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20 WINTER 2016 INDIAN EDUCATION LEADERS VISIT COLLEGE VICE-PRINCIPAL BERNADETTE MCGUIRE WAS DELIGHTED TO WELCOME A GROUP OF INDIA’S EDUCATION SPECIALISTS TO THE AYR CAMPUS, AS PART OF A VISIT TO LEARN ABOUT SCOTLAND’S EDUCATION POLICY AND PRACTICE ACROSS SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. Bernadette was joined by Gavin Murray, Director for Learning and Skills, Head of Learning and Skills, Alistair Heron, and engineering lecturer David Stark for the group’s visit to our Aeronautical Engineering Training Centre. They explained the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework to our guests and how our various STEM courses fit within it. Our visitors also heard about the College’s strong partnerships with major aeronautical companies. The group was comprised of: • Rittika Parruck, Assistant Director (Schools) at the British Council in India • Sujit Gulati, the Gujarat government’s Principal Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education • Srinivas Sriramdas, Education Advisor. All three were interested in the provision of courses in aeronautics as the Indian states of Karnataka, Gujarat and Andhra Paredesh are in the process of education and skills reform. India is a priority country for the Scottish government and we are optimistic that the group’s visit could lead to collaboration in the future.