Our academic programmes are validated by the University of Durham through the Common Awards scheme.
Our awards are validated by Durham University through the Common Awards Scheme, which is a single set of qualifications for ministerial education developed by the Church of England and Durham University. Common Awards offers qualifications from Certificate to Masters levels. You can find out more about the Common Awards Scheme here.
ERMC is also part of the Cambridge Theological Federation The Cambridge Theological Federation is an ecumenical partnership of twelve institutions. Many of our students attend Cambridge based Federation events such as Federation Worship, intensive courses and block weeks. Our students also have access to Federation libraries and online facilities.
ERMC is sponsored by the Dioceses of Chelmsford, Ely, Europe, Norwich, Peterborough, St Albans and St Edmundsbury & Ipswich. These dioceses are our main stakeholders and are represented on our council. We do accept students from other dioceses as well as independent students.
We work in close collaboration with the LLM/ Reader training courses of the Dioceses of Ely, Europe, Norwich, St Albans and St Edmundsbury & Ipswich. Readers and Licensed Lay Minsters in Training from these dioceses study alongside Ordinands at ERMC, with some parts of the programme being taught separately in order to account for the distinctiveness of ordained and lay ministry.
We are recognised as a Theological Education Institution by the Church of England. The National Ministry Team oversees the selection, training and development of ordained ministers in the Church of England. Our Periodic External Review reports can be found here.