Our five Strategic Goals underpin our vision and are fundamental to our success. Whilst never losing sight of our values, they set out our intent, and the integrated actions we will deliver.
Goal 2 - Changemaking Investment
Ensuring we make a Changemaking Investment is the second of our five Strategic Goals that underpin our vision and are fundamental to our success.
We will target focussed investment for sustainable growth. To do so we will:
Financial Strength
Accelerate our Financial Strength and Investment Planning whilst demonstrating value for money and sustainability.
Community Place-based Delivery
Transform our social impact through Community Place-based Delivery, nuancing provision informed by local need, whilst shaping regional skill strategy to address geographic disparity and inequity.
Regional Adult Skills Programmes
Reimagine and reshape our approach to Regional Adult Skills Programmes, responding to the priorities of devolution, priority sectors and essential employment skills.
Lifelong Learning
Strengthen student progression at all levels through a renewed focus on Lifelong Learning and flexibility to upskill and reskill for a changing economy.
Technical Higher Education
Enhance and invest in Technical Higher Education for strategically important sectors and ensure graduates are well prepared for global employment opportunities.
Poverty and Future Planet
Advance our focus on Poverty and Future Planet progressing sustainability, procurement, resource efficiency, and the deployment of secure and effective technologies.
Our Strategic Goals - United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Our Strategic Goals are in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), a collection of global goals for addressing the world's most pressing challenges. We have benchmarked and mapped the UNSDGs across our priorities and goals in order to recognise and respond to today's changing world and build a future-ready organisation.
Our Strategic Plan
Our Strategic Plan 2025-2030 and exciting new Strategic Vision are rooted in a fundamental belief that together, we can make a positive difference and build better futures for a changing world.
It depicts where our college group aims to be in the future, and what we will be known for when we get there.