1. © Cumbernauld College Welcome EU SOCRATES/ERASMUS CD PROJECT Development and Implementation of Joint Study Programme in International Business Management PROJECT NUMBER: 219410 - IC - 1 - 2005 -1 – LT-ERASMUS-PROGUC-1

2. © Cumbernauld College Welcome Presentation of Cumbernauld College and overview of current activity in international projects and experience. Jim O’Donnell, External Funding Manager Bill Breckenridge, Curriculum Manager

3. © Cumbernauld College 3 Our institution; Our Education System; College Structure; European Experience; Questions? Programme

4. © Cumbernauld College 4 Our Institution (1) Central Scotland location - Glasgow City Centre; Airports; Motorways 6000 Student Enrolments; £8m turnover; Fastest-growing college in Lanarkshire; Centre of Excellence; Recently completed a £10 new build and refurbishment of main campus (part funded through Europe)

5. © Cumbernauld College 5 Our Institution (2 ) Cumbernauld College Main Campus East Dunbartonshire Campus of Further and Higher Education

6. © Cumbernauld College 6 Education System (1) University Ordinary Degree Honours Degree Post Graduate Degree Masters Degree Doctorate Pre school 3-5 curriculum; Primary school 5-14 curriculum Secondary school 5-14 curriculum, Standard Grade, Highers College Access & Advanced Higher, Vocational Qualifications (SVQ) National Certificate Higher National Certificate Higher National Diploma Degree (Heriot Watt University);

7. © Cumbernauld College 7 Education System (2) SCQF levels SQA National Units, courses and group awards Higher Education (HE) qualifications SVQsSCQF levels 12Doctorate12 11MastersSVQ 511 10Honours degree10 9Ordinary degree9 8HND Diploma of HESVQ 48 7Advanced HigherHNC Certificate of HE7 6HigherSVQ 36 5Intermediate 2/Credit S Grade SVQ 25 4Intermediate 1/General S Grade SVQ 14 3Access 3/Foundation S Grade 3 2Access 22 1Access 11 Scottish Credit & Qualifications Framework (SCQF)

8. © Cumbernauld College 8 Education System (3) New Vocational Curriculum for schools – Skills for Work; Skill seekers (16-25) – Government funded non-employed status; Modern Apprenticeships (16-25 and Employed status to SVQIII level III); Training for Work – unemployed 6months+, large scale redundancies, SIPs; Get Ready for Work – referred by Careers Service 16-18, employability skills; Re-skilling for 25+ audience; Workforce Development. Our Target Audience

9. © Cumbernauld College 9 Education System (4) Quality Systems Governed by the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council (SFC) Have to meet the quality standards of a number of external bodies; Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA); Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education in Scotland (HMIe) on behalf of SFC; Scottish Quality Management System (SQMS); City and Guilds; British Computer Society (ECDL); Investors in People. Internal Moderation (carried out by college); Internal Audit (carried out by college); External Moderation* (carried out by external bodies); External Audit* (carried out by external bodies); * External agencies check on how we apply our quality systems.

10. © Cumbernauld College 10 College Structure (1) Faculty of Technology and Science Faculty of Care and Management Business and Community Development External Funding Principal Board of Management Depute PrincipalAP 1AP 2

11. © Cumbernauld College 11 College Structure (2) Faculty of Technology and Science Engineering (General, Motor Vehicle) Music and Multi Media Technology Electronics E-qualifications, Networking Computer Technology (up to Degree) Beauty and Hairdressing Catering and Hospitality

12. © Cumbernauld College 12 College Structure (3) Social Care, Healthcare, Childcare; Travel and Tourism; Support Programmes; Continuing Education (Access Courses, Highers); Business and Management (up to degree); Art and Design; Faculty of Care and Management

13. © Cumbernauld College 13 College Structure (4) Business Centre Training for Public and Private Sector Workforce Development Training Needs Analysis Tailored Training Solutions Meeting, Conference and Training Facilities Training Unit (Government Programmes) Training for Work, Get Ready for Work Skillseekers, New Deal Community Programmes Local Collaborative Programmes LCPs Beginner Programmes International Development Leonardo da Vinci mobility for target group Business and Community Development

