Meeting Regional Demand Sample Clauses

Meeting Regional Demand. ‌ Borders College prioritises its provision for learners in line with Scottish Government and local priorities. Through ESECRD the College plans to grow in the priority sectors of Digital and Construction. This includes digital upskilling programme for college staff, students and the wider community along with introducing higher level digital programmes. Construction continues to grow with a focus now on Renewables, Retrofit and Off-site Construction. The College has plans for a Borders Sustainability Construction Innovation Hub which would make new technologies available to local, usually SME, construction businesses. We are also a named partner in a Construction Innovation bid alongside Oregon, a local off site construction business, to develop capacity locally. Locally Health & Social Care is a priority sector and the College is working in partnership with Borders Council and Borders Hospital to create the opportunity for carers to progress through flexible, modular learning into nursing. This will be mainly work based, online delivery with the focus on flexibility. Work has commenced in 2017/18 to raise the profile of Tourism and Hospitality as a viable career option by providing the appropriate skills development opportunities. We launched our Activity Tourism course through Eyemouth High School which will be expanded in 2018/19 and introduced Hospitality and Catering Apprenticeships. The importance of place, a key priority for SOSEA, will continue to be re-enforced through building awareness of food provenance including our participation in the National Field to Fork competition, which we have won for the last two years. There is a regional need to offer higher level supervisory qualifications in this sector, which is currently being delivered through work based learning but an offer for full time students is being developed. There are further opportunities for the College through the Borderlands initiative. Strategic Theme 5 is ‘Skills to improve, productivity, innovation & internationalisation. The Principal recently met with Northumberland College Principal to explore joint online learning opportunities in Rural Tourism and Land-based studies. It will be important to explore the potential for the funding of cross border students with the SFC prior to progressing this initiative. In all these initiatives there is significant focus on higher level skill, with the College actively engaging with its current and new Higher Education partners to ensure ...