Bournemouth and Poole College (BPC) joins AFC Bournemouth and Lester Aldridge in the top tier of the chamber’s membership as a premier business partner. Dorset Chamber has said that this partnership will bring business and further education closer together. "I am excited by the opportunities to bring education and business even closer together through our new premier business partnership." BPC has been a chamber member for nearly a decade and was a longstanding platinum business partner before stepping up its status to premier business partner. It has three premier business partners at the top level and 23 platinum business partners.