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Contents
Introduction
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High quality and efficient learning
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Ambitious for Ayrshire
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Quality enhancement approaches
16
Meeting Scottish Government ambitions
4
Supporting Community Planning Partnerships 5
A Developed Workforce
17
Strategic engagement with employers
5
Communicating with stakeholders
5
Contributing to economic development
in Ayrshire
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About Ayrshire
6
Enhancing engagement with a clear,
ambitious strategy
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Developing Ayrshire’s workforce
18
Employability provision
19
Modern Apprenticeships
20
Business Solutions commercial income
21
Efficient regional structure
22
Organisational Review 2013-14
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Culture and communication
22
Strategic planning process
22
Sustainable institution
23
Population 6
Areas of deprivation
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Economic profile
7
Skills and qualifications
8
School leaver destinations
9
Unemployment 10
Building on evidence
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Right learning in the right place
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Curriculum geared toward labour market
opportunities 11
Realignment of provision
11
STEM 11
Hospitality and Tourism
12
Health and Social Care
12
Land-based provision
12
Towards the Ayrshire classroom
13
School College partnerships
13
Supporting communities
13
Supported Learning
14
Supporting looked after and
accommodated children and care leavers
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Articulation and progression patterns
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Engaging with students
Carbon footprint
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Estate development
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Non-SFC income
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Student funding and capital expenditure
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ANNEX – KEY MEASURES
FOR 2014-15
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Effective and sustainable institutions
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Right learning in the right place
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High quality learning
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A developed workforce
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Tackling inequalities
Efficiency savings and financial management 23
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