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Colleges in Scotland

Serve more than 400,000 learners Employ 20,000 staff Deliver 22% higher education activity Engage with 10,000 businesses 5,358 international students from over 100

countries (2,725 from outside EU) Total sector income = €1.2 billion

Colleges in Scotland

The essential drivers of the curriculum are:

• Student demands for choice and progression

• Employers’ requirements for skills and enterprise

• Society’s needs for employability and social inclusion.

College Curriculum

Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)

Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)

Qualifications

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education Scottish Qualifications Authority Colleges

- high quality learning experiences- learner engagement- quality culture

Quality

Every £1 invested produces a return of £3.20 to the economy

Over 80% of students gain awards or progress to the next year of study

76% of employers believe that college graduates are well prepared for work

26% of employers use colleges for off-the-job staff training.

Impact

Workforce development training and accreditation for international corporate clients

Learning and training programmes for international students in Scotland

Development projects and programmes in partnership with international development agencies

International Role of Colleges

Scotland’s Colleges exists to support, represent and promote the Scottish college sector.

Through our work we: - seek to prepare and assist the sector deliver its vital contribution to the economic and social needs of Scotland- serve the ambitions of Scotland's learners and the demands of Scotland's employers- enhance the sector's national and international reputation.

Scotland’s Colleges

Through national projects◦ Curriculum for Excellence◦ National Qualifications

Supporting practitioners in developing learning and teaching strategies

ICT Community of Practice Subject Networks – technology strand Repository – sharing etc.

◦ Copyright / IPR advice and guidance Web 2.0 Webinars

Integration of ICT into Learning and Teaching

I can approach familiar and new situations with confidence when selecting and using appropriate software to solve increasingly complex problems or issues.

I can use ICT effectively in different learning contexts across the curriculum to access, select and present relevant information in a range of tasks.

Throughout my learning, I can make effective use of a computer system to process and organise information.

ICT - Experiences and Outcomes

Revolution doesn’t happen when society adopts new technologies – it happens when society adopts new behaviour.

Clay Shirky

Learning Revolution

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