The College of South Wales (USW) has re-signed its strategic alliance with 5 Additional Schooling (FE) associate schools within the South East Wales area.
The strategic alliance contains USW, Bridgend School, Cardiff and Vale School, Coleg Gwent, Coleg y Cymoedd, and The School Merthyr Tydfil.
The alliance, which was initially signed greater than 9 years in the past when USW was shaped in 2013, is a imaginative and prescient and dedication from all companions to work collectively within the widespread endeavour to develop and create alternatives for studying, employment, and social inclusion.
The strategic alliance will produce a collaborative, agreed plan of labor on key areas together with tutorial, vocational, and regional priorities, abilities, development pathways, curricula growth, trade engagement and utilized analysis.
USW’s work with the alliance associate schools is important in offering a bridge for learners to entry Larger Schooling, delivered in native settings, with versatile studying choices, specializing in programs which might be tailor-made to the native abilities demand.
Present work with associate schools contains broadening the routes to finding out healthcare at USW, and particularly into new areas of provision (Working Division Practitioner, Physiotherapy and Occupational remedy from September 2022) to help the way forward for the NHS and healthcare suppliers.
USW’s Movie and TV College Wales can be working with Display screen Alliance Wales, Unhealthy Wolf Studios, Dragon Studios and associate schools to help a pipeline of expertise into native jobs and supporting a rising ecosystem round movie, tv, video games and the trades and professions that help these industries.
Dr Ben Calvert, Vice-Chancellor at USW, mentioned:
“Partnerships and engagement are on the coronary heart of our USW 2030 technique. We’re dedicated to supporting a extra various vary of learners to attain profitable outcomes and graduate locations, which is what the strategic alliance goals to attain. Now we have a robust observe report of creating a distinction to people, communities, employers, and native faculties, working in partnership with our associate schools, and we’re delighted to recognise that formally with the re-signing of our strategic alliance as we work collectively to ship equality of alternative to lifelong studying.”
Simon Pirotte OBE, Bridgend School Principal and CEO, mentioned:
“We’re delighted to reaffirm our partnership with USW. Bridgend School seems ahead to working in collaboration with USW and our associate FE schools to additional improve the alternatives for the communities we serve.”
Jonathan Morgan, Coleg y Cymoedd Principal and CEO designate, mentioned:
“We’re delighted to rejoice the strategic alliance with USW – the partnership has offered glorious alternatives for larger training development for our learners.”
Man Lacey, Coleg Gwent Principal and Chief Govt, mentioned:
“Coleg Gwent is delighted to be working intently with the College of South Wales on this sturdy partnership between Additional and Larger training. Making training, abilities, and coaching as accessible as potential is central to the work that we do collectively and brings large advantages to our communities.”
Lisa Michelle Thomas, The School Merthyr Tydfil Principal and Chief Govt, mentioned:
“The school is delighted to be a part of the Strategic Alliance. We have already got a wonderful partnership with the College of South Wales and the Strategic Alliance will present the chance to additional strengthen and construct upon this partnership.
“Working along with the College and the opposite schools throughout South-East Wales, the alliance will assist pave the way in which for the event of collectively modern and high-quality provision and pathways that may improve participation and development in additional and better training and help financial development throughout the area.”
Kay Martin MBE, Group Principal at Cardiff and Vale School, mentioned:
“Our long-standing partnership with USW offers glorious alternatives for learners to interact with and progress in larger training.
“We’re delighted to rejoice this as we speak and persevering with this collaboration to satisfy the wants of our communities.”
