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Stakeholders
The success of the strategy will be dependent upon effective collaboration between a number of stakeholders, all of whom have a vital role to play in achieving its aims in order to add value to the Scottish offering.
It covers not only colleges and universities but also English language schools and employers, government and other supporting organisations. The roles and remits of all of those stakeholders are more fully defined at Annex C.
Employers have a significant role to play in two ways. First, educational provision within the workplace is increasing in volume and importance. Second, colleges and universities need to engage more closely with employers, including those Scottish employers operating overseas, given that employability is one of the main aims of post-school education for international students just as it is for home students.
Although school education does not lie within the scope of this strategy, there are obvious and valuable connections to be made between this strategy and that already in existence for the school sector 21. It is important to foster an international outlook in our young people at an early stage in their education and carry this through to the post-school stage and to develop curricula appropriately to take account of this.
Collaborative promotion of Scotland's colleges in India |
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In February 2007 Education UK Scotland led a joint delegation of 8 Scottish colleges, the Scottish Executive, SCI, SQA and Scottish Enterprise to Delhi and Kolkata. The successful visit highlighted many opportunities for new educational links in a key market and enabled potential partnerships and collaborations to be identified. Scotland's colleges will capitalise on the momentum and contacts established in the future. |
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