Colleges Scotland launches General Election Manifesto
The next UK Government is being urged to support Scotland’s colleges in a manifesto briefing released today. Colleges Scotland has outlined five areas under Westminster…
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Publication of Purpose and Principles
A new national model of public funding for all colleges and universities, as well as apprenticeships and training, will be developed as part of widespread…
Hayward Review: Considering the future of qualifications and assessment.
The final report of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment was published yesterday 22nd June. The report, authored by Professor Louise Hayward, sets out…
Ministers urged to save vital college counselling service
College leaders are calling on the Scottish Government to intervene to save 80 mental health counselling jobs at risk of potential redundancy. The roles have…
National launch of the #LoveScotlandsColleges campaign
Colleges across Scotland are launching their annual #LoveScotlandsColleges campaign this week in time for Valentine’s Day, and celebrating the vital role played by colleges right…
College Employers Scotland appoints New Chair
David Watt, Chair of Fife College’s Board of Governors, was today (Thursday 1 December 2022) appointed Chair of College Employers Scotland, the organisation responsible for…
Colleges Scotland & Universities Scotland: Joint Statement Ahead of the December Budget
Colleges and universities are calling on the Scottish Government to invest now in further and higher education to boost Scotland’s productivity and ensure a trained…
Scotland’s Colleges Launch New National Menopause Policy
Colleges have launched a national menopause policy in a bid to improve the support offered to colleagues in Scotland. The policy, which has been adopted…
Minister Urges School Leavers to Choose College
A Scottish Government Minister today urged tens of thousands of school leavers to consider colleges as a first-choice destination. Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Higher Education…
Scotland’s colleges launch 1800 funded learning spaces to address the social care crisis
The college sector believes that the ‘Introduction to a Career in Social Care’ course will encourage a variety of people into the care sector, fill…