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| Company type | Charity |
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| Industry | Education |
| Founded | 1919 (1919) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | UK nationwide and international |
Key people | Jacqui Thomasen CEO, Ali Longden Principal |
| Revenue | Seehttps://www.co-op.ac.uk/annual-report for up to date figures |
Number of employees | 12 |
| Website | co-op.ac.uk |
Co-operative College is a UK educational charity dedicated to the promotion ofco-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 theCo-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 toStanford Hall, nearLoughborough, 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 atHolyoake House. Jacqui Thomasen is Chief Executive and Ali Longden is Principal.
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