Scotland's Colleges News

• College hosts business breakfast - view at Greenock Telegraph

Policy News

• College to cut jobs and courses - view at The Herald
• Jim McColl: One in five school leavers not ready for work - view at The Telegraph
• Car firm Arnold Clark claims young Scots are 'unsuitable' for work - view at BBC News
• Neets 'lack skills needed for first jobs' - view at BBC News
• Scottish employers urged to take on apprentices - view at BBC News
• Fixed-term teaching plan - view at The Herald
• Put teachers on five-year contracts, say experts - view at The Scotsman
• Man who raised standards - view at The Scotsman
  

College News

• Documentary Follows Fortunes of Media Studies Students in Gaelic Language Filmmaking Competition - view at All Media Scotland
• Young bands to get a big chance - view at Fife Today
• Memorial gig raises £7000 for little Ellis - view at Fife Today
• Tweedbank weight loss group celebrate great gains - view at Border Telegraph
• Scottish Apprenticeship Week Underway At Castle - view at BuildScotland.co.uk
• Businesses to feature at All-Energy - view at Buchan Observer
  

General Education News

• Applying to university - private institutions - view at The Guardian
• Higher fees may deter mature students, a study warns - view at BBC News
• More than 87,000 racist incidents recorded in schools - view at BBC News
  

Policy News

• Today's youth not fit for work says car firm - view at The Scotsman
• Analysis: Unfit for the workplace: No - view at The Scotsman
• Analysis: Unfit for the workplace? Yes - view at The Scotsman
• Leader: Attitudes towards work are in dire need of repair - view at The Scotsman
• Student debt levels lowest in Scotland - view at The Herald
• New exam is ‘aimless and unsuitable' - view at The Herald
• MILIBAND ATTACKS SOCIAL INEQUALITY - view at Daily Express
• Clegg: Social mobility vital for UK economic growth - view at BBC News
• ILO warns of youth unemployment 'crisis' - view at BBC News
  

College News

• Cherry enjoys right Royal day out at Buckingham Palace as she collects MBE - view at Paisley Daily Express
• Renfrew company confirms expansion plans - view at Paisley Daily Express
• Apprentice scheme praised - view at The Gazette
• Jewellery student scoops business prize - view at Clydebank Post
• Loud to help MS Society - view at Scotsman.com
• Ann Burns: ‘Hakonechloa macra looks like a beatnik hairstyle' - view at Scotsman.com
• Jobless numbers show small drop - view at Falkirk Herald
  

General Education News

• Graduates putting their careers first - view at The Scotsman
• Hugh Reilly: Tablets no cure for education headache - view at The Scotsman
  

Scotland's Colleges News

• Scotland's colleges launches ‘Business Week' - view at Deadline

Policy News

• Hope that merger proposals do not overshadow college's great achievements - view at The Courier
• You're hired: Scottish textile makers to recruit more apprentices - view at Scotsman.com
• Four-fold rise in long-term young jobless - view at The Herald
• The Herald p12 Interview with Angela Constance, Minister for Youth Employment
• Student leaders call for university shake-up - view at The Herald
• Universities to adjust entry rules for Curriculum for Excellence - view at The Courier
• Plan to make EU students pay tuition fees - view at Scotland on Sunday
• Student premium to guarantee help for children on free school meals - view at The Telegraph
  

College News

• Perth College UHI praised in Education Scotland report - view at Perth College UHI
• Inverness Campus to be streamed worldwide during live webcast - join the conversation - view at Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• UHI students honour three Argyll-based lecturers with awards - view at forargyll.com
• Hawthorn Housing Co-operative ‘Facilitates' First Apprenticeship - view at Scotland Housing Today
• Fresh New Look - New Reid Kerr College Prospectus - view at Glasgow Evening Times
• College Nursery Seal Their Treasures - view at Coatbridge College
• Lecturers Embark on Bratislava or Bust Charity Trip - view at James Watt College
• Culinary excellence in the north-east is what's on the menu - view at Press and Journal
• Katie hopes local wins can lead to stardom - view at Hawick News
• Fund-raising friends offer Lewis special Norway trip - view at Hawick News
• Lecture to mark town's anniversary - view at West Lothian Courier
• Martial arts summit is a real hit - view at West Lothian Courier
• Crayons brighten up 'Greytown' - view at Dunfermline Press
• Grant highly placed in national contest - view at Montrose Review
• Acts sought for major festival - view at Cumbernauld News
• Kids of Steel show mettle in triathlon! - view at Fife Today
  

Policy News

• European and External Affairs Committee 1 May (includes evidence from Graeme Hyslop, Langside College and Derek Banks, Coatbridge College) - watch at BBC Democracy Live
• New school curriculum spurs call for university admission reforms - view at The Herald
• £500m ‘language tax' cost to Scots economy - view at The Herald
• High price for decade of failings - view at The Herald
• Infants may be offered foreign language classes - view at The Scotsman
• Tartan and thistles - view at The Economist
• TESS p5 University chiefs commit to fair admissions
• TESS p8 Press Catch-up: Lamont hints as Labour U-turn on free tuition
• TESS p12 Straitened times bring strategic leadership into sharper focus
• TESS p10 Heriot-Watt cuts fashion students a wee bit of slack
• TESS p10 Applications to Adam Smith soar
  

College News

• Top chef's lunch date with students - view at The Herald
• Search begins for UK's top automotive glazing technician - view at Industry Today
• Aaron and Dean to take on Kilimanjaro - view at Arbroath Herald
• Art in house at Angus College - view at Arbroath Herald
• College students win 13 medals - view at Guide & Gazette
• Students' £500 for rescue dogs - view at Guide & Gazette
• Elmwood College to Use GTC Training Manuals in Electronic format - view at pitchcare.com
• John Gibson: A big day down there at the Abbey - view at Edinburgh Evening News
• Carol wins third place paint prize - view at Kirriemuir Herald
• Tourism star wins top accolade in Scottish marketing awards - view at The Scotsman
• Alexandria teacher turns inventor - view at Lennox Herald
• Newbattle hosts Celtic festival - view at Midlothian Advertiser
• GModeller funded and launched - view at Compute Scotland
• Cardonald College Presents AB:Create, an Exhibition Exploring Experiences of Education - view at All Media Scotland
  

Scotland's Colleges News

• Scotland's colleges in fresh plea for funding as Government plans £78m cuts - view at Daily Record
• Finance Committee on Employability (Wednesday 16 May) - watch at BBC Decmocracy Live
  

Policy News

• Elmwood College in advanced talks which could see merger by August - view at The Courier
• Colleges merger to go before parliament - view at Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser
• Record number of people forced to work part-time - view at The Herald
• A huge job to kickstart growth - view at The Herald
• Hi-tech future for classroom teaching - view at The Herald
• Charities must work together to tackle Neets - view at The Guardian
• Creating a genuinely sustainable higher education system - view at The Guardian
  

College News

• Elmwood College to use GTC Training Manuals in Electronic Format - view at Golf Business News
• Funding for Gaelic award-nominated school - view at The Information Daily
• Safety DVDs launched by South Marr Community Safety Group - view at STV Deeside
• First on Scene is launched - view at Deeside Piper
• West Lothian agrees forces covenant link - view at Scotsman.com
• Fellowship sets Callum's skill in stone - view at Scotsman.com
• Elena joins violin virtuoso - view at Perthshire Advertiser
• River Nith clean-up operation - view at Dumfries & Galloway Standard
• Invite to college arts showcase - view at Glasgow Evening Times
  

General Education News

• University students spend no more time with lecturers than six years ago - view at The Guardian