Higher Education Information, Policies and OfS Registration

Truro and Penwith College is proud of its policy of widening participation; with approximately 50% of our students from schools and colleges and 50% mature learners (21 - 60+) we have an exciting mix in our seminars, workshops and classes. As part of our commitment to learners from all backgrounds and ability, we spend a proportion of our income from tuition fees to support students from disadvantaged groups to access our University level courses, succeed and progress to employment or higher level courses. Our commitments are published in our Access Plan and Access and Participation Plan.

2020/21 to 2024/25 Access and Participation Plan

2019/20 Access Plan 

2018/19 Access Plan - coming soon

The link below shows our 'transparency data' which indicates our recruitment and outcomes for students from different backgrounds of different types of course. Additional information on a course by course basis is found on the DiscoverUni website. 

Higher Education Transparency Data

Our Equality and Diversity is available here.

Our income from tuition fees is spent on teaching and ensuring our classes are delivered in the right learning spaces with the right resources: Our most recent allocation of income and expenditure is shown in our Income and Expenditure Information document.

Income and Expenditure Information - coming soon

Truro and Penwith College is registered with the Office for Students and part of that registration includes a range of policies and procedures that ensure we have the systems in place to support our students should something go wrong or alter during their programme.

• HE Student Protection Plan
• HE Student Protection Policy (closure, suspension) - coming soon
• HE Student Compensation and Refund policy 
• HE Student Transfer and Late Enrolment Procedure - coming soon
• HE QAA Action Plan
• HE Student Complaints Process and Flowchart
• HE Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom Policy

Truro and Penwith College took part in the Teaching Excellence and Outcomes Framework and were awarded Gold Standard, the only FE college in Cornwall with that status. Our students also value the quality of their programmes with students registering satisfaction with their course above benchmark value for the last three years (National Student Survey), the highest level of student satisfaction wth their course recorded in Cornwall HE in FE. Our courses are delivered under the regulations of our partner HEIs and Awarding Bodies: University of Plymouth, University of Greenwich and Pearson.

TEF Statement of Findings

Click here to view our TEF outcomes report

NSS Outcomes Link

Click here to view our National Student Survey report