UHI Argyll Update
Argyll and Bute Council · 13 August 2024
Back to Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group — 13 August 2024 and its agenda
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Principal and Chief Executive: Martin Jones www.argyll.uhi.ac.uk UHI Argyll is a trading name of Argyll College Ltd a charity registered in Scotland No SC026685 Registered address: West Bay, Dunoon, PA23 7HP UHI Argyll – Rothesay and Dunoon: Update for Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group 13/8/2024 Open day We held an open day on Thursday 20th June for applicants and potential students to drop into their local centres to make enquiries/ask questions. There was also an info/activity session on Early Years education and a bursary/funding info session. Multiply UHI Argyll has received a further tranche of funding to deliver the UK Government’s Multiply Programme, and we have scheduled the following courses: • Positive About Numbers Either online or at one of our centres. Classes are two hours a week for 12 weeks. Start dates: Day - Tues 3rd Sept 10am-12.30pm or Evening - Mon 2nd Sept 6.30pm -9pm • Positive About Money Either online or at one of our centres. Classes are two hours a week for 12 weeks. Start date: Day - Mon 2nd Sept 12-2.30pm or Evening - Wed 4th Sept 6.30-9pm • Maths Nat4 1 Academic year, Wednesday evening (plus tutorial), commencing 28th August • Application of Maths Nat 5 1 Academic year, Monday evenings (plus tutorial), commencing late August 2024. Forthcoming commercial courses Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Training (SCPLH): Monday 23rd September; Monday October 7th; Monday 11th November REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene: Wednesday 2nd October; Wednesday 9th October; Monday 18th November New courses for academic year 2024-25 1. Access to Care (Health and Early Years), SCQF level 5: This updated course will replace Childhood Studies: an Introduction. The course will run for approximately 4 days per week (10am - 3pm) from August until May. 2. In Dunoon: Maritime Skills, SCQF level 5: This is a short full-time course running from August to January (17 weeks), approximately 3 days per week. 3. We are introducing four Business National Progression Awards (NPAs) at SCQF level 6. Starting in August and lasting 17 weeks: • NPA Business Skills – Course Fee £430. Includes five SQA units: Understanding Business; Web Apps: Word Processing; Management of People and Finance; Web Apps: Spreadsheets; Contemporary Business Issues
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Principal and Chief Executive: Martin Jones www.argyll.uhi.ac.uk UHI Argyll is a trading name of Argyll College Ltd a charity registered in Scotland No SC026685 Registered address: West Bay, Dunoon, PA23 7HP • NPA Business with Information Technology – Course Fee £344. Includes four SQA units: Understanding Business; Web Apps: Word Processing; IT Solutions for Administrators; Management of Marketing Operations • NPA PC Passport – Course Fee £258. Includes three SQA units: Web Apps: Word Processing; Web Apps: Spreadsheets; Web Apps: Presentations Starting in January 2025 and lasting 17 weeks: • NPA Digital Passport – Course Fee £258. Includes three SQA units: Data Citizenship; Web Apps: Spreadsheets; Web Apps: Presentations General Our applicant “Keep Warm” project is in full swing. Staff are in contact with our applicants and applicant days are being held in every UHI Argyll learning centre during August. These will consist of centre inductions and providing help with funding and enrolment, travel claims, student support and any other general enquiries prior to the commencement of courses. Sheena Finlay Assistant Centre Manager (Rothesay) sheena.finlay@uhi.ac.uk Rhona Altin Assistant Centre Manager (Dunoon) rhona.altin@uhi.ac.uk