Scotland’s colleges provide quality education and training at local and international level, serving the needs of all sections of the community. They work closely with local and national employers to develop the skills of those entering and those already in employment. They have an international reputation in the provision of Engineering education, with subjects such as Oil and Gas attracting students from across the world.
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) requirements are unique to Scotland, requiring not only specific reporting, but also effecting how services are delivered. An example of this is the emphasis on supporting students with additional support needs (Scottish Funding Council DPG18).
Scotlands mix of colleges include both small local colleges and very big establishments with large local catchments and an international attraction. Specialist colleges include those working in Agriculture, nautical/marine and business. There is good communication within the sector with mutual cooperation and support amongst the colleges.
Capita has worked closely with Scottish Colleges to ensure that its products meet their needs. it maintains regular communication with al client colleges. Capita’s products are tailored specifically to the requirements of the Scottish market; e.g. statutory reporting to funding councils, FES reporting of SUMs.
We run regular user groups, workshops and training courses for clients in Scotland and participate in relevant communities of practice to ensure that our clients are kept up to date with developments and that Capita are up to date with client needs, sector pressures, legislative and statutory changes.
Our Scottish clients make extensive use of the functionality that has been developed specifically for them that enables them to prepare and deliver the statutory returns required by the Scottish Funding Council and handle and submit student entries to the qualifications and examinations managed by the Scottish Qualification Authority. They also make extensive use of the rest of the functionality contained in UNIT-e that is available to all markets and is described elsewhere.
Capita's UNIT-e is the market leader in Further Education in Scotland having an installed base of 26 colleges, equating to over 60% of the market.
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