1 OUR MISSION THE VISION Working in partnership to drive We will help What we will achieve: world-class technical education. deliver FOR EMPLOYERS - SWIOT WILL: FOR LEARNERS - SWIOT WILL: The mission of the South West Institute of Technology is to: >>tackle employers’ current skills >>offer industry standard teaching skilled gaps and anticipate their future and facilities and new curriculum >>provide employers with the skills that they need to succeed, now and in skills needs, drawing on applied in the digital, engineering and the future local people, research manufacturing sectors >>provide learners with excellent technical education economic >>enable employers to develop and >>inspire and raise the aspirations >>enable the South West to become one of the world’s leading regions for retain local talent, reducing the of learners, from school students digital, engineering and manufacturing technologies. growth and need to recruit from outside of to lifelong learners the region prosperity >>provide learners with the non- Anchor HE Partners in the >>provide industry standard, academic skills required in the specialist training facilities modern workplace, as well as South West. locally, reducing the need to technical skills train outside of the region >>increase social mobility, reach >>put in place learning provision under-represented groups, develop that is tailored to the needs of unidentified talent and improve employers, more quickly gender balance

>>enable the existing workforce >>break down geographical barriers, to retrain and upskill, as well through a mix of local and digital as attracting new entrants to delivery Anchor FE Partners the digital, engineering and >>enable learners to get good jobs manufacturing sectors and follow progression pathways >>provide strategic leadership that have been mapped out with across STEM provision and employers initiatives in the South West, making them more coherent and easier to navigate

FOR PROVIDERS - SWIOT WILL: FOR THE SOUTH WEST - SWIOT WILL: >>promote technical education to >>put the South West on the map, learners, parents, employers as a great place to learn, work, and other stakeholders, raising recruit, invest and innovate in its status relative to academic the digital, engineering and education manufacturing sectors

>>make it easier to attract expert >>make a crucial contribution to teaching staff and provide them industrial strategy, raising with outstanding development regional and UK productivity and opportunities growth

>>enable innovation and create >>promote social mobility and economies of scale, through the inclusion by offering new sharing of expertise and resources opportunities to a wide range of Anchor Employers between colleges and universities learners >>develop new curriculum that is >>contribute to and benefit from the informed by research and insight sharing of innovative practice, as from employers part of a national network of IoTs

>>develop new approaches to learning >>attract substantial other funding delivery, through collaboration and investment, to enable SWIoT between employers and providers to have a greater impact on the region

>>promote the role of STEM in tackling major social problems, as well as creating economic opportunity 2 3 THE SOUTH WEST LEARNERS South West Delivery Growing the skills Level 3 learners 346 Locations and Investment. that employers Level 4/5 learners >>Amounts shown on the map are the need. 1326 capital funding requested from DfE, totalling £15m. The SWIoT Each of the SWIoT partners Level 6/7 learners proposal also includes a further has extensive experience of 849 working to attract, recruit and £13m of capital investment from Technical teachers other sources. retain learners in Digital and Engineering subjects. We have 155 seen growth in learner numbers taking these courses at level 3 and also a growing requirement from local employers for higher level Digital and Engineering BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE Digital skills. All figures for Engineering £1.2 Million - Engineering Learners Learners TARGET GROUPS WESTON 1483 2023/24 1038 COLLEGE We are committed to addressing the balance of women, mature learners, people from HE cold £3 Million - Engineering spots and low-income households. We are heavily involved in a number of national planning and monitoring initiatives such as Somerset Access Agreements. In addition, SWIoT partners are members of the Total regional Next Steps South West Learners outreach network. 2521 As part of the SWIoT, partners Devon will share our individual TRURO AND PENWITH COLLEGE £2 Million - Engineering and Digital practice in this area to improve our effectiveness and YEOVIL work collectively to link with COLLEGE both regional and national Cornwall initiatives.

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UNIVERSITY OF EXETER 2,500 £2 Million - Digital

EXETER COLLEGE UNIVERSITY £5 Million - Digital 2,000

CITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH £2 Million - Engineering 1,500

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locations in Weston and Yeovil Number of Learners and we’ve agreed to work 500 closely with them to make sure that the two IoTs complement each other. 0 AY18/19 AY19/20 AY20/21AY21/22AY22/23AY23/24 Academic Year

4 Level: 34567Total 5 SKILLED TEACHERS 155 Working closely together. Technical Leading university - world class research Teachers with excellent student satisfaction.

