16 to 18 courses

Young woman smiling whilst standing next to a brown and white horse on a race track.

Land-based Studies (Horse Care) Level 1 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A picture of a band playing on stage. Two people on the keyboard and guitar are in the background and a young man on guitar and singing into a mic is in the foreground.

Music Performing & Production Arts Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A young man wearing cricket gear and holding a cricket club, smiling.

Sport and Exercise Science Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Man sat at desk on a PC.

IT Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational

Introduction to Health, Social Care and Children's and Young People's Settings Level 1 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Pans cooking on stove

Professional Cookery Level 1 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Young female giving a client a facial.

Beauty Therapy Treatments Level 3 (Sept 2026)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Arborist inspecting a tree.

Countryside Management Level 3 (2026/2027)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A young woman sat at a travel agents desk, in a travel agents uniform, pointing to a computer screen and talking to client who is looking through a holiday brochure.

Travel & Tourism Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A student holding a small reptile

Animal Management and Science T Level (2026/28)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
  • Full Time
  • T Level
A young man wearing boxing gloves, holding both hands up in a boxing ring.

Sport Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Childcare student playing with small child

Education & Childcare T Level (2026/28)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
  • Full Time
  • T Level
A young man taking photographs of a young woman standing in front of a light screen.

Creative Media Production and Technology Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Student holding guinea pig

Animal Management and Behaviour T Level (2026/28)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
  • Full Time
  • T Level
Man working on the underneath of a car.

Vehicle Maintenance (Motor Vehicle Technician) Level 1 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A person playing the guitar.

Music Performing & Production Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Young female hairdresser cutting a female client's hair.

Women's Hairdressing Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Lee Stafford styling a female students hair.

Hairdressing for Colour Technicians Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A student wearing overalls painting the wall.

Painting and Decorating Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A man and woman shaking hands across a table surrounded by people.

Business Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Young woman smiling whilst holding a clear plastic cage that has a zebra mouse in it.

Land-based Studies (Animal Care) Level 1 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A young woman wearing a travel agents uniform sat at a desk and smiling.

Travel & Tourism Level 3 (Ext Dip) (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Young woman wearing a cap, working on pipes and checking the pressure.

Plumbing Foundation Level 1 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A garage with five cars in it.

Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Principles Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Arborist inspecting tree.

Countryside Management Level 2 (2026/2027)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Close up of half-closed laptop with screen lit up shining on keyboard

Digital Support and Security T Level (2026/28)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
  • Full Time
  • T Level
Chef holding a pot and spoon and dishing out food onto a plate.

Professional Cookery Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Young man wearing ear defenders holding a large piece of wood.

Carpentry and Joinery Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A computer screen displaying editing software.

Creative Media Production and Technology UAL Level 3 (Ext dip) (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Two young students in the hospital ward classroom, practising using the harness.

Health T Level (2026/28)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
  • Full Time
  • T Level
A man holding a blowtorch working on some copper pipes.

Plumbing Foundation Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Student and lecturer outside holding chicken

Animal Management Level 3 (2026/28)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Coach giving advice to kids.

Sports Coaching and Development (Extended Diploma) (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
EDC student welding.

Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control (Fitting & Assembly Technologies) T Level (2026/28)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
  • Full Time
  • T Level
A group of female dancers in red coat performing on stage.

Performing & Production Arts Level 3 (Ext Dip) (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
EDC equine student with horse.

Introduction to Horse Care (Land-based Studies) Level 1 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Part Time
  • Vocational
A young woman assorting a sunflower bouquet.

Floristry Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Person holding up iguana

Animal Care Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Male chef working in a commercial kitchen.

Professional Cookery Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A young man in farmers gear standing by a field and a truck.

Agriculture Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Welder wearing a safety mask and welding a metal bar.

Performing Engineering Operations (EAL) Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Paint brushes, laid on table.

Creative Practice Art, Design and Communication Level 3 (2026-27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Young woman holding a painting brush and painting a wall. Other students are behind her in painting dungarees and also painting walls.

Painting and Decorating Level 1 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Microphone, midi keyboard and monitor in recording studio

Music Technology Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Part Time
  • Vocational
Blue computer light beams

Digital Data Analytics T Level (2026/28)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
  • Full Time
  • T Level
Man in high vis safety jacket, hard hat and safety goggles holding an electric saw, cutting up a tree.

Forestry and Arboriculture Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Young woman riding a white and brown horse, that is jumping over an obstacle.

Equine Management Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Young man wearing a hard hat and high-vis jacket, working on a stack of bricks.

Bricklaying Level 1 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Young woman painting another persons nails.

Beauty Specialist Techniques Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A woman putting a green bandage on a chocolate Labrador whilst another woman holds the dog.

Veterinary Nursing Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Young woman riding a brown horse and jumping over an obstacle.

Equine Care Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Close up of barber shaving head

Barbering Level 2 (Full Time)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A man drawing a picture of a woman on an easel.

Art and Design Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Man wearing a hard hat and rubber gloves, fixing a circuit board.

Electrical Installation Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Young woman inspecting a puppy's ears on a vet's table.

Veterinary Care Assistants Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A young person holding an old persons arm, who is holding a ball.

Health and Social Care Level 3 (2026/28)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Part Time
  • Vocational
Person wearing welding mask and boiler suit welding a piece of metal with sparks flying.

Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A collection of drawings in frames.

Creative Practice Art, Design and Communication Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A man playing guitar on stage with a person playing drums behind him.

Music Performance & Production Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Two hands playing the guitar.

Music Performing & Production Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A Man holding a bow and arrow, shooting at a target.

Uniformed Services Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A young woman looking into a cam recorder.

Creative Media Production and Technology Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A young man and young woman standing of a football pitch next to a goal, wearing football uniforms and holding a football.

Sport Coaching & Development Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Student wearing hard hat and hi-vis vest smiling at camera and leaning against brick wall.

Bricklaying Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A young man sat on stage with a mic.

Performing and Production Arts Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A bunch of army men in uniform, in an army vehicle.

Uniformed Services Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A young man working on some wood work on a work bench.

Carpentry and Joinery Level 1 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A woman caring for another person who is in a wheelchair in a park.

Health and Social Care Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Woman spray tanning another woman.

Skin Tanning Techniques Level 2 (Evening) (May 2027)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Part Time
  • Vocational
Celebrity hair stylist, Lee Stafford, curling a blonde woman's hair whilst in East Durham College's hair salon.

Introduction to the Hair & Beauty Sector Level 1 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A hand holding a drill that is a work belt.

Electrical Installation Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
A close up of a handshake between two people wearing suits.

Business Level 3 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Young man in a high-vis jacket working on the underneath of a car.

Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Principles Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational
Two nursery nurses playing with small children outside. The children are playing on hoppers and trampolines.

Early Years Practitioner Level 2 (2026/27)

  • 2026-2027
  • 16 to 18
    Adult Learner
  • Full Time
  • Vocational