The Design and Making Centre(DMC) was founded in 1986 to foster designing and making in Cornish schools. The DMC has continued to grow; it is now an award winning technology centre, providing resources nationally and worldwide for all key stages.
The Centre has received generous support from Cornwall LEA, the Gatsby Charitable Trust, NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts), DATA (Design and Technology Association) and the Belling Charitable Foundation.
In Autum 2009 the Design and Making Centre joined with other educational business units within Cornwall Council to form Cornwall Learning.