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Co-operative College is a UK educational charity dedicated to the promotion of co-operative values, ideas and principles within co-operatives, communities and society.
The Co-operative College is an educational charity working throughout the UK and internationally to help make the world a more co-operative place.
They bring over 100 years’ experience to their work, delivering a range of values-based training, learning and development opportunities, and projects to empower organisations, communities, young people, and individuals to make positive change through co-operation.
The Co-operative College was established in 1919 by the Co-operative Union with ten overseas students based on the second floor of Holyoake House, Manchester, and in 1943 the College became a charitable trust.
In 1945, Holyoake House was damaged by a blitz, and the Co-operative College was forced to relocate to Stanford Hall, near
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Co-Operative College Universities and colleges in the United Kingdom Co-operatives in the United Kingdom Education in Manchester Educational organizations established in 1919 1919 establishments in England
Origins and development
The Co-operative College is an educational charity working throughout the UK and internationally to help make the world a more co-operative place.
They bring over 100 years’ experience to their work, delivering a range of values-based training, learning and development opportunities, and projects to empower organisations, communities, young people, and individuals to make positive change through co-operation.
The Co-operative College was established in 1919 by the Co-operative Union with ten overseas students based on the second floor of Holyoake House, Manchester, and in 1943 the College became a charitable trust.
In 1945, Holyoake House was damaged by a blitz, and the Co-operative College was forced to relocate to Stanford Hall, near Loughborough
Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood (borough), Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire, England; it is the administrative centre of Charnwood Borough Council. At the United Kingdom 2021 census, the town's built-up area had a popula ...
, where it spent almost fifty years. Along the years that the College spent in Stanford, it ran residential courses in social/economic subjects for adult learners and a wide range of retail and management courses for co-operative employees.
The College now operates as a remote working organisation, but retains an office in its original home at Holyoake House. Jacqui Thomasen is Chief Executive and Ali Longden is Principal.
Key areas of work
*Co-operative learning and development *International co-operative development *Co-operative study tours to Greater Manchester *Youth empowermentSee also
* Co-operative studiesReferences
External links
Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Co-Operative College Universities and colleges in the United Kingdom Co-operatives in the United Kingdom Education in Manchester Educational organizations established in 1919 1919 establishments in England