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Students commented on the consistency and clarity of
their communications from lecturers and support staff.
Fragmented communication seemed to be creating
issues for some student groups, and some students
called for more regular email updates from lecturers
and the wider College staff teams. However, students
appreciated the efforts and creativity used by lecturers
who fully embraced Zoom and other online conferencing
tools to teach their students.
Student Updates
The Student Board members presented regular
updates to the Committee, highlighting the priorities
and experiences of themselves and some of their fellow
students. These included the creation of a resource
hub on the SA website available to Class Reps. A Class
Rep Forum was been set up in the form of a Facebook
group, with feedback indicating it was again user friendly
and well used and received. The student members
reported some difficulties in tracking courses and course
resources through various platforms.
Communication with students was recognised as a
key priority, and the Committee welcomed significant
engagement with the LTA to design "chat forums" to
support student/lecturer communication. It was noted
that a series of networking sessions were held across
faculties to enable Student Rep networking. The Student
Parliament had established the Student Partnership
Forum, working closely with Student Experience
Directorate on communication with learners.
Performance Improvement
The Committee reviewed a report on Curriculum
Performance Reporting to SFC in terms of the 2019-20
PIs. Student complete success figures were reported
thus:
• There had been overall improvement in students
achieving complete success in 2019-20 with Full-time
HE achieving and improvement to 76.9% (up 5.4%)
and Full- time FE at 69.2% (up 3.3%).
• The figures for PTHE and PTFE were 81.5 (down
0.7%) and 83.9% (down 1.6%) respectively.
Faculty reviews were undertaken, and data collected
around the Learner Journey narrative. Faculties were
asked to reflect upon their effectiveness in designing
and enabling the learner journey, with conclusions drawn
about both the output and the process itself. The student
voice was represented in an organised way, and a
coherent approach to performance review conversations
set out.
Student Leaver Destination Report
The College collects more student leaver data than any
other College in Scotland, and in a sample size of 5500
learners, 96% had a positive outcome. The majority of
leavers now work in an area linked to their course of
study, 7% above the sector average. Those who continue
their studies at the College tend to do so at a higher level,
5% above the sector average.
WorldSkills
Introduction
WorldSkills is the global movement for skills excellence
and development, raising the profile and recognition of
skilled professionals, and showcasing the importance
of skills in achieving economic growth and personal
success. Set up in 1950, the WorldSkills movement now
represents more than 50 skills in 82 member countries
and regions. WorldSkills competitors are trained,
coached, and prepared for skills competitions at regional,
national, and international level. City of Glasgow College
has recognised the high value of competitions to our
students, as well as to the College's reputation, and has
developed a WorldSkills Training Academy to support
students as they progress along their WorldSkills journey.
The WorldSkills Academy provides inspiring and
innovative work-relevant learning and teaching to our
students through an enhanced skills development
programme. A "winning mind-set" culture is embedded
alongside associated behaviours to help our competitors
become the best in the UK, and on the world stage.
The Academy thereby helps to shape and transform
Scotland's young workforce. Working in partnership with
employers, the Academy aims to equip every one of our
participating students with the technical, professional and
meta skills required for success in the world of work.
2020-21
Due to Covid pandemic our student competitors were
unable to compete WSUK LIVE national final and in
Shanghai. However, both these events were merely
paused. While this is frustrating, the opportunity was
taken to pivot to a blended model in preparation for
WSUK LIVE in November 2021 and WS Shanghai in
September 2022.
Our Worldskills competitors have also used this
opportunity to continue to engage in an extended training
and development programme with a relentless focus on
elevating both technical and mindset skills. It has been
particularly important to continue to benchmark our
squad's progress against their counterparts (virtually)