The Company was set up in 1979 and became a member of the Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry. A separate training division was developed in 1983 and started with 100 students. In 1987 the Manpower Services Commission of the British Government approved BCS College as a Training Organisation at a formal Award ceremony.

In August 1991 BCS College was approved as an Accredited Centre by City and Guilds. The Greater Nottingham Training and Enterprise Council also formally approved BCS as an Approved Training Organisation in May 1991.

BCS College then became an approved centre by the Chartered Institute ofEnvironmental Health in 1991 for the delivery of specific courses. In addition BTEC approved BCS College for certain courses.

BCS continued to offer a wide range of Health and Safety Training to industry and in 1993 became an approved centre for the delivery of the NEBOSH General Certificate course in Health and Safety. (now known as the National General Certificate)

During 1995 the first NVQ level 3 and 4 in Occupational Health & Safety were introduced and BCS College were one of the first to be approved as a Centre to deliver the courses in 1996 and it is examined by it's own Assessors and Internal Verifiers and externally accredited by City and Guilds.

BCS is positive about disabled people and was pleased to receive the award from Employment Services and presented by Lord Buchanan in 1996.

In 1997 BCS College received an award from Frank J Davies, Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission, in recognition of the valued contribution BCS has made to the European week for Health and Safety that year.

During 1998 BCS College were accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health for the delivery of certain courses in & during that year the Construction Industry Training Board appointed BCS College to upgrade & develop their national safety awareness course.

In the Spring of 2000 the Greater Nottingham Learning Partnership sponsored an event by BCS College as part of the governments new public service to help adults get information and advice about learning opportunities.

On the 7th June 2000 BCS College were approved by the Health and Safety Executive for training purposes.

In 2000 BCS College made formal arrangements with the Greater Nottingham Training and Enterprise Council to obtain the Investors in People award and achieved the award on 29th March 2001 

On the 2nd January 2003 BCS College were the first organisation to be approved to deliver the new version of NVQ3, NVQ4 and the new NVQ5 in occupational health and safety and were already acknowledged as the largest provider in the country for this qualification. Later that year the new Post Graduate Award was consolidated and the first Awards at this level given in 2004.

In 2006 BCS College had established further District offices around the country now including Suffolk, Sussex, Hampshire, Gloucestershire and Yorkshire and in 2008 Dorset was added..

In 2009 BCS College developed their web site to provide on line purchasing of courses to create more flexible access to booking  any time and worldwide.  In 2010 an on line publications facility was included on the web site providing reduced cost publications and also a ‘Reference’ link for free downloads to assist learners.