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25-618: Truro and Penwith College is a further education college in Cornwall , England. Truro College was founded in 1993 in Gloweth near Threemilestone, Truro , Cornwall , to replace the Truro Sixth Form College. Penwith College was founded in 1980 in Penzance , and was known until 1990 as Penwith Sixth Form College. It then became a tertiary college named Penwith College. The decision to merge

50-401: A framework for an insolvency regime for further education colleges known as "Education Administration". This is a form of corporate administration adapted to the needs of further education, to be used "where a further education body is unable to pay its debts or is likely to become unable to pay its debts" and intended "to avoid or minimise disruption to the studies of the existing students of

75-631: A large service provider for apprenticeships where most of the training takes place at the apprentices' workplace, supplemented with day release into college. FE in the United Kingdom is usually a means to attain an intermediate, advanced or follow-up qualification necessary to progress into HE, or to begin a specific career path outside of university education. Further Education is offered to students aged over 16 at colleges of Further Education, through work-based learning, or adult and community learning institutions. Provision for further education colleges

100-649: A partnership between the Rick Stein Group and Truro and Penwith College. In June 2021, the college was one of the ten institutions that the University and College Union opened ballots for industrial action in over pay, working conditions and compulsory redundancies . In 2022, a new building, called 'Valency', was opened on the Truro campus as part of the South West Institute of Technology. In 2023, Rishi Sunak ,

125-534: A vocational route after the end of compulsory education at age 16. They offer a wide range of vocational qualifications to young people and older adults, including vocational, competency-based qualifications (previously known as SVQs ), Higher National Certificates and Higher National Diplomas . Frequently, the first two years of higher education – usually in the form of an HND – are taken in an FE college, followed by attendance at university. Further education in Wales

150-555: Is an Exeter Chiefs Academy team. The Academy team has played in the Sanix Tournament against the other under-18s rugby teams from around the world. 50°15′43″N 5°06′04″W  /  50.262°N 5.101°W  / 50.262; -5.101 Further education Further education (often abbreviated FE ) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is additional education to that received at secondary school that

175-555: Is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions. It may be at any level in compulsory secondary education, from entry to higher level qualifications such as awards, certificates, diplomas and other vocational, competency-based qualifications (including those previously known as NVQ/SVQs ) through awarding organisations including City and Guilds , Edexcel ( BTEC ) and OCR . FE colleges may also offer HE qualifications such as HNC , HND , foundation degree or PGCE . The colleges are also

200-671: Is graded either "Competent" (which is seen as passing the NVQ) or, if further work must be completed, "Not Yet Competent" (which is regarded as failing the NVQ). Typically, candidates work towards an NVQ that reflects their role in a paid or voluntary position. For example, someone working in an administrative office role may take an NVQ in Business and Administration. There are five levels of NVQ, ranging from Level 1, which focuses on basic work activities, to Level 5 for senior management. Although NVQs such as NVQ Level 3 can be roughly translated as being at

225-416: Is provided through seven multi-campus colleges. Northern Ireland's Department for Employment and Learning has the responsibility for providing FE in the province. Most secondary schools also provide a sixth form scheme whereby a student can choose to attend for two additional years to complete their AS and A-levels. Scotland's further education colleges provide education for those young people who follow

250-882: Is provided through: Further education in Wales comes under the remit of the Welsh Assembly Government . Funding came from Education and Learning Wales from 2000 until 2006, when that organisation was merged with the Assembly. Further education in the Republic of Ireland is similar to that offered in the UK. Typical areas include apprenticeships and other vocational qualifications in many disciplines, such as childcare, farming, retail, and tourism. The many types of further education awards are known as Post Leaving Certificates . Further education has expanded immensely in recent years, helped by

275-658: The Further and Higher Education Act 1992 , which removed further education colleges from local government control. Types of college include: Policies relating to colleges are primarily the responsibility of the Department for Education (DfE). Until July 2016, colleges were also covered by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS); on the abolition of BIS and formation of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), responsibility for FE colleges moved to DfE. The regulatory body for sixth form colleges

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300-501: The Prime Minister at the time, visited the new building as part of his visit to Cornwall. The college offers various further and higher education courses. The college offers PGCE , CertEd and Cornwall SCITT teacher training courses. Cornwall SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training), is a partnership of 16 local secondary schools, one special school and Truro and Penwith College, offering postgraduate teacher training to

325-483: The 11-16 age range, with post-16 enhancements. It was the first tertiary college to be awarded 'Outstanding' status, the highest designation by Ofsted in 2006, and the first to retain an Outstanding rating, in 2016. It has been recognised as the top non-selective provider of the International Baccalaureate Diploma in the UK, the best provider of Hair and Beauty apprenticeships in the UK, having

