Welcome to our Annual Report for the academic year 2012/13, and what a year it has been. This Annual Report is of significance as it is the final annual report for Coleg Sir Gar as a Further Education Institution. Following three years of development, on August 1st 2013 Coleg Sir Gar was formally dissolved as a Further Education Institution and a new entity created, Coleg Sir Gar, a limited company with charitable status. This new entity was designated for the purpose of delivering further and higher education. Simultaneously, in conjunction with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David a new Group structure was created with Coleg Sir Gar entering the group as a wholly owned subsidiary. In doing so we have ensured a sustainable future for the college and more importantly greater opportunities for our learners.

The academic year will also be remembered for the arrival of Estyn in May 2013 for a college wide inspection. I am pleased to report that the inspectorate confirmed and agreed with the findings of our own self assessment report, that the quality of provision at Coleg Sir Gar is good. In fact I am particularly pleased that the report on the college prepared by Estyn is a very strong report which identifies three examples of Excellence:§ Partnerships§ Literacy and Development§ The Learning environment

I must acknowledge the dedication and hard work of the staff in achieving this outcome. Building on the sector leading practice and strengths identified in the inspection we now eagerly continue on our journey to attain our vision - To be Excellent.

At the end of the year we moved into our new, purpose designed Animal Science and Equine Studies building at Pibwrlwyd. A significant investment from our reserves reflecting our commitment to support high performance provision in the college.

Despite all of the foregoing activity staff have worked extremely hard to ensure that our learners succeeded on their chosen programmes of education and training, at all times fulfilling one of our core aims, making learners the focus of our college. I am delighted that in 2012/13 our overall success rate has improved. Our provision is broad and diverse spanning from Entry Level to Graduate Qualifications. Our 14-16 provision, in partnership with the Carmarthenshire Network of schools continues to thrive and we have also witnessed significant growth in apprenticeship uptake as part of our work based learning provision.

In a national context we once again attained outstanding success in the annual Colegau Cymru Awards achieving Leadership at a Time of Change and Sports Legacy.

Across the entire college our learners have achieved regional and national recognition in award ceremonies and competitions, a sample of which are listed later within this publication. My heartiest congratulations to each and every learner.

Within Wales we continue to be the lead college for success and participation in Skills Competitions. We manage on behalf of the Welsh Government the Skills Competitions Wales initiative and have the highest level of entrants

Principal’s Introduction

from any college in Wales at the Skills Show 2013- the UK finals for skills competitions.Despite ongoing financial constraints and challenging cost increases we have focussed on stabilising our financial position and I am pleased to report another surplus for the year. A position which augers well for our future capital investment ambitions. In looking to the future, we have an exciting year ahead of us, 2013/14 will see us achieve, for our learners, the benefits we identified from merging into the University of Wales: Trinity Saint David Group. I would like to conclude with my sincerest thanks to all staff, governors, stakeholders and external partners for their ongoing support.

Barry LilesPrincipal

In preparing this statement I reflect upon what has been a truly tumultuous year for the college, a year in which so much has been achieved. At the year end we achieved our ambition of creating the unique, innovative Dual Sector University Group structure with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. I am grateful for the tremendous support I have received from all Board members in the pursuit of our objectives and look forward to representing the college as a Member of the University Council.

As a Corporate Board we continue to embrace considerable change, we have created a new governance structure, adopting the principles of the Humphrey’s review. I look forward to working with a new Board of Directors and a new Advisory Body- it is heartening to witness so many individuals keen to commit, with such enthusiasm, their time to the future of the college.

I and my fellow Board members are challenging, critical friends of the college and support, with a passion, the aspirations of the College Executive and Management Team. I am heartened with the significant development and achievements related to improving and enhancing teaching and learning in the college. This echoes my primary aim for the Board, to ensure all our learners achieve the best possible experience whilst at college.

Throughout the year I have been excited and indeed humbled whilst attending a wide range of events celebrating the achievement of our learners across the college. I was equally pleased to attend the staff awards at the end of the year and to witness the talent and passion which exists within the staff at Coleg Sir Gar. It is so important

to recognise the great work of our staff, this is so critical, as our learners experience and outcomes are totally reliant upon their input. As a Board we are committed to provide the right progression opportunities for all our learners, wether to a higher level course in further education, on to higher education or into employment. Our positioning within the group structure offers so many exciting opportunities for our learners, our staff and the college as a whole. I look forward to reporting on further success and progress in 2013/14.

