National and International Context Sample Clauses

National and International Context. The College’s specialist role as a provider of Gaelic-medium education has been recognised by successive Scottish Governments and its status as the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture has been acknowledged with the creation of a direct funding mechanism. This status means that the College has been and is an important player in the delivery and achievement of the targets set out in the NGLP, and the College has focused much of its educational development on those targets. The College makes a highly significant contribution to the work of national agencies. Members of College staff are engaged in the work of national Gaelic language agencies such as Comhairle nan Leabhraichean, the Gaelic Books Council and the National Gaelic Education Steering Group. The College is also represented on the National Trust for Scotland and the Scottish Drama Training Network. Since its inception, the College has adopted an international outlook and has established a range of links with the wider Gaelic diaspora. It has 5 MOUs with universities in Canada and Ireland and continues to develop links with a wide range of colleges and universities overseas. The College has recently established closer links with the Gaelic College, in St. Anns, Cape Breton. SMO will build on these links to create further opportunities to enhance the Gaelic language and culture and further develop its international impact. In 2017, the College launched its Alumni Association Caidreamh an t-Sabhail, with the aim of increasing engagement with SMO alumni all over the world, and this work will continue over the next three years. Regional Context SMO contributes to regional outcomes through strategic partnerships with other colleges and within UHI. The College is represented on the Further Education Regional Board (FERB) and works with partner Colleges to further develop access to Gaelic learning opportunities across the region. The College has close links with The Highland Council, with which it has a Memorandum of Understanding to work in partnership to deliver a wide range of projects and initiatives, and with HIE, which has played a significant part in the development of the College campus and projects. The College is a member of Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) West Highland and sees this a vital forum for taking forward its priorities in relation to this important area of operation. The College is constantly developing its links with communities in other parts of the Highlands and Isl...
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National and International Context. ‌ The College’s specialist role as a provider of Gaelic-medium education has been recognised by successive Scottish Governments and its status as the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture has been acknowledged with the creation of a direct funding mechanism. This status means that the College is a particularly important player in the delivery and achievement of the targets set out in Scotland’s National Gaelic Language Plan 2012-17, and the College has focused much of its educational development on those targets. The College makes a highly significant contribution to the work of national agencies. Members of College staff are engaged in the work of national Gaelic language agencies such as Comhairle nan Leabhraichean, the Gaelic Books Council and the National Gaelic Education Steering Group. The College is represented on the National Trust for Scotland, the Scottish Government’s Excellence Group for Gaelic and the Scottish Drama Training Network. Since its inception, the College has adopted an international perspective and has established a range of links with the wider Gaelic diaspora. It has 5 MOUs with universities in Canada and Ireland and continues to develop links with a wide range of colleges and universities overseas. The College has recently established closer links with the Gaelic College, in St. Anns, Cape Breton. SMO will build on these links to create further opportunities to enhance the Gaelic language and culture and further develop its international impact.
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National and International Context. The College’s specialist role as a provider of Gaelic-medium education has been recognised by successive Scottish Governments and its status as the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture has been acknowledged with the creation of a direct funding mechanism. This status means that the College has been and is an important player in the delivery and achievement of the targets set out in the NGLP, and the College has focused much of its educational development on those targets. Since its inception, the College has adopted an international outlook and has established a range of links with the wider Gaelic diaspora. It has 5 MOUs with universities in Canada and Ireland and continues to develop links with a wide range of colleges and universities overseas. The College has recently established closer links with the Gaelic College, in St. Anns, Cape Breton. SMO will build on these links to create further opportunities to enhance the Gaelic language and culture and further develop its international impact. In 2017, the College launched its Alumni Association Caidreamh an t-Sabhail, with the aim of increasing engagement with SMO alumni all over the world, and this work is being taken forward by our Alumni Officer who took up post in session 2020-21. Regional Context SMO contributes to regional outcomes through strategic partnerships with other colleges and within UHI. The College works with partner Colleges to further develop access to Gaelic learning opportunities across the region and has close links with The Highland Council, with which it has a Memorandum of Understanding to work in partnership to deliver a wide range of projects and initiatives, and with HIE, which has played a significant part in the development of the College campus and projects. The College is a member of Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) West Highland and sees this a vital forum for taking forward its priorities in relation to this important area of operation. The College is constantly developing its links with communities in other parts of the Highlands and Islands, most notably with the Staffin area of north Skye at Flodigarry, and with the Islay community, by working closely with Ionad Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Ìle (ICCI) to create Gaelic learning opportunities. SMO also has links with the community of Gairloch through the Gairloch Heritage Museum, with which it has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The College is also building links with the Uist community through Taigh Chearsabhagh ...
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