Empowering Education: Salford City College's Vision and Commitments
On April 8, 2009, Salford City College outlined its ambitious challenges and opportunities aimed at enhancing educational experiences for learners. The college is focusing on creating a wide range of diplomas, developing apprenticeships, and engaging closely with schools and community groups to foster employability skills and facilitate lifelong learning. Key initiatives include establishing a single 'Learner Gateway' and promoting 'Train to Gain' programs. Salford City College invites all learners to seize the growing opportunities and enrich their lives through education.
Empowering Education: Salford City College's Vision and Commitments
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April 2009 8 April 2009
The Dream • Simply the best. • At everything we do. • No excuses. 8 April 2009
The Challenge • What we promised DIUS: • Three sixth-form centres • High status general FE centre • Local ‘skill centres’ 8 April 2009
The Challenge • What we promised DIUS (cont): • Lead on a full range of diplomas • Deliver jointly with schools • Junior University • Full engagement with schools’ improvement strategy (including GM Challenge) 8 April 2009
The Challenge • What we promised DIUS (cont): • Single ‘Learner Gateway’ • More ‘engagement programmes’ (with start points throughout the year). • Increase in volume and range of Apprenticeships • Level 3 to HE pathway compact 8 April 2009
The Challenge • What we promised DIUS (cont): • Work closely with Salford voluntary and community groupsto identify and create ‘ladders of engagement’ • Deliver consistently outstanding Basic Skills provision • Develop and deliver employability skills provision • Develop level 4 for local employers, including foundation degrees. 8 April 2009
The Challenge • What we promised DIUS (cont): • Grow Train to Gain • Grow work with local public sector employers • Develop an adult Apprenticeship offer • Gain Training Quality Standard 8 April 2009
The Opportunities • 16-18 learners grow by 6% to 5,684 • Adult responsive grows by 2.1% to 5,106 • Employer responsive grows by 95% to 4,300 • Second biggest college in GM 8 April 2009
The Opportunities 8 April 2009
Red City 8 April 2009
Red City 8 April 2009
The Mission Salford City College will inspire people to create opportunities and enrich lives through learning. 8 April 2009
The Dream • Simply the best. • At everything we do. • No excuses. 8 April 2009
How will we make the dream a reality? 8 April 2009
Specifically, the college will: 1. Proactively promote learning opportunities available at both the college and its partner providers. 8 April 2009
Specifically, the college will: 2. Strive to respond to the demands of individual learners, employees, employers and national priorities by developing a wide range of flexible delivery options. 8 April 2009
Specifically, the college will: 3. Constantly seek to improve and provide learning experiences of outstanding quality 8 April 2009
14 weeks since the merger : • Merger/harmonisation of college staff and processes continues. • £36million turnover • ~ 1000 staff • 5,700 learners aged 16-18 • 5,700 learners aged 19+ • >£2 million Train to Gain • Closer relationship with Council. • John Warmisham joins Corporation • SSP + Exec => CAA • Orthodox Jewish Partnership Forum • Salford Recession Task Group • Closer relationship with University. 8 April 2009
14 weeks since the merger : • Capital Project Stalled. 8 April 2009