Roger Evans, MBEChair, Corporate Board

Chair of Corporate Board

Mr Roger Evans (Chair)Mr Jon Daniels (Vice Chair)Mr Barry LilesMs Nicola DaviesMr Dave GilbertMrs Jayne HamiltonDr Alun HughesMr Gethin James Mr Hywel JonesMr John MorrisseyMr Elis OwenMr Philip OwenMrs Rosemary PritchardMr Ben WestMr Paul WhiteMrs Debbie WilliamsMr Jake Cannon (Student Rep)Mr Nick Francis (Student Rep)

Governing Body Membership 2012/13

n Coleg Sir Gâr Principal Barry Liles was presented with a public sector leadership award at the annual Leading Wales Awards that champions good leadership across the nation. He was named winner of the Leadership in the Public Sector category.

n Coleg Sir Gâr is the first training provider in Wales to offer apprenticeships in fashion and textiles.

n An innovative project to enhance standards in teaching and learning at Coleg Sir Gâr has culminated in a two-day conference to share good practice amongst academic professionals at the college.

n Coleg Sir Gâr has had students selected to the UK Squad for the prestigious WorldSkills event, for the third time in succession. The college is the first learning provider in Wales to achieve this feat.

n Green Dragon Environment Award Level 5

n Colegau Cymru Awards : Leadership at a Time of Change and Sports Legacy.

n Equine studies lecturer Ellen Griffiths has been named Welsh Instructor of the Year by the British Horse Society.

College Achievements

n As part of their studies in history, A Level students at Coleg Sir Gâr visited Auschwitz through the Holocaust Educational Trust’s annual project.

n A-Level students discussed and debated the world food crisis, representing different countries as part of a Model United Nations conference, organised by the Council for Education in World Citizenship and Oxfam.

n The percentage of A* - E grades was high at 97%, with 21 out of 29 subjects recording a 100% pass rate, with 18% of learners attaining an A* or A grade. Students on the A-level Academic, Cultural, Excellence (ACE) programme achieved outstanding results with 93% of grades being either an A* or A level in range of subjects across the provision.

n Fashion students took part in a lecture with fashion icon Caryn Franklin as part of their Diversity Now! project, challenging the media’s portrayal of body shape ideals.

n The Daily Express featured work of a final year fashion student, Siriol Evans, for his ‘pick of the best’ for Graduate Fashion Week this year.

n Three AAT students won a silver award at an all-Wales Skills Competition Wales event testing their skills in accountancy.

n Aimee Turner, a student at Coleg Sir Gâr’s School of Creative Arts is the only student in Britain to be shortlisted for the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards (Student Focus)

n Sian O’Doherty is amongst 20 graduates shortlisted from across the UK to have their work selected for the New Design Britain Awards following a successful judging process in London.

n Public Services students have published a children’s book which they will pitch as a business idea in London, where they’ve been shortlisted for the Barclays Built for Business competition.

n Leon Lane won gold in the Professional Cookery category of Skills Competition Wales.

n Professional Cookery student Sarah Hammond won bronze in the all-Wales final of a patisserie competition.

n A team of three professional cookery students won gold in the all-Wales cookery competition, Cook and Serve run by Skills Competition Wales.

n Computing students at Coleg Sir Gâr’s Graig campus made international connections and welcomed students from Viterbo in Italy, to Carmarthenshire.

Student Achievements

Leon Lane

n Computer-savvy students at Coleg Sir Gâr have been testing their IT skills at an event which won them gold, silver and bronze awards at the UKSkills Cisco and Microsoft Applications Specialist competition.

n A team of students at Coleg Sir Gâr’s Ammanford campus have won the Welsh final of the Chartered Institute of Builders (CIOB), Student Challenge competition.

n Apprentices won nine awards in a competition seeking the best talent in construction. The awards were won at the Skillbuild 2013 regional competition.

n Carpentry student Gareth Jones won a gold medal for the UK at the EuroSkills competition in Belgium.

n Two carpentry apprentices won the Institute of Carpenters competition in the under and over 21 categories.

n Interior design student Catherine Thomas won a medal of excellence from City & Guilds for her work in interior design.

n Apprentice Owain Powell proved he’s the best plumbing trainee in Wales after winning the Welsh final of SkillPLUMB.

n Fabrication and welding student Rhodri Jones won first prize in a Wales and south-west regional WorldSkills UK Construction Metalwork competition.

n TATA Steel apprentices engineered a solution has the possibility of saving an engineering company in the region of £240,000.

n Automotive engineering apprentice Ashley Jones battled it out with 11 other finalists from across the UK to be named Skills Competition Wales winner in the Automobile Technology Competition.

n Engineering students won silver and bronze medals in an the Skills Competition Wales all- Wales final testing their skills in centre lathe turning.

n Coleg Sir Gâr hosted ‘Creating Team Wales’, an event organised by the Welsh Government aiming to inspire and bring together students from across Wales who have been selected to compete in Skills Competitions Wales.

n Daniel Hassan is one of only three people in Wales to be shortlisted for a Young Achiever of the Year Prince’s Trust award.

