UHI Argyll Update
Argyll and Bute Council · 2 May 2023
Back to Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group — 2 May 2023 and its agenda
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UHI Argyll Update UHI Open Day 28th March We held another successful Open Day on Tues 28th March with a large number of online and face to face taster sessions organised. This provided prospective students with the opportunity to find out about our courses prior to applying. Modern Apprenticeships 6 – 10 March was Scottish Apprenticeship Week. A number of these events were attended by our Modern Apprenticeships Officer, Alana Mathers. The theme of the event was 'Unlocking Potential'. Courses Our commercial courses continue to be popular with regular First Aid at Work, Personal Licence and Food Hygiene courses running in various locations. We have also been offering language classes in Gaelic, Spanish and Italian. Funding We were recently awarded funding and employed Jo Oliver as our STEM Lego Facilitator to work with primary schools around Cowal and Oban delivering STEM Lego classes. We have also joined forces with Argyll & Bute Council to offer courses giving parents the chance to learn new skills with numbers that will help everyday life, like helping children with homework or budgeting money. Board of Governors UHI Argyll are currently seeking non-executive directors to join our board of Governors. We are particularly seeking members with experience of audit or learning and teaching. If you have experience in other areas which may add to the current board’s knowledge and expertise in delivering education and training to relevant sectors of the local economy, please get in touch. Applications close on 12th May.