year, the College has identified 31 young people as being looked after, looked after and
accommodated, care leavers or young carers. We are working with them to help them succeed
in their programmes at College.
Articulation
48. The College will work with partner universities to increase the number of students at SCQF
Level 7 and 8 articulating onto degree level course with advanced standing. Good relationships
already exist with the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) and Glasgow Caledonian
University in relation to articulation routes for HN achievers, and efforts will be made to
consolidate these into targets for articulation. In addition to articulation agreements, the
College has been allocated 29 guaranteed places in 2015-16 from UWS encompassing
degrees in Sport, Accounting, Business and Creative Industries. The College will work closely
with UWS to ensure positive progression and transition for students. The College will continue
partnership arrangements with the Open University to offer a part-time route to degrees in
Social Science and in Criminal Justice Studies.
49. Working in partnership with UWS, the College will continue to deliver the BEng and BEng
(Hons) in Aircraft Engineering and student numbers are expected to rise to 30 in 2015-16. In
2015-16, the College will introduce the Engineering Academy in partnership with the University
of Strathclyde, which will enable 12 students who complete the HNC Mechanical Engineering
in 2015-16 direct entry to year two of Strathclyde’s BEng.
Support for students with profound or complex needs
50. A range of ‘Routes to …’ vocational programmes at SCQF level 4 were introduced to the
portfolio in 2014-15. The students on these programme have a number of barriers to learning
and may not be able or ready to progress onto SCQF level 5. Changing the ‘Routes to …’
programmes to SCQF level 3 in 2015-16 will ensure that students have the opportunity to
develop both vocational and personal development skills at an appropriate level and be more
prepared to progress to programmes at SCQF level 4, then potentially SCQF level 5.
51. For students who are not able to progress to SCQF level 4 programmes in a vocational area, a
new Routes to Careers at SCQF level 4 employability programme in 2015-16 will concentrate
on working with students and external organisations such as Enable to ensure positive
transition from the College into employment. This approach is modelled on the successful
Project Search programme, which the College supports in partnership with East Ayrshire
Council and NHS. An additional Project Search programme, in partnership with North Ayrshire
Council, has been added for 2015-16 following a request from the local authority.
2015-16 Addendum to Ayrshire College Outcome Agreement
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