Student Achievements

n Morgan Rennie, struck gold in the EU-backed Skills Competition Wales finals for both hairdressing and nail technology – the first student ever to win in two separate categories.

n A competition for aspiring hairdressers saw over 30 competitors from as far as Dudley and Warwickshire to battle it out to create the best cuts, colours and coiffeurs to secure a place in The Skills Show national final.

n The Wow Factor brought together over 20 apprentices and their employers which included 12 salons, at Pibwrlwyd campus for a day of inspirational hairstyling topped-off by a professional demonstration from Welsh hairdressing icon, Dafydd Rhys.

n Foundation degree students at Coleg Sir Gâr’s Ammanford campus have been consulted by the BBC to offer their views of the BBC’s children services.

n A 24 year-old horse from Coleg Sir Gâr’s equine studies section has qualified with his rider to compete at a national disabled riding competition.

n An agricultural engineering student is the first to be awarded the Gwili Jones Landbased Commercial Development Award.

n Michael Colwill won the Animal Health and Welfare, Horticulture and Environmental Life-long Learner of the Year category in Lantra’s 2012 Land-based Learner of the Year Awards.

n A 21-day tour to New Zealand saw around 50 students travelling to Auckland for a visit packed with educational and cultural visits. The itinerary included visits to traditional and modern farms using various methods of production, processing and diversity of stock, ranging from organic and conventional to dairy, beef, sheep, goats and deer.

n Horse riders competing in para-dressage competitions are being offered the opportunity of training at Coleg Sir Gâr’s equine arena in Carmarthen, thanks to a Disability Sport Wales funded programme.

Student Achievements

College Demographics

Student Numbers

Full Time

34%Part Time

66%Full Time

39%Part Time

61%

Total Further Education Students:

8468Total Higher Education Students:

977

School Link

Full Time

2%Part Time

98%

WBL

Full Time

0%Part Time

100%

Total School Link Students:

1132Total WBL Students:

855

Further Education Higher Education

College Demographics

Age

26 - 40

18%41 - 60

17%14 - 18

40%19 - 25

20%Male

53%Female

47%

Gender

Students Per Campus

Ammanford

Full Time

20%Part Time

80%Total Students on Campus:

3082

Gelli Aur

Full Time

23%Part Time

77%Total Students on Campus:

637

Llanelli

Full Time

48%Part Time

52%Total Students on Campus:

3703

Jobs Well

Full Time

67%Part Time

33%Total Students on Campus:

511

Pibwrlwyd

Full Time

27%Part Time

73%Total Students on Campus:

1495

Over 60

5%

Income Analysis 2012/13

Expenditure Analysis 2012/13

Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2013

2013 2012 £’000 £’000Fixed Assets Tangible Assets 29,336 29,200 29,336 29,200 Endowment Assets 23 24 Current assets Building held for disposal - -Stock 185 188 Debtors 2,390 2,468 Cash at bank and in hand 8,322 7,999 10,897 10,655 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 3,551 3,582 Net current assets 7,346 7,073 Total assets less current liabilities 36,705 36,297 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year - - Provisions for liabilities and charges 1,519 1,503 Net Pension liability 7,284 8,793 Net assets 27,9021 26,001 Deferred capital grants 12,473 12,765 Endowments 23 24 Reserves Revaluation reserve 9,682 9,873 Investment property revaluation reserve 87 87 Investment revaluation reserve 55 44 Pension Reserve (7,284) (8,793) Income and expenditure account 12,866 12,001 15,406 13,212 TOTAL 27,902 26,001

2013 2012 £’000 £’000Income Funding council grants 21,507 20,527 Tuition fees and education contracts 3,874 3,701 Other income 5,484 5,143 Endowment and investment income 87 38 Total Income 30,952 29,409 Expenditure Staff costs 19,352 18,517 Other Operating Expenses 10,289 9,174 Depreciation 936 965 Interest Payable 121 220 Total Expenditure 30,698 28,876 Surplus on continuing operations after depreciation of fixed assets at valuation and before tax 254 533 Surplus/(Deficit) on disposal of fixed assets 40 14 Surplus on continuing operations after depreciation of fixed assets at valuation and disposal of assets before and after tax 294 547 All amounts are derived from continuing operations.

Consolidated Income & Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 July 2013

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