Information, advice and guidance The Regional Learner Passport Participation app is a big step towards a national map of articulation opportunities The Regional Learner Passport Partnership (RLPP) beyond the traditional route from school direct consists of a number of colleges and universities to university. The pilot phase will include all based in the wider South East area of Scotland. articulation routes to a degree via an HN with It aims to promote and create efficient and Advanced Standing between those institutions student-orientated routes to higher education who are currently members of the RLPP. in and around Edinburgh and the surrounding However, the second phase will be expanded South-East Scotland area. to include more institutions. One of the agreed outcomes for the RLPP Future developments of this application will was the creation of an app to promote all the include continued developments and will link routes from college to university in the region with the National Articulation Database to ensure to students, potential students and their consistency of pathways and quality assurance of advisers. The app was launched in July 2020. data used. To date, work on the regional app has been supported primarily by Edinburgh College, The ultimate ambition of the project is to Edinburgh Napier University, Fife College and expand to a national application covering Queen Margaret University but involves a total all institutions and all routes towards degree of six colleges and eight universities already. level study via a Higher National Qualification The app was launched in July with the support (HNQ) and other recognised awards in order of the Scottish Funding Council. to give students full visibility of the options .