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City of Glasgow College is the largest and most diverse tertiary education establishment in Scotland. We are overall number one in the Scottish sector for success in student attainment and consistently in the top two in the UK for WorldSkills.
We offer up to 2000 courses with a huge choice on offer for both individuals and businesses across a range of subjects and with different ways to study including short courses, full time, part time, day and evening.
Our twin site super campus is designed for 40,000 students with a wide variety of vocational, apprenticeship or leisure classes from access level to SVQ, HND or Diploma available. We attract one of the largest international student bodies in Scottish further education with over 1,000 learners attending from around 130 countries worldwide.
Barnsley College is a large tertiary college serving Barnsley and the surrounding areas. The College has three brands - Barnsley College, Barnsley Sixth Form College and Barnsley College Higher Education.
Offering vocational courses, A Levels, Apprenticeships, T Levels, Higher Education and part-time courses, the College has more than 9,000 students and over 700 staff. Barnsley College was recognised as Outstanding by Ofsted in its inspection in March 2022.
Vision
• Transforming Lives
Purpose
To ensure that all our students:
• Have a great time
• Achieve their aims
• And progress to work or higher education
Our Values
• Aspirational - courage to shape a better future.
• Supportive - encouraging, compassionate and understanding.
• Caring - hearts and minds.
• Respectful - inclusive.
• Genuine - be clear, be real.
Strategic Priorities
Our strategic priorities provide a roadmap for us on the journey to achieving our vision of transforming lives. The priorities represent areas where our resources and time will be focused to ensure our students, staff and stakeholders get the best out of Barnsley College.
• Quality
• Reputation
• Sustainability
Our purpose - why we exist
We create bold new thinkers who shape industries at the intersection of business, creativity and technology.
Our vision - what we aspire to be
A university that challenges convention to meet the needs of students and industries in a changing world.
Our mission - how we'll get there
We learn with industry, industry learns with us and together we transform lives.