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School College Partnership
West Highland College UHI works in close How will I study?
partnership with each of our 9 local High Virtual classes use online technology, such
Schools, Highland Council, local businesses as Google Hangouts, in timetabled sessions.
and organisations to offer a wide range of You'll also have a college lecturer in virtual
courses to school pupils in years 4-6 at attendance during the class.
SCQF levels 4-7.
Online study is unsupervised so you can
Why choose a School timetable this work flexibly around your other
College Partnership course? commitments. If you have a good work ethic,
• broaden your curriculum choices and strong self motivation and work well
independently then you'll probably find this
enrich your educational experience way of learning suits you.
• sample college life
• become a more independent learner Blended classes are a combination of
• improve your application to university or online study supplemented with delivery at
scheduled times/days.
college by demonstrating a range of
additional skills acquired during your Foundation Apprenticeships:
time with us closing the gap between the classroom
• benefit from our partnerships with and the workplace.
businesses and employers to provide
valuable work-based learning experiences Foundation Apprenticeships
which are recognised by industry (SCQF level 6) provide a work-based
• our courses are SQA certificated and if learning opportunity, typically lasting
you pass, it will appear on your SQA 12 – 24 months. They offer you a unique
Certificate along with your Nationals, combination of classroom learning and work
Highers and Advanced Highers placements with relevant local employers.
They are available in S5 and S6.
There are benefits for both you and
employers: you can get a head start on a
career choice while still at school by gaining
an industry recognised qualification and
valuable real life work based projects and
employers help create motivated young
people as future employees.
The University of the Highlands and
Islands as well as several universities across
Scotland recognise Foundation
Apprenticeships as part of their entry criteria.
It is advisable to check with the institutions
prior to application.
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