Mission and Intent

EBCF value people over places and we are clear in our intent to promote aspirational development, celebrating uniqueness and diversity along the way.

We are open, honest, and take full responsibility for our performance and results.

With over 1000 learners accessing our training provision through our accredited education and training courses per year, a further 9000 residents are engaged with as part of our ‘Careers Management Outcomes’ through the National Careers Service. As of January 2025, there are also 13 members of staff acting on their aspirations to progress along their own professional journey through EBCF’s Staff CPD offering.

We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our learners, and the communities we serve, and this is our core value.

EBCF believes and promotes opportunities for all, regardless of academic starting point. Through its pastoral provision, EBCF will attempt to remove all barriers to attendance and attainment.

Our mission is to help as many people as possible, listening to their needs and the needs of employers across the region, as a way of collaboratively working together to achieve shared goals.

Our vision is to position EBCF as a confident, trusted, fully inclusive and forward-thinking organisation; one who inspires people to realise their ambition through persistence, resilience and effort.

Our values fully align with the fundamental British Values underpinning what it is to be a citizen in a modern and diverse Great Britain. These values are Democracy, Rule of Law, Respect and Tolerance, and Individual Liberty. We also fully promote self-care as part of our Individual Liberty value.