Widening Participation in Widening Participation in Post-Compulsory Education in Post-Compulsory Education in

ScotlandScotland

The College to University ContextThe College to University Context

Dr Eric Massie FRSADr Eric Massie FRSA

Scottish Further Education UnitScottish Further Education Unit

Context and Background Context and Background IssuesIssues

• Scottish Executive Inclusive Education Scottish Executive Inclusive Education programmeprogramme

• Scottish Credit and Qualifications Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)Framework (SCQF)

• Scottish Wider Access Regional Scottish Wider Access Regional ForumsForums

• Scottish Funding Council Articulation Scottish Funding Council Articulation ProjectProject

Inclusive EducationInclusive Education

• Engaging the disengaged: strategiesEngaging the disengaged: strategies

• The role of community educationThe role of community education

• The role of further education collegesThe role of further education colleges

• The role of the university sectorThe role of the university sector

Scottish Credit and Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Qualifications Framework (SCQF)(SCQF)

A descriptive framework showing the A descriptive framework showing the relationship between qualification relationship between qualification levels in a Scottish educational levels in a Scottish educational context.context.Provides a clear indicator of Provides a clear indicator of progression pathways. progression pathways. Each level (1-12) is outlined in a Each level (1-12) is outlined in a specification that can be used in specification that can be used in Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Scottish Wider Access Regional Scottish Wider Access Regional ForumsForums

• Function: to provide support for Function: to provide support for students and institutions working to students and institutions working to promote inclusive education.promote inclusive education.

• Four regions: North Forum; Fife and Four regions: North Forum; Fife and Tayside Forum; South-East Scotland Tayside Forum; South-East Scotland Forum; West Forum.Forum; West Forum.

• Supported by Scottish Funding Supported by Scottish Funding Council grant aid.Council grant aid.

Scottish Funding Council Scottish Funding Council Articulation ProjectArticulation Project

• Aim: to facilitate progression from Aim: to facilitate progression from Higher National Qualifications to Degree Higher National Qualifications to Degree studiesstudies

• Subject specific articulation in: Science; Subject specific articulation in: Science; Social Science; Business; Computing; Social Science; Business; Computing; Engineering; Sports Studies.Engineering; Sports Studies.

• Seeking to carry out curriculum Seeking to carry out curriculum matching from HNQ-Degreematching from HNQ-Degree

Subject area: BusinessSubject area: Business

• Project strand carried out by Fife and Project strand carried out by Fife and Tayside Regional Access Forum.Tayside Regional Access Forum.

• Institutions from college and Institutions from college and university sectors.university sectors.

• Subject lecturer discussions.Subject lecturer discussions.

• Acceptance of need for co-operation Acceptance of need for co-operation in devising ‘bridging’ units where in devising ‘bridging’ units where required.required.

Issues Issues

• 240 Credits at HND level allowing 240 Credits at HND level allowing automatic advanced entry into AY3?automatic advanced entry into AY3?

• Curricular gaps: college or university Curricular gaps: college or university responsibility?responsibility?

• Funding: the Graduate Endowment.Funding: the Graduate Endowment.

• Multi-agency co-operation: colleges, Multi-agency co-operation: colleges, universities, SQA, QAA.universities, SQA, QAA.

WorkshopWorkshop

Delegates are invited to work in small Delegates are invited to work in small groups to discuss some of the issues groups to discuss some of the issues arising from the presentation and to give arising from the presentation and to give examples of good practice based on examples of good practice based on personal experience.personal experience.

30 minutes are allocated for this task to be 30 minutes are allocated for this task to be followed by a 30 minute plenary feedback followed by a 30 minute plenary feedback session.session.

Contact:Contact:

Dr Eric Massie FRSADr Eric Massie FRSA

Scottish Further Education UnitScottish Further Education Unit

01786-892042 (direct line)01786-892042 (direct line)

eric.massie@sfeu.ac.ukeric.massie@sfeu.ac.uk