Through collaboration the colleges aimed to achieve a 5% increase in success rates for courses for 16-18 learners and save £12,000 per year through reductions in the cost of key back-office functions such as admissions and business planning.
This case study demonstrates how Petroc approached a merger and subsequent restructure within the space of two years whilst maintaining a fully operational service to all stakeholders. It sets out factors to consider and approaches to adopt in preparing for and implementing a merger.
ProVQ implemented the Framework 5 project in order to effectively use offline technology to create an inclusive Apprenticeship Framework Tracker to support progression, reduce administration, enhance the e-portfolio system and perform detailed trends analysis of progress rates.
This project aimed to develop and pilot an online active citizenship course. A cohort of staff and volunteers would be trained in how to construct and manage an online course and the project would support the transition from having online resources to offering online courses.
A report of an design and development project providing IT support for observation of teaching and learning practice in an independent training provider.
A project introducing mobile technology resources to support Media Makeup programmes aimed to increase responsibility and ownership of students' personal progress as well as review the delivery method of teaching and the recording of learning throught the use of student owned mobile services.
This project developed processes and resources on Moodle to support a peer mentor programme for learners in the Computing department who find the transition from school to College or between college levels difficult and who can sometimes be more effectively supported by other students than by a member of staff.
TDM is a work-based provider that spends a significant part of its time encouraging and helping other providers to embed technology within their own provision. TDM had encountered problems in trying to embed reflective e-portfolios within the sector and through this project added a PDF print function to Mahara views to increase the uptake, therefore encouraging reflective learning in the sector.
This project aimed to restructure the IT operations of the Southend YMCA, by implementing Microsoft Terminal Services accompanied by Thin Client machines, adopting effective SBC (Server Based Computing) improving management, performance, access & security. In addition, the project implemented dual booting, enabling students who struggle to fully use Mac computers to use a Windows environment.
The VIPER project aimed to establish a strategy to improve the quality of video created in-house. By learning from the broadcast industry, the College aimed to see measurable improvements in video quality, resulting in videos that had a close to professional style that engage and stimulate learners, staff and other stakeholders.
