COLLEGE bosses are celebrating after receiving Investors in People awards.

Blackburn College and its commercial arm the Business Development Bureau picked up the training and staff development standards at a special presentation event.

The Business Development Bureau works with the college in providing training programmes for local employers. More than 800 staff are employed by the college which caters for 24,000 full and part time students.

A total of 85 East Lancashire organisations have now achieved the Investors in People national standard.

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