mountain trekking with
the Italian Navy. Our sports students also take a variety of trips
to visit sporting venues, including Lilleshall National Sports
Centre, York College and the English Institute of Sport in
Sheffield.
Compete and test your skills
Due to our excellent reputation, the College was chosen to hold
the 2007 Skills Challenge UK. During the competition, our Public
Services students were put through their paces by the fire, police
and the ambulance services.
An investment in your future
If you are considering a career in the army, you might qualify
for assistance under the new Army Further Education Bursary scheme,
which will help fund your studies and support you before you apply
to join the armed forces.
Expert and experienced tutors
All of our lecturers have worked in the public services, as
police officers, soldiers, an ambulance paramedic, and prison
officers, which gives an extra dimension to lessons and will enable
you to draw on their vocational experience.
An amazing Sport Academy
Bedford College Sport Academy provides fantastic opportunities
for progression into professional clubs and national teams for
students from all sporting backgrounds. The Academy offers top
training and coaching in sports from football, rugby and cricket
through to basketball, netball and rowing, and works in partnership
with Kempston Rovers FC, Bedford Athletic Rugby Club, Kolven Golf,
Bedford Bulls Basketball Club, Bedfordshire Cricket Association and
Bedford Rowing Club.
Professional accreditation and national awards
The Football Academy retained FA Charter Standard Academy Status
for the fourth year and we won a national award for innovation with
a Futsal programme in partnership with Bedfordshire FA,
Bedfordshire SScos and AFC Kempston Rovers.
We celebrate success
We have a departmental Oscars awards evening, where course
tutors present awards for academic excellence – so you know your
efforts and achievements will be recognised and celebrated.