UHI Argyll Update
Argyll and Bute Council · 15 August 2023
Back to Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group — 15 August 2023 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 02/08/2023 Since the last meeting in May, staff and students at UHI Argyll were mostly busy with the final stages of the academic year. Teaching staff are currently on annual leave and will return to work on 15th August. Many support staff also take annual leave during the summer months when centres are quieter. All UHI Argyll centres held a further open day on 14th June. There was less of a focus on taster events and instead people were encouraged to drop into their local centres to enquire about our courses and find out about options and funding, etc. We have introduced some new courses at NQ, NC, and Access levels, some of which are short-full-time (i.e., taking only one semester): NQ Health and Social Care: full time, duration: 1 academic year NQ Business, Marketing and Enterprise: Level 5, full time or part time, duration: 1 academic year NQ Business, Marketing and Tourism: Level 6, full time or part time, duration: 1 academic year NC Computing with Digital Media: Level 6, full time, part time or day release, duration: 1 academic year Access to Care: Level 5, 2.5 days a week, Duration: 18 weeks, start Jan 2024 Access to Social Sciences: Level 4, full time, duration: semester 1 (August 23-Jan 24) NPA Gardening & Horticulture (Helensburgh and Rothesay only): Part time (1 day/week), duration: 17 weeks (from August 23) NC Horticulture (Helensburgh and Rothesay only): Level 5, full time or part time, duration: 1 semester full time or part time 2 semesters: Jan-June 2024 and Jan-Jun 2025. Option to study as part-time infill – 1x half day in centre, 1x half day practical We are also hoping to run the following commercial courses in Dunoon early in semester 1: first aid, food hygiene, personal licence. UHI Argyll staff have been (and will be) attending some local events during summer months – we will have a stall at Cowal Highland Gathering. We are currently preparing for the new academic year and the intake of new students. Sheena Finlay Assistant Centre Manager (Rothesay) sheena.finlay@uhi.ac.uk Rhona Altin Assistant Centre Manager (Dunoon) rhona.altin@uhi.ac.uk