14. © Cumbernauld College 14 College Structure (5) European Funding European Social Fund (ESF) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) ADAPT Programme EQUAL Programme Erasmus (as partner) Leonardo da Vinci Mobility (2 way) Pilot Projects Other Sources Big Lottery (Community programmes) Scottish Wider Access Programme (pre-vocational) Working for Families Fund (Childcare for Nursery) Scottish Libraries Information Council (adaptive materials) Childcare Partnership Funding (College Nursery) External Funding

15. © Cumbernauld College 15 European Experience (1) Current portfolio of 9 Projects (Academic Year) 7 Objective 3 projects (400,000 Euros); 2 Objective 2 projects (120,000 Euros); Training Projects (to complement ERDF activity); Offer additional support; Childcare, Travel allowance, Personal Equipment Targets ‘at risk’ groups; Long term unemployed, Lone Parents, recent redundant; Enables target group to return to education/employment; Total of 3m Euros total from 2000-2006 programme European Social Fund (ESF)

16. © Cumbernauld College 16 European Experience (2) CAPITAL and REVENUE projects (2000-2006); CAPITAL (4 projects) New 60 place College Nursery (170,000 € – 25% intervention); WAFER Project – Adaptations for Disabled (450,000 € – 25%); NEW BUILD Project (3,925.000 € - 28%); Creative Media Studio (233,000 € - 14%). REVENUE (2 Projects) College Nursery to support additional staff costs (150,000€ - 25%) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

17. © Cumbernauld College 17 European Experience (3) EU Work Placements In Engineering & Computing; European Skills For Beauty Care And Beauty Therapy; Work Placements for Trainee Footballers; Work Placements For Trainee Sport Persons; ERECTS - European Regions Encouraging Co-operation in the Training of Stonemasons; Glasgow Supporting Greater Opportunities in Work Greater Opportunities for Active Learning In European Sports. Open Gate Vocation Opportunities for Lifelong Learning for European Youth in Sports. Total Value in excess of €1.5m Leonardo da Vinci Mobility – Students Outgoing

18. © Cumbernauld College 18 European Experience (4) Students From France - Catering Lithuania – Chefs and Bar Person Italy – Hotels, Tourism Spain – Engineering, Electronics, Business, Motor Vehicle. Leonardo da Vinci Mobility – Students incoming

19. © Cumbernauld College 19 European Experience (5) Cumbernauld College are in partnership with 9 organisations from 6 European Union countries titled “Development of Quality Assurance Systems for Practical Training in VET Institutes” funded under the Leonardo da Vinci Community Initiative Pilot Projects. The project is being led by the Vilnius Builders Training Centre in Lithuania and has partners from further and higher education institutes and Vocational Education and Training Institutions (VET) from Germany (2), Italy, Sweden, Spain, Lithuania (3) and Scotland. The main aim of the project is to develop the quality assurance system for practical training in a VET institution, based on self-assessment, using innovative methods and tools. Leonardo da Vinci Mobility – Pilot Project

20. © Cumbernauld College 20 European Experience (6). Other EU Projects Leonardo da Vinci Motor Vehicle Teachers Disability Issues – Directors and teachers Meat Processing – Teachers. Erasmus (not lead partner) European Degree in International Music Management John Gould – Curriculum Advisor & Development Environmental Management Bill Breckenridge – Curriculum Development Diploma in Management Bill Breckenridge – Curriculum Development Currently re-applying for ERASMUS Charter

21. © Cumbernauld College 21Questions Any Questions ?

22. © Cumbernauld College 22 Contact Details Cumbernauld College Tryst Road Cumbernauld Scotland G67 1HU Jim O’Donnell Tel: 00 44 (0) 1236 784517 Fax: 00 44 (0) 1236 784561 jodonnell@cumbernauld.ac.uk Web. www.cumbernauld.ac.ukwww.cumbernauld.ac.uk Entitlement to Learning www.myetl.org.ukwww.myetl.org.uk