Association of Colleges

New AoC President Elected
12 February 2008

AoC's work in reputation building and influencing has been further enhanced with the election of Dr David Collins, Principal of South Cheshire Collge, as the new AoC President.
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Channel Four looking for 16 to 21-year-olds hoping to achieve goals
12 February 2008

So To Television are working on a project for Channel 4 online and looking for a variety of 16 - 21 year olds to take part. They are looking for young people from all walks of life who are attempting to achieve self-set goals over the next year.
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Community cohesion consultation published
11 February 2008

DIUS has published, in partnership with AoC, its consultation on 'the role of further education providers in promoting community cohesion, fostering shared values and preventing violent extremism.'
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Colleges and skills - new videos
07 February 2008

Over half of all vocational qualifications in the UK are awarded via colleges. AoC has worked with members to highlight how further education boosts individual career prospects, using a series of video shorts.
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AoC transport survey - please complete by 29 February
05 February 2008

AoC has launched the "Ticket to Progress" transport survey to build a picture of current transport provision for 16 - 19 year old college students across the country. This survey is for member colleges only.
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AoC Beacon Awards 2006-2007 Project Profiles
31 January 2008

The Project Profiles for the AoC Beacon Awards 2006-07 winning colleges are now available on the AoC website.
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AoC publishes commentary on Government's apprenticeship strategy
30 January 2008

AoC has published commentary on Government's new apprenticeship strategy, summarising the key points and outlining some of the strengths and weaknesses of the proposals. AoC will be seeking views from members before it makes a full response.
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Presidential candidates announced
29 January 2008

Nominations for the AoC Presidential election have now closed and candidates have been announced.
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College Principals give evidence on new Bill
29 January 2008

Three college Principals were called this week as witnesses to the Public Bill Committee working on the new Education and Skills Bill.
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