Welcome to Key College

We believe that every young person should have the opportunity to fulfil their potential. We simply provide suitable learning courses, the right environment and highly-qualified and dedicated tutors to make sure this happens.

We offer courses in Childcare, Hospitality & CateringRetail Knowledge, Practical Work Skills, Health & Social Care, and Sports, Fitness & Health.

At campuses in Derby, and Ilkeston, we provide a range of accredited full-time education for young people aged 16-18, and, if the student has an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan, up to the age of 24 in some instances.

We are proud of our links with many local businesses, enabling us to offer our learners relevant practical work experience and volunteer opportunities. Our highly qualified and experienced team have been delivering a quality training provision across Derby and Derbyshire for over 10 years. We are proud to be rated an Ofsted Good training provider, and we have recently retained full Matrix accreditation for the high quality of the information, advice and guidance we provide for our students.

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Our Courses

YMCA Key College offers a range of training courses for learners aged between 16-18 (up to 24 with an EHCP)

Alternative Provision

At YMCA Key College, we believe that every young person deserves access to education that recognises their individual strengths, supports their personal growth, and equips them for a brighter future. For over a decade, we’ve proudly delivered high-quality Alternative Provision across Derbyshire, helping learners overcome barriers, build confidence, and achieve meaningful success.

Success Stories

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The charity @Safe and sound has been visiting groups across Key college this week to speak to our learners about knife crime, bullying and the role of bystanders. This has been really insightful for our learners. Thankyou for this opportunity.
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We have been exploring Chinese New Year with the Level 1 Catering group today! Using the different cooking methods they are learning in the course to make some great Chinese dishes.
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Learners across Key college have been involved in tutorial this week around safe use of technology.
The Supported Futures learners and catering learners have been learning about how to stay safe online through the Safer Internet Day topics - Smart Tech, Safe Choices - ensuring the safe and responsible use of AI.
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A fantastic collaboration for our learners. #supportedinternship #ProjectSEARCH
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YMCA Key College3 weeks ago
Just over a week ago some of our Key College learners participated in a maths challenge.
We are really excited to say that 4 of them will progressing to the regional finals. Well done to all who got involved.
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Our catering learners have been looking at the things they can grow to support their catering work. Last week they worked with one of our Green Youth workers to plant some herbs to grow and then use. We are l9oking forward to seeing the results

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