Public Values Statement

DN Colleges Group aims to add value to the social, economic and physical well-being of our whole communities by:

• Enabling the development of skills and knowledge to support and build the local economy.
• Unlocking the potential of individuals by raising ambition and aspiration.
• Ensuring continuous improvement through critical self-evaluation and action.
• Promoting and building skills of employability and entrepreneurship.
• Working with partner organisations to ensure collective problem solving and action for improvement.
• Reflecting the needs of our communities in the courses we offer for individuals and employers.
• Working with vulnerable groups to enable inclusion and participation.
• Contributing to the regeneration of the sub-region through positive engagement with new and existing industries.
• Contributing to the local economy as a major employer as well as a provider of education and training.

• Ensuring we live by and reinforce our core ASPIRE values which underpin everything we do:
  Ambition – to achieve the highest standards
  Support – a caring, safe and inclusive environment
  Partnership – collaborative working to achieve shared goals
  Innovation – we use our initiative and are agile in finding creative solutions
  Responsibility – we take individual and collective responsibility
  Equality – we work with integrity and are open, honest and respectful of each other.