350-498: The National Qualifications Framework, and is therefore comparable to lower NVQ level 4. Both Graduateship (GCGI) and Associateship (ACGI) are at level six of the National Qualifications Framework, compared by OFQUAL to the highest category NVQs of level 4. Membership (MCGI) is placed on NQF level 7, and Fellowship (FCGI) on level 8, compared by OFQUAL to NVQs of level 5. City & Guilds itself ties each NVQ to

375-602: The Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and the framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ). NVQs are not formally defined in terms of equivalence to conventional academic qualifications. However, for the compilation of social statistics and other purposes, approximate equivalences have to be established. The following equivalences are used by the London School of Economics 's Research Lab Licentiateship (post nominal: LCGI) sits on level 4 of

400-562: The approximately equivalent qualification is the Scottish Vocational Qualification . They are the responsibility of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills in the Department for Education . NVQs are competence-based qualifications. The five levels of NVQ are defined as having the following competencies: Gov.uk lists the equivalents for academic qualifications between

425-585: The further education body as a whole". Education administrators were appointed to run Hadlow College and West Kent College in 2019. All colleges and FE providers are subject to inspection by Ofsted , which monitors the quality of provision in publicly funded institutions in England. Membership organisations for providers include the Association of Colleges and the Sixth Form Colleges' Association . In 2020,

450-705: The government allocated £200 million for repairs and upgrades of FE college buildings, subject to a degree of matched funding by the colleges, and the Department for Education is allocating this to colleges via the Further Education Capital Transformation Fund (FECTF). Sixteen colleges with sites in poor condition have been selected, and detailed proposals were invited for submission before October 2021, for projects which can be completed by December 2024. Further education in Northern Ireland

475-428: The highest A Level points-per-student and value-added progress score in the UK, and having its students get the highest marks in the country for several subjects. In the 2019 Six Nations Rugby Union game between England and Ireland , four of the players on the pitch were graduates from the college's rugby academy: Luke Cowan-Dickie , Jack Nowell , Henry Slade , and Bundee Aki . The Truro College Rugby Academy

500-503: The institutions and their relationships with their communities. Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), which was established in November 2012, is the regulator for FE qualifications. Comprehensive Employment and Training Act NVQ As the NVQ is based on a student's practical skills, it is completed in the workplace. The NVQ was assessed by building up a portfolio of evidence based on

525-547: The same level as a GCE Advanced Level or BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma , in terms of depth and vigor of study, the NVQ cannot be compared with other academic qualifications at the same level, i.e. GCE Advanced Levels and the BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (an A* at A-Level is equivalent to a D* at BTEC Level 3). For this reason, the NVQ Level 3 does not attract UCAS points and cannot be used for university admission . In Scotland,

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550-492: The student's professional experience. At the end of the NVQ, the student undergoes final practical assessments, during which an NVQ assessor will observe and ask questions. To achieve an NVQ, candidates have to prove that they have the ability (competence) to carry out their job to the required standard. NVQs are based upon meeting National Occupational Standards , which describe the "competencies" expected in any given job role. NVQs are not graded "pass" or "fail". Instead, an NVQ

575-562: The two colleges was made in 2006, with the merger completed in 2008. It has assisted in the creation of Callywith College , a Further Education college in Bodmin , which opened in September 2017. In 2004, a set of triplets who were students at the college became the first complete set of triplets to obtain admission to the University of Cambridge . The Rick Stein Academy was launched in 2015 as

600-890: Was already DfE prior to the 2016 changes. Following the merger of the Education Funding Agency and the Skills Funding Agency in 2017, funding for colleges is provided through the Education and Skills Funding Agency for all further education students.In 2018/19, colleges' income totalled £6.5 billion, of which £5.1 billion (78%) was public funding. Most college funding follows the learner. Colleges must attract students, competing with each other and with other types of education and training provider. Colleges can borrow commercially, own assets, employ staff and enter into contracts, and they may make financial surpluses or deficits. The Technical and Further Education Act 2017 laid out

625-553: Was laid out in sections 41 to 47 of the Education Act 1944 ; their role was to offer "full-time and part-time education" and "leisure-time occupation" for persons over compulsory school age. In the 1960s, A-level students predominantly studied at school rather than colleges (often referred to as "techs" at that time). More types of colleges were introduced over the next decades, and by 1990 colleges took in almost half of A-level students. Colleges in England are corporate bodies under

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