, ▁employ ers ▁and ▁their ▁communities ▁can ▁be ▁effectively ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁delivery ▁of ▁high ▁quality ▁learning .” ▁ ▁The ▁gover ning ▁body ▁of ▁South ▁East ▁Derby shire ▁College ▁proposed ▁to ▁merge ▁with ▁Derby ▁College . ▁This ▁would ▁be ▁achieved ▁by ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁further ▁education ▁corpor ation ▁of ▁South ▁East ▁Derby shire ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁its ▁property , ▁rights ▁and ▁li abilities ▁to ▁the ▁further ▁education ▁corpor ation ▁of ▁Derby ▁College . ▁The ▁gover ning ▁body ▁of ▁Derby ▁College ▁separately ▁proposed ▁to ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁be ▁changed ▁to ▁Derby shire ▁College ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁changed ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁college ; ▁however , ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁name ▁was ▁scra pped , ▁and ▁the ▁college ▁would ▁continue ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Derby ▁College ▁for ▁the ▁for ese e able ▁future . ▁ ▁The ▁principal ▁reason ▁advanced ▁by ▁the ▁govern ors ▁of ▁the ▁colleg es ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁proposal ▁is ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁cost - effect ive , ▁high - quality ▁general ▁further ▁education ▁college ▁which ▁builds ▁on ▁the ▁strength s ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁colleg es . ▁The ▁merged ▁college ▁will ▁also ▁meet ▁the ▁changing ▁needs ▁of ▁learn ers ▁and ▁support ▁the ▁developing ▁local ▁infrastr ucture ▁and ▁the ▁regional ▁economy . ▁The ▁merged ▁college ▁will ▁aim ▁to ▁increase ▁lear ner ▁participation ▁and ▁success ▁rates ▁within ▁the ▁area ▁– ▁particularly ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁significant ▁under ▁representation ▁amongst ▁ident ifiable ▁groups ▁of ▁potential ▁learn ers . ▁ ▁Al umn i ▁ ▁He an or ▁Gram