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COLLEGE COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS

Guy Lacey – Deputy Principal, External Affairs

Governor Development Session7 December 2010

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The benefits of collaborative working;

•Access the knowledge & expertise of partners

•Make better use of College resources

•Produce a better service for our learners

•Increase the effectiveness of policies

•The potential to access new sources of revenue

•Share risk

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Collaboration models

FORMAL INFORMAL

Partnership Co-ordination Co-operation Networks

agreements

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Working in partnership with WAG/Dcells and local authorities

•Transformation policy (Local authority plans, UWN/Ystrad Mynach, etc.)

•Heads of the Valleys Education initiative (HOVE)

•Other key local authority plans e.g. 21st Century Schools

•Community Education (ACL Partnership)

•Schools (Tertiary and Consortium based agreements)

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Higher Education

•Franchise agreements with University of Wales, Newport and University of Glamorgan for HND/Foundation Degree courses

•Developing Strategic partnership development with UWN, including new post of Associate Director HE & FE Partnership

•Universities Heads of the Valleys Initiative (UHoVI)

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Other partnerships include;

•WBL Consortium, Quality Skills Alliance

•Welsh for Adults Centre

•Basic Skills in the Workplace

•Ufi / Learn Direct

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Any Questions?