Connect Connect October 2017 - January 2018 | Page 32

College News The Ayrshire College Foundation has provided £250,000 over three years for an Innovating for Learning Fund to encourage creativity and improvement in the delivery of learning and services to support learning. Grants up to £25,000 are available to staff. The first round of the ‘Innovating for Learning Fund’ is now complete and the projects that have been approved for funding are detailed below Area Project Name Award Hospitality and Tourism Delivery of work experience in college training restaurant over summer period £8,640.00 Health and Social Care Enhanced CPR and First Aid training equipment £5,641.80 Creative AC Productions £11,705.50 Creative Sun Turtle Records £12,575.00 Marketing Digital Upskilling £6,000.00 Inclusive Learning Promoting access and inclusion through technology £7,969.00 Student Services Installation of MDM server in order to better improve the usage and maintenance of iPads £3,600.00 Interested? If you have a project that you would like considered in the next round, you can submit a bid by 2 March. The panel will meet to review proposals later that month. Funding open to Ayrshire College staff only. funded by: 32 The magazine of Ayrshire College