The University of Exeter is ranked Expertise and experience of We are proud of the world-class of our courses. Drawing on the RECRUITMENT OF SKILLED TEACHERS: amongst the foremost universities particular relevance to the IoT skills of our current teaching expertise of the two universities, We believe that SWIoT will enhance in the UK and the world: includes: staff. With a number recognised SWIoT will establish the SWIoT our ability to recruit the best through National Teaching Observatory, ensuring that its teachers by: >>6th in UK, 9th in Europe and >>Membership of the Alan Turing Fellowships we have a proven track teaching is directly matched to top 40 in the world in the CWTS Institute >>packaging full and part time roles record in sharing our technical current and future occupations Leiden Ranking >>Core Institute for Coding that will be attractive enough to teaching excellence regionally and and skills needs, through market >>12th in UK in the Times/Sunday partner nationally. intelligence, horizon scanning and help retain talent; key to this is Times Good University Guide >>Creation of a new Institute for primary research. having roles that let staff focus We are already working closely with on their key skills and passion >>10th out of 121 HEIs in Data Science and AI delivering a the ETF on a number of initiatives SWIOT ACADEMY The Guardian tables step change in Exeter’s data and >>creating roles that will be to increase the number of computer science capabilities We have created a SWIoT Academy promoted as SWIoT roles >>Sunday Times 2012 University of technically skilled people coming to offer specialised training to the Year and three times winner >>Delivery of SETsquared, >>creating roles that will support into teaching in the South-West. current staff through the University of the Queens Anniversary Award the World Number 1 high- These include the Further Forces learners across SWIoT partners; of Exeter’s Academic Professional >>One of just 9 TEF Gold tech innovation and business and Pathway programmes to tap into delivering both face to face, apprenticeship programme. Russell Groups universities, incubator supporting 1,000+ the military and graduate supply in blended and distance delivery; the University of Exeter businesses the region. The Academy, and our teachers, this aligns with ensuring our will also benefit from the close curricula offer is both fit for is commended for learning INVESTING IN SWIOT SWIOT OBSERVATORY enriched by business, industry partnership with employers and purpose but offering more than Investing in a £3.7m extension to and professional experts; To ensure a strong fit with direct access to the latest we can currently deliver as the new computer science building, an outstanding learning business, SWIoT will build employer industry-standard tools and individual partners incorporating a computer lab and environment; and a commitment to needs and industry standards into techniques. artificial intelligence arena - ensuring positive outcomes for the teaching creating a new technical centre all students. of excellence. 6 www.exeter.ac.uk 7 Advancing knowledge and transforming lives through education and research. BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE We believe in the ability of each of our students to fulfill ABOUT US impact locally and around the >>Guardian University Awards: 2015 their potential and become the best they can be. The University of Plymouth is world and with over 100,000 alumni winner for Social and Community renowned for high quality, pursuing their chosen careers Impact internationally-leading education, globally, it has a growing global >>The first university to be awarded research and innovation. With a presence. the Social Enterprise Mark mission to Advance Knowledge and INVESTING IN SWIOT >>Whatuni Student Choice Awards: 4th Bridgwater & Taunton College (BTC) with a focus on control & >>TEF Silver Award Transform Lives, Plymouth is a The University of Plymouth is making in the international category in is an exceptionally successful instrumentation and behaviours >>Queen’s Anniversary Prize top 50 research university with a major investment in supporting 2018 provider of education. Offering a training. clusters of world class research range qualifications across three OFSTED RATINGS the SWIoT curriculum design and >>Teaching Excellence Framework - These new facilities provide further across a wide range of disciplines campuses. Courses combine real-world Bridgwater & Taunton College has award approval process, working Silver engineering specialisation training including marine science and experience with academic rigour, been rated Good with Outstanding with partners to ensure we have new >>#1 nationally for clinical from Levels 1 to 6, addressing engineering, medicine, robotics spring boarding students to Red features by Ofsted. and updated digital and engineering medicine research output regional skills shortages. and psychology. A twice winner of Brick universities, prestigious curricula available from September (REF 2014) The Ofsted inspection, took place the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for companies and exciting careers. OUR AWARDS 2019 and providing ongoing support in March 2019 and recognised Higher Education, the University >>Almost 2/3 research ranked either to ensure the SWIoT curricula BTC is a chartered institute key strengths in leadership and of Plymouth continues to grow in World-Leading or Internationally INVESTING IN SWIOT continues to evolve in response to for education, a clear mark of management, personal development, stature and reputation. Excellent in 2014 Research BTC is developing two world-class changing need. excellence which demonstrates they Excellence Framework (REF) facilities; a Welding Centre of behaviours and welfare, It has a strong track record for are an education provider is a OUR AWARDS Excellence brings industry-standard apprenticeships, adult learning and teaching and learning excellence >>Top 50 Research Fortnight centre of supreme quality in the equipment and a class-leading high needs provision confirming the including in digital and >>2nd in the UK and 86th globally - Power List areas of governance, leadership, welding environment for welders college as a leading skills and engineering, and has one of the 2018 Times Higher Education Young >>A two-time winner of the Queen’s professional development, teaching and employers seeking training, learning provider in the area. highest numbers of National Teaching University ranking Anniversary Prize for Higher and practice and community impact. testing and qualifications whilst Fellows of any UK university. With >>23 National Teaching Fellowships Further Education, most recently This is reflected in the number of at the National College for Nuclear 21,000 students, and a further in HE since 2000 in 2012 for marine and maritime prestigious, nationally recognised the flow loop-simulator is being 17,000 studying for a Plymouth expertise awards they hold, including: >>Guardian University Awards: 2013 extended and further developed degree at partner institutions in winner - Student Experience >>European Commission HR Excellence to enhance experiential learning >>SEMTA Award the UK, five of which are SWIoT in Research Award >>Times Higher Education Awards: opportunities, so important to >>TES FE Award: Apprenticeship partners. It’s graduates make an 2014 winner - outstanding employer safety-critical installation, Programme of the Year Winner engagement commissioning and maintenance >>Lion Awards ‘Centre of the Year” www.btc.ac.uk 8 www.plymouth.ac.uk www.ncfn.ac.uk 9 Trevor Burrows Photography

CITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH We’ve been helping students to get the skills and qualifications they need since 1887.

OUR AWARDS teachers “design courses that are offering a world-class hub with test >>Awarded TEF Gold for higher highly relevant to the jobs, careers facilities for marine research, education programmes. and education to which learners innovation and production. The EXETER COLLEGE aspire”. Ofsted recognised the waterfront facilities will enable >>Achieving the highest rate of strong links with local employers our students to access specialist A large, thriving and growing tertiary college. student satisfaction in the and organisations, and praised the test facilities such as Smart country for a further education carefully selected work placement Sound Plymouth, a proving area for college. opportunities provided to students. designing, testing and developing >>The College is one of only 21 UK cutting-edge products (including STEM ACCOLADES INVESTING IN SWIOT OUR AWARDS OFSTED RATINGS Centres for Excellence in Maths. CAD, VR, CNC, Composites and Marine Exeter College will create a new >> STEM FE College of the Year 2018 Exeter College has been rated as >>One of only seven CITB Immersive Our £13m Regional Centre of Autonomy) and services for the £10.3 million Digital and Data Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ for Overall Learning projects to be awarded Excellence for STEM opened in autumn advanced marine sector. >> City and Guilds College of the Centre at its Hele Road site, Effectiveness as well as across in the UK - driving forward 2017 and boasts a range of fantastic Year 2016 Our curriculum offer, which has helping to revolutionise digital the aspect grades of Outcomes for innovative technology in teaching facilities. The Centre was developed >> BTEC College of the Year 2014 with the input of over 200 employers been strategically developed with skills across the region from the Learners, the Quality of Teaching, and learning. >> The Sunday Times 100 Best Not-For- and gives City College students the employers, education providers heart of the South West. The new Learning and Assessment and the >>City College Plymouth is the third Profit Organisations to Work For opportunity to work together across and strategic agencies includes state-of-the-art facility, which is Effectiveness of Leadership and highest performing general further 2019 traditional subject boundaries, wide-ranging STEM provision to match-funded by the college, will Management. education college in the country building the transferrable skills meet locally identified demand, provide learners with opportunities >> Awarded TEF Gold for Higher for employer satisfaction with a STEM ACCOLADES that local employers need. with programmes mapped to emerging in the digital sector, including Education programmes 98.1% positive rating (2017/18 Exeter College was named as the occupations and sector specialisms. courses around data analytics, cyber >> Winner TES FE Awards 2016 - FE Choices Employer Satisfaction INVESTING IN SWIOT national STEM FE College of the Year Furthermore, both our capital security and software development. Apprenticeship Programme of the Survey). in 2018 and has been recognised with Within the SWIoT, a £2.1million infrastructure development and Encompassing state-of-the-art Year >>The College’s Apprenticeship local investment will enable the curriculum will equip learners digital learning laboratories, IT awards celebrating excellence in >> Best FE College in the South West achievement rates place us 1st in College to create new facilities and with employer-required professional workspaces, seminar spaces and teaching in STEM. for employer satisfaction the South West and 2nd nationally purchase cutting-edge equipment to skills, resilience, adaptive lecture and presentation facilities, Leading the way nationally in the >> One of a handful of colleges in out of all General Further deliver an innovative new curriculum capabilities and workplace abilities the centre will form the key part teaching of science, technology the UK to be named a Microsoft Education Colleges of higher-level technical courses aligned to digital transformation. of a growing network of digital and mathematics, Exeter College Showcase College (source: National Achievement within the marine, engineering, learning excellence across the SWIoT MATHS CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE was awarded the Further Education Rates Tables 2018/19). manufacturing and digital sectors - area. As well as industry-standard >> Selected as one of the first College of the Year ENTHUSE The College is one of 21 Maths all city priority sectors. digital facilities and technology, providers of new ‘T Levels’ Celebration Award from STEM OFSTED RATINGS Centres for Excellence in the the centre will work with world In order to house our growing marine >> Quality Assurance Agency for Learning in 2018. Ofsted rated the College as ‘good’ UK, and the high quality of the class employers such as the Met operations, we will establish City Higher Education (QAA) assured with outstanding features in its College’s maths education was Office to maximise the potential of College Plymouth within the city’s 2020 inspection visit. Inspectors highlighted in the 2020 Ofsted Exeter and the wider South West. stated that City College Plymouth’s Oceansgate Marine Enterprise Zone, inspection.

