Against a target to manage 14 course partnerships, Access to Industry oversaw:-
- 7 ‘full-time’ one year FE programmes
- 1 eighteen month Higher Education Certificate programme
- 7 Short term ‘Prepare For’ programmes based on new courses and new partnerships
- In total, an increase of 5 courses on year one.
- A continually ‘rolling’ accredited basic skills programme targeted at recovering substance users delivered in partnership with Edinburgh's Telford College and Jewel and Esk Valley College on behalf of Edinburgh City Council, Edinburgh Drugs Action Team.
- A new personal development programme based on the SQA Personal Effectiveness Unit accredited by Edinburgh’s Telford College targeted at the hardest to reach members of the community as part of an Edinburgh wide regeneration partnership, including City Edinburgh Council Throughcare and Aftercare Team.
- A programme of personal support and course delivery with young offenders within Polmont Young Offenders Institution in partnership with Scottish SPS to move young offenders into education and employment upon liberation.
In total, against a target to recruit 140 students Access to Industry recruited and supported:-
- 226 community based adult learners. Of which a total of 156 students, 69% were retained to course completion – 16 still to complete one course.
- 176 recovering substance users on the Jewel and Esk Valley College / Edinburgh';s Telford College ‘Transition’ programme.
- 62 young offenders, achieving a 94% attendance rate across sessions and 89% engagement of offenders post release from prison.
- 134 of the hardest to reach students, including 54 who were looked after and accommodated young people.
The total number of students involved in the project over this second year, therefore, was 598 - including a total of 161 NEET.
