Report highlights success of Highland and Islands colleges
A new report has revealed that 70.3% of full-time students successfully completed their studies at 网曝吃瓜 and Islands colleges in the 2017 to 2018 academic year. This is considerably higher than the national average figure, which shows that 66.1% of students passed further education courses at Scottish colleges in the period. The region’s results are also higher than the previous year, increasing by 2.8 percentage points.
The statistics were published in the Scottish Funding Council鈥檚 college performance indicators report this week. The number of part-time students who successfully completed their courses at 网曝吃瓜 and Islands colleges was also found to be higher than average.
The 网曝吃瓜 and Islands further education region consists of North Highland College 网曝吃瓜, Orkney College 网曝吃瓜, Shetland College 网曝吃瓜, Argyll College 网曝吃瓜, West Highland College 网曝吃瓜, Lews Castle College 网曝吃瓜, Moray College 网曝吃瓜, Inverness College 网曝吃瓜 and Perth College 网曝吃瓜. The University of the 网曝吃瓜 and Islands Court, through the Further Education Regional Board, is accountable for all college and university-level education in the 网曝吃瓜 and Islands.
Dr Michael Foxley, chair of the Highland and Islands Further Education Regional Board, welcomed the report鈥檚 findings saying: 鈥淭he results show a significant improvement on last year, with students at University of the 网曝吃瓜 and Islands colleges performing well above the Scottish average. They are a testament to the dedication of our staff as well as the hard work of our students. The findings are particularly great for our students, who will be able to progress onto further courses or to access employment opportunities.鈥�
The Scottish Funding Council鈥檚 College Performance Indicators 2017-18 statistical publication is available on the .