Trans-Atlantic College is a recognised educational institution which is governed by the Code of Ethics of the:

Association of British Correspondence Colleges (ABCC - founded in 1955)

It is also a member of the British Learning Association or BLA (formerly the British Association for Open Learning)

Trans-Atlantic College is:

Registered with the Department for Innovation, Universities, and Skills (formerly Department for Education and Skills) on its Register of Education and Training Providers: www.dfes.gov.uk/providersregister. The Register is a list of genuine education and training providers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The Register does not quality assure or accredit in any way the learning provision of any registered provider.

Trans-Atlantic College also has membership and affiliation with the following professional institutions and organisations:

Institute of Quality Assurance, UK
Institute of Public Sector Management, UK
Social Care Association, UK
Amnesty International, UK
Institute of Energy, UK
Australian Institute of Energy
College of Venereal Disease Prevention, UK
Forum on Prisoner Education, UK

Working Relationships

The College also has working relationships with several charities and organisations such as:

 Shelter (a homeless charity)
 The Simon Community (a homeless charity)
 Crises (a homeless charity)
 Cardinal Hume Centre (a homeless charity)
 Hackney Independent Living Team (HILT- a disability charity)

We also have a strong working relationship with the following employment agencies who regularly visit our premises to present to and recruit our students:

 Trinity Public Sector
 Venn Group
 Housing Resource Management (HRM) Consulting
 Badenoch & Clark
 Quay Housing Group
 Josephine Sammons
 Hayes Montrose

Employer Sponsorship / Corporate Consultancy

Many employers now fully or partly sponsor their employees to take part in relevant courses. It could be worth showing this information to your own employer and asking whether any help is available.

We can also provide bespoke training packages for employers and organisations to suit their specific needs. Such training can be carried out either at the college or on the employer’s premises. CONTACT the college for details on: info@transatlanticcollege.co.uk

The following organisations have sponsored people to attend our courses:

Brent Council – Social Exclusion Unit
Corporation of London
Ministry of Defence
Ford Motor Company
City College - Norwich
London Borough of Wandsworth
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
London Borough of Redbridge
Hackney Action Team
Lewisham Asylum Seekers Team
Westminster Primary Healthcare Trust
Aylesbury Learning Centre
Lewisham MENCAP
The Prince’s Trust
The Guinness Trust
Trust Thamesmead
Community Systems
African Community Involvement Association
Ethiopian Advice and Support Centre
Working Links
West Africa Community Centre
Battersea Employment Service
Forest Hill Employment Service
Streatham Employment Service
Swiss Cottage Employment Service
Camden Employment Service
Thornton Heath Employment Service
Brixton South Employment Service
Edmonton Employment Service
Croydon Employment Service
Beckenham Employment Service
Ealing Employment Service
Colliers Wood Employment Service
Providence Row Housing Association
Innovative Vision Organisation
Penta Hact
Path
Umbrella
G K Associates
The Spice Store
banbury Homes
West Sussex County Council
South West Tourism
barking and Dagenham Youth offenders Team
Hillside Housing
Worthing Churches Housing
Bethlem Royal Hospital
Luton Community Housing
Department for work and pensions
Anglia housing
Job centre plus dalston
Job centre plus bexley
United Response
Education Action international
South Africa AIDS Foundation
one stop shop colindale

Career Development Loans and the Department of Education and Skills

The College is registered with the Department for Innovation, Universities, and Skills (formerly Department for Education and Skills) under the Career Development Loan Scheme. Thus, UK citizens, UK permanent residents and European Economic Area (EEA) nationals who are resident in the UK may be able to finance their studies by an interest-free government-backed Loan.

Furthermore, many organisations, charities, government employment services job centres and training and enterprise councils (TECS) now pay for the unemployed to attend courses at the College.

Help with Employment

We help our students with job search with several employers and employment agencies all over the United Kingdom. This is particularly the case with our new week intensive course "Advanced Practive Certificate in Housing and Welfare Management" where most students find a job after successful completion of their course.

Strategic Alliances World Wide

The college is now building strategic alliances with other colleges and training centres all over the world, including Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas where some of our courses may be delivered by these centres. Thus, any college or centre interested in such an arrangement should contact Trans-Atlantic College.