SQA

Guide to Assessment - June 2008

Scottish Government

Skills for Scotland - a lifelong skills strategy - September 2007

HMIe Reports for Scottish Funding Council

Effective Self-Evaluation Reporting in Scotland's Colleges - October 2007

Preparing Learners for Learning in Scotland's Colleges: a toolkit for self-evaluation and quality enhancement - July 2007

Engineering in Scotland's Colleges - October 2007 - Areas for development highlighted include:

• the proportion of female learners in engineering
• use of ICT in learning and teaching
• opportunities for college staff to benefit from relevant industrial experience
• development of learners' core skills
• levels of attainment, especially for full-time learners.

HMIe

Preparing for Work: a report on the Skills for Work pilot programme - September 2007

Citizenship in Scotland's Colleges - a report by HM Inspectorate of Education for the Scottish Funding Council - November 2006

Securing the Adoption of Good Practice in Scotland's Colleges - a report by HM Inspectors of Education for the Scottish Funding Council - October 2006

Overcoming Barriers: Enabling Learners - planning, designing and delivering the full-time FE curriculum in Scotland's colleges - a report by HM Inspectors of Education for the Scottish Funding Council - October 2006.

Quality Framework for Scottish FE Colleges - May 2004

The significant shift in this document was the concentration on two main elements in the area of curriculum delivery:

• A5 Learning and teaching process
• A7 Learner progress and outcomes

Scottish Funding Council Information Circulars

20 June 2008 - Council guidance to colleges on quality (SFC/33/2008)

9 March 2007 - Employability in colleges: baseline study and next steps (SFC/15/2007)

Scottish Executive

Open Scotland: Promoting Excellence in Scotland 2004: a guide to quality schemes and the delivery of public services