Keyfacts June 2016 Main sources are statistical returns by the colleges to the . Figures are for academic year 2014/15, unless otherwise stated. All facts correct at time of publication. Contents Page What Colleges Deliver 2 Hours of Learning 3 College Students 4 Overseas Students 5 Top 10 Subject Areas 6 Developing a Skilled Workforce 8 Widening Access 10 College Staff 12 College Governance 13 College Regions 14 College Estates 16 College Funding 18 Student Funding 20 Economic Impact of Colleges 22 Key Priorities 24

1 What Number Colleges of Students Deliver 226,919 Across Scotland, colleges provide a whole range of opportunities for students Hours of Learning – from courses for those with low or no skills – up to 76.3 million degree level qualifications. Last year, colleges delivered Over 80% of college over 76 million hours leavers go on to positive of learning to around destinations – with 65% 227,000 students continuing with further funded by the study or training Scottish Funding Council. 2 Hours of Learning

16-24 53.6 m

25 and Over 20.8 m Under 16 1.9 m The average hours of learning per student is401 hours – an increase of 44% over the last six years. Just over 70% of all learning hours are delivered to 16-24 year olds. 3 College Students

Under 25 years 16 years 16-24 years and Over 8% 49% 43% e median age of a college student is 21. M F Gender 48 52

FT PT Mode of Learning 30 70 HE FE Further/Higher Education Delivery 19 81 4 Overseas Students

Number of Nationalities Overseas Students Represented 1,533 191

1,125 have come from outside the EU 5 Top 10 Subject Areas 7,591 7,866 12,798 2014-15 Science Arts 14,425 and and Area Studies/ Construction Mathematics Cras Cultural Studies/ and Property Languages/ (Built Literature Family Care/Personal Environment) Health Care/Medicine/ Development/Personal Health and Safety Care and Appearance Information Technology 43,748 (number of students) and Information Engineering Catering/Food/ Business/ 40,332 Leisure Services/ Management/ 26,256 25,276 Tourism O ce Studies 15,544 15,491

6 Top 10 Subject Areas 7,591 7,866 12,798 2014-15 Science Arts 14,425 and and Area Studies/ Construction Mathematics Cras Cultural Studies/ and Property Languages/ (Built Literature Family Care/Personal Environment) Health Care/Medicine/ Development/Personal Health and Safety Care and Appearance Information Technology 43,748 (number of students) and Information Engineering Catering/Food/ Business/ 40,332 Leisure Services/ Management/ 26,256 25,276 Tourism O ce Studies 15,544 15,491

7 Developing a Skilled Workforce

Colleges have a key role in supporting economic growth 35% in Scotland and of working age enhancing the students are studying as workforce. part of their This includes occupation preparing people for work and delivering skilled personnel that meets the needs of Colleges work in partnership industry. with employers to deliver bespoke courses

8 Across Scotland, Care continues to have there were the largest number 25,247 Modern of enrolments linked Apprenticeship to industry starts – over 15,000 (52% of these were 16-19 69% of Scottish year olds) employers recruiting college leavers found them well prepared for work Over 300 school There are 58,512 pupils in 2015/16 students studying are undertaking STEM subjects Foundation in colleges Apprenticeships There are around across six industry sectors in 10,000 students nine colleges in colleges on Modern Apprenticeship programmes

9 Widening Access

Colleges play an important role in widening access to education for 28% of those in deprived communities or school leavers with additional needs, increasing their go into further career prospects and helping them to education achieve their individual potential. They offer an invaluable route to gaining skills, improving employability or achieving a higher education. 6% of all hours of learning Working in partnership with schools, are delivered to universities and employers, they are students from the most accessible route to learning minority ethnic and a key pathway to success. backgrounds

10 13% of students have a disclosed disability 24% of students studying higher education in colleges are from Scotland’s most Dyslexia deprived areas is the most commonly reported disability 3,999 students with an HNC/D progressed into a 2nd or 3rd year 23% of all learning full-time first degree hours (7.9m) were delivered to students requiring additional learning support

11 College Staff

Colleges are significant organisations within their regions and employ a wide range of staff across a number of occupations. The sector is committed to ensuring the workforce is professional, modern and fit for the future to deliver the best possible experience for students. 87% of full-time permanent staff have a teaching qualification. To keep skills up-to-date, colleges often recruit lecturing staff with industry experience or look to have staff seconded back into industry to ensure students are benefiting from current practice.

2016 Teaching sta Total sta in colleges Support sta 5,546 11,099 5,553 Female 61% Male 39%

12 Support sta 5,553 College Governance

There are10 single college regions, each a regional college. The remaining three regions are multi-college regions 59% 41% (Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Highlands and Islands) who each have a regional strategic body. Every college is governed by a board of management.

Gender split on college boards

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There are 26* colleges in 13 regions

across Scotland. This allows them to 16 plan regionally and deliver locally.

