Scotland’s Maths Wake-Up Call, and Four Practical Ways to Turn It Around
The recent figures on Scotland’s declining maths performance should act as a serious wake-up call for all of us involved in education. Less than 40%…
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Scottish colleges embrace evidence-based collaboration to tackle financial challenges
Scottish colleges are increasingly turning to evidence-based collaboration and benchmarking to address significant financial challenges. This article explores how several colleges are leveraging comparative data…
SELECT welcomes new agreement between SJIB and NET which cements longstanding commitment to apprentice training
Scotland’s largest construction trade association, SELECT, has welcomed a new agreement which strengthens the ongoing relationship for electrical apprentice training in Scotland. The Scottish Joint…
Trade body SELECT says apprentice funding gap is unacceptable and ‘two-tier system’ could lead to reduction in recruitment
Scotland’s largest construction association says latest increase in England to £23,000 per apprentice dwarfs the current funding for Scottish learners Scotland could suffer the loss…
Newly launched Innovation Hub Set to Transform Scottish Tertiary Education
Left to right: Colin Sinclair, head of library and information support at UoS, Professor Malcolm MacLeod, senior deputy principal at UoS, Heidi Fraser-Krauss, CEO of…
Dumfries and Galloway College welcomes Russell Findlay MSP to its Dumfries Campus
Dumfries and Galloway College (DGC) was delighted to welcome Russell Findlay MSP, Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, to its Dumfries Campus this week for an…
CITB urges Scottish construction firms to pursue apprenticeship grants
Graeme Dey MSP, Minister for Higher and Further Education, visited the National Construction College in Inchinnan to celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week This week (3 –…
Colleges in Scotland announce AI training for staff to mark International Day of Education
Four colleges are helping educators boost their Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills, amid growing student demand for data learning. The workforce development programmes at Edinburgh,…
SELECT welcomes suspension of college lecturers’ strike after asking member firms to lobby MSPs and avoid “devastating impact” on young electrical apprentices
Scotland’s biggest trade association, SELECT, has welcomed the suspension of strike action by college lecturers that will allow electrical apprentices to continue their essential studies.…
AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group Granted SQA Accreditation License for Domestic Retrofit Qualification
AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group (AIM) is proud to announce it has been granted an Accreditation License by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). Initially, AIM…