Early Years & Education Courses

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Dear North East Scotland College,

Under the Freedom of information Scotland 2002 Act please supply the following information:

1. How many Early Years and Education places (by course) were available AY 17/18
2. Enrolment headcount (by course) for Early Years and Education AY 17/18
3. Headcount of students that successfully completed an Early Years and Education course (by course) for AY 17/18
4. How many Early Years and Education places (by course) are available for AY 18/19

For the avoidance of doubt, the information requested refers to any courses which fall under the heading of Early Years and Education.

Please acknowledge receipt of this information request and I shall look forward to receiving your full disclosure within 20 working days.

Yours faithfully,

Louise Brown

Kim Rattray, North East Scotland College

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Dear Louise,

Please find below and attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information Request regarding Early Education and Childcare Courses.

1. How many Early Years and Education places (by course) were available AY 17/18

Fraserburgh Campus:

Full-time
CHILDCARE AND DEVELOPMENT SCQF LEVEL 5 - planned places 22 INTRODUCTION TO CHILDCARE SCQF LEVEL 4 - planned places 18 NC EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE LEVEL 6 - planned places 22

Part-time
FOUNDATION APPRENTICESHIP (Year 1): SOCIAL SERVICES (CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE) - planned places 12 FOUNDATION APPRENTICESHIP (Year 2): SOCIAL SERVICES (CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE) - planned places 5 SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 4 - planned places 18 SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 5 - planned places 18

Aberdeen City Campus:

Full-time
HNC/D CHILDHOOD PRACTICE - planned places 56 CHILDCARE AND DEVELOPMENT SCQF LEVEL 5 - planned places 50 INTRODUCTION TO CHILDCARE SCQF LEVEL 4 - planned places 20 NC IN EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE SCQF LEVEL 6 - planned places 42

Part-time
PDA CHILDHOOD PRACTICE - planned places 12 FOUNDATION APPRENTICESHIP (Year 1): SOCIAL SERVICES (CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE) - planned places 12 SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 4 - planned places 15 SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 5 - planned places 15

2. Enrolment headcount (by course) for Early Years and Education AY 17/18

Fraserburgh Campus:

Full-time
CHILDCARE AND DEVELOPMENT SCQF LEVEL 5 - enrolments 13 INTRODUCTION TO CHILDCARE SCQF LEVEL 4 - enrolments 12 NC EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE LEVEL 6 - enrolments 20

Part-time
FOUNDATION APPRENTICESHIP (Year 1): SOCIAL SERVICES (CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE) - enrolments 11 FOUNDATION APPRENTICESHIP (Year 2): SOCIAL SERVICES (CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE) - enrolments 3 SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 4 - enrolments 17 SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 5 - enrolments 19

Aberdeen City Campus:

Full-time
HNC/D CHILDHOOD PRACTICE - enrolments 66 CHILDCARE AND DEVELOPMENT SCQF LEVEL 5 - enrolments 40 INTRODUCTION TO CHILDCARE SCQF LEVEL 4 - enrolments 24 NC IN EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE SCQF LEVEL 6 - enrolments 52

Part-time
PDA CHILDHOOD PRACTICE - enrolments 8
FOUNDATION APPRENTICESHIP (Year 1): SOCIAL SERVICES (CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE) - enrolments 12 SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 4 - enrolments 21 SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 5 - enrolments 40

3. Headcount of students that successfully completed an Early Years and Education course (by course) for AY 17/18

This information will not be available until the end of July 2018. 2016-17 Success rates were:

Fraserburgh Campus:

Full-time
CHILDCARE AND DEVELOPMENT SCQF LEVEL 5 - completed successful 68.18% INTRODUCTION TO CHILDCARE SCQF LEVEL 4 - completed successful 55.56% NC EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE LEVEL 6 - completed successful 78.26%

Part-time
FOUNDATION APPRENTICESHIP (Year 1): SOCIAL SERVICES (CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE) - completed successful 50.00% FOUNDATION APPRENTICESHIP (Year 2): SOCIAL SERVICES (CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE) - not running in 2016-17 SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 4 - completed successful 64.29% SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 5 - completed successful 76.47%

Aberdeen City Campus:

Full-time
HNC/D CHILDHOOD PRACTICE - completed successful 72.73% CHILDCARE AND DEVELOPMENT SCQF LEVEL 5 - completed successful 48.08% INTRODUCTION TO CHILDCARE SCQF LEVEL 4 - completed successful 55.00% NC IN EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE SCQF LEVEL 6 - completed successful 60.00%

Part-time
PDA CHILDHOOD PRACTICE - completed successful 80.00% FOUNDATION APPRENTICESHIP (Year 1): SOCIAL SERVICES (CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE) - not running in 2016-17 SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 4 - completed successful 86.67% SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 5 - completed successful 66.67%

4. How many Early Years and Education places (by course) are available for AY 18/19

Fraserburgh Campus:

Full-time
CHILDCARE AND DEVELOPMENT SCQF LEVEL 5 - planned places 22 INTRODUCTION TO CHILDCARE SCQF LEVEL 4 - planned places 15 NC EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE (LEVEL 6) - planned places 22

Part-time
FOUNDATION APPRENTICESHIP: SOCIAL SERVICES (CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE) (YEAR 1) - planned places 15 FOUNDATION APPRENTICESHIP: SOCIAL SERVICES (CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE) (YEAR 2) - planned places 10 SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 5 - planned places 15 SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 4 - planned places 20

Aberdeen City Campus:

Full-time
HNC CHILDHOOD PRACTICE - planned places 42 CHILDCARE AND DEVELOPMENT SCQF LEVEL 5 - planned places 50 INTRODUCTION TO CHILDCARE SCQF LEVEL 4 - planned places 16 NC IN EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE SCQF LEVEL 6 - planned places 50

Part-time
PDA CHILDHOOD PRACTICE - planned places 12 FOUNDATION APPRENTICESHIP: SOCIAL SERVICES (CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE) (YEAR 1) - planned places 15 FOUNDATION APPRENTICESHIP: SOCIAL SERVICES (CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE) (YEAR 2) - planned places 11 SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 5 - planned places 30 SKILLS FOR WORK: EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE NATIONAL 4 - planned places 30

North East Scotland College has a statutory duty to include details of appeal rights in every FOI response. The Commissioner's contact details can be found at the following link -: www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal

Thank you

Kim

Kim Rattray
Administration and Examinations Manager
North East Scotland College
Tel: 01224 612374
Email: mailto:[email address]

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