10 www.cityplym.ac.uk www.exe-coll.ac.uk 11 PETROC Raising Aspirations, Realising Potential, Delivering Success. TRURO AND PENWITH COLLEGE A culture where learning and achievement

OUR AWARDS >>Learners and apprentices benefit College, guiding our curriculum flourish as a result of excellent teaching*. >>NicDex no 1 College in 2018 from a curriculum which is well thinking and inspiring our designed, improves their subject Learners. >>Alps top 20% provider at A Level knowledge and behaviours and INVESTING IN SWIOT >>Stem Assured College develops new skills. Petroc and the Department for >>Planet Mark Accredited for Carbon >>The curriculum at all levels OUR AWARDS we are also one of the highest INVESTING IN SWIOT Education will invest £3.2m into Reduction enables learners to develop new performing colleges nationally the revitalisation of part of >>Gold Award for Workplace Health Truro and Penwith College will >>TEF Silver knowledge, skills and behaviours on all courses at all levels. their campus in Barnstaple, >>Short-listed as FE UK College of take forward a £7.3m investment which match the needs of regional You can choose from a huge range OFSTED RATINGS transforming the facility into the Year 2019 into a new two-storey, higher-level employers and the aspirations of of A Levels, vocational courses a multi discipline engineering, technology centre in the heart of The new Ofsted Education Inspection learners. >>TEF Gold standard Higher Education and Apprenticeships, all taught Framework (EIF) took place in digital and advanced manufacturing Cornwall. Providing laboratory >>Teachers are highly experienced in programmes by highly-qualified, specialist November 2019, and confirmed that centre in the heart of Northern space to explore robotics and wider their subjects or industries. >>AoC Beacon Award for Mental Health educators. Petroc continues to be recognised Devon. Bringing forward new bespoke engineering capabilities, industry- and Wellbeing 2017 as a good provider of education >>Learners and apprentices produce engineering laboratory space, STEM ACCOLADES standard engineering equipment high standards of work because of >>AoC Leading Light Award 2017 and environments, and associated and training. We were particularly digital immersion facilities, Truro and Penwith College provides the teaching they receive and the learning and presentation spaces, pleased with some of the comments and other emergent manufacturing >>AoC Beacon Award for Governance over half of all post-16 Science, high expectations of staff. the new technology hub will expand highlighted in their report, which capacity, and additional spaces and Leadership 2016 Technology, Engineering and the engineering and digital offer to not only acknowledge the fantastic >>Learners view staff as good role for research and learning, the OFSTED RATINGS Mathematics (STEM) related courses results that are achieved by our models for the chosen industry or campus will provide a new hub for match the best available across the Truro and Penwith College are in the county and is one of the learners but also the quality of our academic studies. high quality engineering training country, as part of an integrated officially recognised as one of largest in the country. This provision. and innovation to complement training offer for the South West. STEM ACCOLADES the best colleges in the country volume of activity, together with Northern Devon’s existing sectoral exceptional student achievement These include:​ Petroc has a long history of and Ofsted has awarded the College offer. and progression to some of the top excellence in STEM, and in December ‘Outstanding’ status as a result of >>Learners and apprentices are institutions in the world, has 2017, our STEM Assured status was its inspection in 2016. overwhelmingly positive about the cemented the College as a national re-confirmed. The STE(A)M agenda quality of education and training Not only are we the best performing leader and outstanding STEM is very much at the heart of the they receive. state A Level provider in Cornwall, provider. * From the OFSTED 2016 Inspection.

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3D Game Design Data Scientist Foundation Degree Digital Engineering Technologies

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