Colleges
Working in partnership with hundreds of colleges and employers, we support thousands of learners each year, helping people to take the next step in their careers and realise their ambitions.
Your blended learning partner for professional qualifications
As demand for flexible study increases, colleges are looking for innovative ways to deliver their courses. We help our partners to deliver high-quality blended learning solutions that meet the needs of learners, employers and local communities, driving growth in learner numbers.
Working in partnership
Working hand-in-hand with our partners, we ensure learners are fully supported from day one. Our teams collaborate with your curriculum, marketing, admissions and employer engagement teams to support all aspects of recruitment and delivery. Download our brochure for more information.
A partnership with Mindful Education helps colleges to reduce uncertainty around new delivery formats; we’re experts in delivering flexible blended learning courses and apprenticeships and we help our colleges to improve quality and outcomes and increase recruitment and retention. Our experienced team is always available and we offer unlimited support to tutors. We’re trusted by 70+ colleges and training providers and our track record speaks for itself.
Our fees are wholly contingent, with no up-front cost for colleges. We provide bespoke curriculum and financial modelling for every partner, based on learner numbers, staffing needs and preferred delivery approach. Through this work, we ensure that college partners are able to plan for a minimum 50% contribution margin across all courses and apprenticeships
The Mindful Education marketing team will work closely with their counterparts at
the college to help boost applications and enrolments. We will fund and deliver paid
online adverts that link directly to your website, driving potential learners to your
course pages.
We believe that a comprehensive implementation is essential to ensuring that our
partnership is successful. Our implementation process has been developed through
our experience of working with 70+ further education colleges, which means that
new partners are quickly up to speed.
Partner support
We understand that delivering an outstanding learner experience is a college-wide effort involving many teams.
Through close collaboration with our partners, we ensure tutors, managers and learners are fully supported from day one. Knowledgeable and experienced, Mindful Education’s teams work hand-in-hand with their counterparts across the college to support marketing and promotion, admissions to enrolment, induction and course delivery. We offer unlimited training and support for our partners – whether that is technical assistance, advice on delivery, training on our background analytics or insights into recruitment strategies.
Case studies
Management apprenticeships with Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust
Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust (GMMH) provides life-changing mental health services across Greater Manchester and beyond.
Mindful Education works in partnership with Trafford & Stockport College Group to deliver management apprenticeships for GMMH. We sat down with Madelaine Ackers – Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician at GMMH, Heather Ainscough – Apprenticeship Compliance & Funding Manager for GMMH and Danielle Judge – Assistant Principal for Apprenticeships Higher Education and Skills at Trafford & Stockport College Group, to discuss how the programme has benefited the Trust.
BMet – Working in partnership with Mindful Education
Westminster Adult Education Service – Flexible accounting courses with Mindful Education
Ambitions Academies Trust – Hybrid apprenticeships with Mindful Education
Futureproof your provision
We help colleges to futureproof their provision by supporting the introduction of new technology and new ways of teaching and learning, enabling our partners to combat some of the key challenges currently faced by the FE sector.
Mindful Education courses typically require 50-60% fewer delivery hours, which means you can free up valuable staff time for teaching. Our courses are ideal for colleges with staffing challenges, plans to focus teaching hours in other curriculum areas, or those seeking growth in professional subjects.
An increasing number of employers are seeking hybrid apprenticeships and work-based training to match the needs of their workforce. As well as demanding flexibility, employers are looking for online solutions that are high-quality, engaging and accessible. Online and On Campus apprenticeships also help colleges to meet the needs of employers.
Our blended learning courses are the best in the market and that will drive better outcomes for your learners. Achievement rates for our courses are outstanding: 80% of Mindful Education learners who complete their qualifications achieve a merit or distinction.
Our courses and apprenticeships are designed with regular infill points, so our partners can grow cohort sizes throughout the programme, maximising contribution margins without compromising outcomes for learners.
Courses and apprenticeships
Our courses and apprenticeships are accredited by nationally recognised bodies and associations, including AAT, CMI, ILM, CIPD, City & Guilds and NALP.
Our partners
Working with 70+ colleges and training providers, we support thousands of learners each year.
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