Institution The Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education - Great Grimsby

The Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education is a general further education college offering full and part-time Further Education, a growing higher education provision, training for business, education in the community and commercial activities at its main Nuns Corner campus in Grimsby.

We have two other principal sites; the East Coast School of Art and Design is situated at Westward Ho in Grimsby, home to art and music learners; and the Nunsthorpe Community Campus, home to horticulture, animal care and some construction.

Additionally, the Institute provides education and training out of various satellite centres, including The Learning Shop in Grimsby Town Centre. Learners in the surrounding areas of Cleethorpes, Immingham, Louth, Mablethorpe and Skegness also benefit from the Institute’s provision based at learning centres in these localities.

We have many partnerships with other educational establishments, other training providers and commercial organisations internationally.

With around 1,350 staff, the Institute is the third largest employer in the North East Lincolnshire region. In the 2006/07 academic year, we had over 22,500 students.

The Institute is the largest provider of vocational qualifications in North East Lincolnshire, with five Learning & Skills Council Centres of Vocational Excellence. The Institute also offers extensive Work Based Learning programmes, providing apprenticeships for 16 to 24 year olds, and offers a wide range of A/AS levels.

Higher Education provision is an area the Institute is developing at some pace. We currently offer over 100 HE programmes through partnerships with universities including, Hull, York St. John, Huddersfield and Leeds Metropolitan.

The Grimsby Institute’s mission is:

“To be a world class, customer focused and dynamic provider of education and skills”.

And its vision for the next five years is to build an institute that:

    * Is a driving force in the region, improving the lives of individuals and creating community and business prosperity.
    * Has a reputation for excellence in the quality of it's teaching and learning and in the achievements of it's learners.
    * Has a comprehensive and dynamic range of learning programmes relevant and responsive to the demands of employers and learners.
    * Is the regions first choice provider of Further and Higher Education and workforce development.
    * Has first class learning resources and learning support.
    * Has excellent staff who continue to deliver outstanding teaching and services.
    * Attracts strategic partnerships that benefit learners, communities and businesses.
    * Promotes equality of opportunity and diversity and eliminates discrimination.
    * Is financially sound and viable.

The Institute continues to work to increase:
1. Learner Participation
2. Employer Engagement
3. Quality and Standard
4. Quality of it's Workforce