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04 AYRSHIRE UPDATE Curriculum workstream update The work of the Curriculum Workstream involves all aspects of curriculum and quality across the three colleges. Key Focus Our focus in taking forward the activities of this workstream is to ensure that Ayrshire College offers a broad and balanced curriculum across the three campuses that will deliver even more opportunities for everyone, provide the skills needed to support employment and economic growth and meet the broader needs of Ayrshire’s communities. We’ve been focussing on the Regional Outcome Agreement (ROA) for 2013-14 as well as the progression of activities related to the 2012-13 ROA, particularly those associated with ‘right learning in the right place’, ‘high quality and efficient learning’ and ‘a developed workforce’. Another key activity has been the review of the curriculum across Ayrshire. Curriculum planning discussions will ensure that our students have the best opportunities available to develop their learning and skills and are well prepared to continue that development beyond their Ayrshire College experience. Our Marketing group reviewed existing prospectuses and has now published a mini-prospectus, which gives a list of planned programmes and the campus at which they will be offered. This will soon be supported by an online regional prospectus providing full information on all courses on each of the college’s existing websites. College websites are accepting applications for all programmes. But you won’t see much difference between what is currently on offer at each campus and what is planned for next session. That is a deliberate plan to ensure consistency of provision and progression as we enter into these exciting new times! Our Admissions group has developed a standardised admissions process for 2013-14. One of the many benefits of a single college for Ayrshire is a more straightforward pathway for students from application onwards, and in preparation for this the group reviewed and aligned entry criteria for the same or similar full time courses being offered at Ayr, Kilmarnock and/or Kilwinning campuses. So, if you wish to apply to more than one campus for the same or similar course (and while a separate application to each will be required for the time being) the qualifications and/or experience you will need will be exactly the same. Next Steps • Planning joint marketing events • Review the provision for meeting the needs of our employed workforce and create a customer relationship map and a training directory • Proposing regional school/college link programmes and marketing materials • Reviewing regional progression routes to university • Reviewing enrolment, retention, completion and success rates to agree common monitoring and reporting strategies. • Review learner services curriculum workstream Student association student presidents SPARQS representative staff mentor LRC / Learner services learner support marketing mis / admissions employer engagement quality schools / colleges