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Flexible skills fit the future at City of Glasgow College

FUTURE OF EDUCATION City of Glasgow College offers an extensive range of courses alongside a huge amount of invaluable guidance and expertise. FURTHER education is critical to Scotland’s social and economic future. Businesses need access to high-quality employees if they are to prosper, and the country’s college network is a primary source of training in the necessary skills.  Educators and company leaders need to work closely together and this mutually beneficial dependence is nurtured by initiatives such as the Scottish Government’s Flexible Workforce Development Fund. City of Glasgow College is one of the primary institutions delivering training under this initiative. Its teaching has changed dramatically in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, with more than 500 courses delivered remoted to over 4,000 delegates since April.

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£1 million available for Fife companies to train staff

£1 million available for Fife companies to train staff © Supplied by Fife Council James Donaldson Group employees at Fife College during their Leadership and Management training. Picture taken prior to coronavirus restrictions. More than £1 million is available to Fife businesses to retrain and upskill staff. Fife College’s Levy Fund is in its fourth year and has already supported 75 employers. The Scottish Government has announced a further £212,000 will be provided towards the initiative. Plug skills gaps It originally provided funding to employers who paid the apprenticeship levy. It meant firms could apply for up to £15,000 worth of training for their employees.

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New Year…New Skills Happy New Year! January is always a time for reflection and resolutions – as we continue to adapt to change, this year also brings us more opportunities to upskill, retrain and develop your career. The move to an increasingly online working world has opened up many new flexible learning opportunities. With more funding available, and with so much change in the air, it’s a really good time to add to your work skills. Lochaber Chamber of Commerce’s specially designed ‘One Lochaber leadership course’ will once again give new or existing managers the chance to work towards a Chartered Management Institute qualification in leadership skills, working online together with others from local businesses. It’s a great chance to develop your leadership and gain CMI accreditation for your management skills while working in a supportive online community of other students who are studying part-time through their work.

How City of Glasgow College teach skillsets to hold onto in a competitive jobs market

FUTURE OF EDUCATION City of Glasgow College s teaching has changed dramatically in recent months in response to the pandemic Equipping employees with the abilities required by businesses has been a learning experience for City of Glasgow College in the Covid-19 era, but one that has allowed them to hone their training Further education is critical to Scotland’s social and economic future. Businesses need access to high-quality employees if they are to prosper, and the country’s college network is a primary source of training in the necessary skills. Educators and company leaders need to work closely together and this mutually beneficial dependence is nurtured by initiatives such as the Scottish Government’s Flexible Workforce Development Fund. 

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