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Colleges work within 13 their regions to deliver high quality learning 14 that meets students’ 12 1 demands, employers’ 18

requirements and 20 society’s needs. 23 17 27 6 11 8 7 9 21 27 5 24 26 10 25 22 *includes Newbattle Abbey College 3 which sits outwith regional arrangements. 2 SRUC is a higher education institution 27 which delivers further education provision. 4

14 Region College Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire 1. North East Scotland College Ayrshire 2. Borders 3. Dumfries and Galloway 4. Dumfries & Galloway College Edinburgh and Lothians 5. Fife 6. Forth Valley 7. 8. Glasgow 9. 10. 11. Argyll College UHI 12. UHI 13. UHI 14. UHI 15. UHI Highlands and Islands 16. UHI 17. Perth College UHI 18. Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI 19. UHI 20. UHI 21. Lanarkshire 22. South Lanarkshire College Tayside 23. Dundee & Angus College West 24. West Lothian 25. n/a 26. Newbattle Abbey College n/a 27. Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)

15 College Estates

Colleges provide students with high quality learning experiences in state-of-the-art facilities that allow them to experience the conditions and equipment that industry use.

Scotland currently has 26 colleges across the country from Stranraer to Lerwick, with facilities to deliver a wide range of subjects from Aircraft Engineering to Veterinary Nursing.

16 £550m has been invested in college estates since 2007

College estates are on sites covering a total of 900,000 square metres – that’s the equivalent of 126 football pitches

17 College Funding

As public bodies, colleges receive a significant amount of public funding, distributed by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). Colleges negotiate Outcome Agreements with the SFC to set out what they will deliver in exchange for their funding each year. Colleges have exceeded their activity targets every year for the last 10 years.

Across the college sector as a whole, approximately 30% of income is earned by other means for example through offering training courses and consultancy services for business, European funding, providing catering services and operating business units such as hair and beauty salons or sport/leisure facilities etc.

The figures opposite show the funding available to colleges for the 2016/17 academic year.

18 2016/17 Capital funding £27m

Revenue funding £536m 19 Student Funding

Colleges are responsible for allocating resources to students to help them attend college and successfully £ complete their studies. Students can receive different funding, depending on their individual circumstances.

Course Fees – the vast majority of students attending a full-time course of further education will not have to pay a course fee. Many students attending a full-time course of higher education (e.g. Higher National Certificate or Diploma) will have their course fees paid by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS).

20 Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) – provides maintenance support for young people from low income households who undertake post-compulsory, full-time, non-advanced courses at school or college.

Bursary – financial award given to a student at the discretion of a college to help maintain that student in their education beyond their statutory school leaving date. An award can include allowances that cover a student’s maintenance, travel EMA £8m and study costs. FE Discretionary Fund £7.3m Childcare – HE Childcare to assist eligible £3.9m students with their FE Childcare childcare costs. £10.6m FE Bursary £82.3m Discretionary – this fund is primarily for emergency use. Total £112.1m 21 Every £1 that learners invest in Society Economic Impact their education at college will receive £6.30 yields £6.30 in higher in benets in return of Colleges future wages. is for every £1 invested translates to a 14.8% in Scotland’s colleges. annual return on their e average annual investment. return on investment An independent study, by economic is 16.4%. modelling specialists EMSI, on the economic value of Scotland’s colleges – looking at both the e investment analysis and an economic impact economic impact analysis – of Scotland’s colleges Taxpayers see showed that colleges deliver to the business an average annual return community in Scotland of 15.6% on their £14.9 billion for the investment in the sector. Sco ish economy each year, is £14.9 billion each year. e corresponding representing 8.8 per cent benet-cost ratio is £5.70 of the total economic output of in benets returned for the nation. every £1 in costs.

22 Every £1 that learners invest in Society Economic Impact their education at college will receive £6.30 yields £6.30 in higher in benets in return of Colleges future wages. is for every £1 invested translates to a 14.8% in Scotland’s colleges. annual return on their e average annual investment. return on investment An independent study, by economic is 16.4%. modelling specialists EMSI, on the economic value of Scotland’s colleges – looking at both the e investment analysis and an economic impact economic impact analysis – of Scotland’s colleges Taxpayers see showed that colleges deliver to the business an average annual return community in Scotland of 15.6% on their £14.9 billion for the investment in the sector. Sco ish economy each year, is £14.9 billion each year. e corresponding representing 8.8 per cent benet-cost ratio is £5.70 of the total economic output of in benets returned for the nation. every £1 in costs.

23 Key Priorities

Scotland’s colleges contribute to Scotland as a nation, the economy, our communities and individuals. They are uniquely positioned within communities across the country to provide the skills and knowledge required for successful careers in work, delivered in a way that emphasises fairness and equality. To continue to do this, colleges require:

• Adequate and sustainable investment • Innovative and sustainable institutions • Skilled and successful learners • A workforce fit for the future

This will contribute to a stronger economy and a fairer society for Scotland.

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