Discovery Events

Throughout the year, we open our doors to the public and run a number of discovery events. These events provide a taste of student life at Bridgend College and are a great way to discuss course options and explore the wide range of support available to you.

Our next Open Events

Tuesday 19 March 2024, 4 – 6pm
Thursday 2 May 2024, 4 – 6pm

Discover Bridgend College
Where will your journey take you?

Find the subject that interests you and register at the relevant campus Open Event:

Bridgend Campus
  • Access to Higher Education 
  • Apprenticeships 
  • Art and Design 
  • Accountancy 
  • Catering and Hospitality 
  • Childhood Studies 
  • Counselling
  • Computing, IT and Cyber via Step Up (Level 1 only)
  • ESOL
  • English (GCSE) 
  • Maths (GCSE) 
  • Hair, Beauty and Complementary Therapies 
  • Health and Social Care 
  • Independent Living Skills 
  • Music and Performing Arts 
  • Part-time and Community College
  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Teaching and Education 
  • Travel and Tourism 
  • Weston House 
Pencoed Campus
  • A Levels
  • Agriculture, Wildlife and Countryside 
  • Animal Care 
  • Apprenticeships 
  • Digital Arts 
  • Creative Media 
  • Computing, IT and Cyber (excluding Level 1) 
  • Construction
  • Criminology 
  • Emergency, Uniformed and Public Services 
  • Engineering
  • English (GCSE) 
  • Equine 
  • Garden Design and Professional Landscaping
  • Independent Living Skills 
  • Maths (GCSE) 
  • Part-time and Community College 
  • Science (including GCSE) 
  • Sport

Our discovery events also include stand-alone campus tours. Tours are held on the campus of study for your area of interest and are tailored specifically towards it, giving you a clear idea of where your classes will be held and both the facilities and specialist spaces you’ll have access to.

Campus tours

Join us on one of our campus tours. We offer over 20 different tours, all of which are focused on a specific subject area.

Advice and guidance at our Open Event 

Student Services  
Our Student Services Team will be on-hand to help you with any queries you may have, from transport and funding advice, to finding the right support for you to make the most of your studies.  

Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
Our Additional Learning Needs Team offers help and assistance to any student with an additional learning need. This includes support with dyslexia, sight or hearing loss, assistive technology and classroom support. 

Student Wellbeing Team
Our Student Wellbeing Team can support you with all aspects of wellbeing, from staying physically fit to managing your finances, or improving your mental health. 

Cyfleoedd  
Cyfleoedd is the careers hub at Bridgend College. The team is able to help you explore career opportunities to achieve, progress and gain meaningful paid employment. 

Course tutors 
As well as our support teams, you can talk to our course tutors at our Open Events to find out more about our courses.  

Mode
All
Part-Time
Full-Time
Evening
Subject
All
Access to Higher Education
Access to Higher Education
Adult Basic Education
Agriculture & Countryside Management
Agriculture and Environmental Conservation
Agriculture, Wildlife and Countryside
Animal Care
Art & Design
Art, Design and Creative Media
Art, Design and Creative Media
Automotive Engineering (Light and Heavy Vehicle)
Brickwork
Bridgend College
Building Construction Brickwork
Building Services
Business
Business Administration and Accounting
Care and Childhood Studies
Care and Childhood Studies
Care, Childhood and Landbased Studies
Care, Childhood and Landbased Studies
Carpentry
Carpentry and Joinery
Catering & Hospitality
Community College
Construction
Construction and Built Environment / Civil Engineering
Construction Plant Maintenance
Cookery
Counselling
Creative Arts, Education, Sport & Public Services
Creative Arts, Education, Sport & Public Services
Criminology
Customer Service
Digital Technologies
Education
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Installation
Engineering
English
Equine
ESOL
Facilities Management
Green Skills Courses
Hair & Beauty Therapy
Hair & Beauty Therapy
Health and Social Care
Horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture / Sports Turf
Independent Living Skills
Independent Living Skills
Information & Office Technology
Information & Office Technology
Languages
Leadership and Management
Logistics
Looking after people
Maths
Mechanical Engineering
Motor Vehicle
Motor Vehicle
Multiply
NPTC
NPTC
Online Learning
Other
Painting & Decorating
Part Time Provision
Part Time Provision
Part Time Provision
Partnerships
Partnerships
Partnerships
Penybont 6th Form
Performing Arts
Performing Arts
Plumbing
Psychology
Public Services
Science
Services to People & Skills
Services to People & Skills
Skills
Skills & Partnerships
Skills, Partnerships, Sport, Public Services, Digital Technologies and IT
Social Work
Sport
STEM
STEM
Step Up
Travel and Tourism
Unspecified
Veterinary Nursing
Welding
Work Based Learning
Type
All
School Leavers
Apprenticeships
Part-Time Study
Adult Learners
Higher Education
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