Lauder College
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Lauder College is a further education college based in Halbeath, Dunfermline, Scotland. Lauder College’s mission is to ‘enthuse and enable learning’. This purpose derives from our founder George Lauder who’s vision was to provide meaningful and accessible education for the people of Dunfermline and Fife, that would support social, economic and industrial progress.
It offers a range of courses from National Qualification level to HNC / HND and degrees. It caters for part time and full time students. It offers a large range of courses in subject areas such as:
- Business and Management
- Childcare, Health and Social Care
- Computing and IT
- Construction, Gas and Plumbing
- Creative Arts and Digital Media
- Engineering and Technology
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Humanities
- Science
- Foundation Skills.
Most courses are offered at a variety of levels.
It is proximate to the M90 motorway at the east end of Dunfermline. It is easily reached from Kirkcaldy, Alloa, Edinburgh and Perth. It has smaller campuses throughout west Fife, notably at Cowdenbeath, and at the former Royal Dockyard at Rosyth. It also works in partnership with West Fife Enterprises - a local training initiative based in the West Fife Villages.
The Principal is Professor Bill Mcintosh, supported by a senior management team comprising of Janet Mccauslin, Andrew Comrie, Margaret Munkton, Jaki Carnegie and David Neilson. A Board of Management oversees all decisions made by the Principal. It is chaired by Graeme Dalziel, Chairman of Dunfermline Building Society. The Board also contains representatives from the staff: the teaching staff are represented by Mr Graham Watt: support staff are represented by Ms Elizabeth Buchanan.
The College recognises two trades unions: the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) and Unison.
A recent report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education gave the College a high standard of review. The College Review awarded seven grades of Very Good and one grade of Good, with special praise for access and inclusion, guidance, quality improvement and leadership. In the Subject Review there were grades of Very Good in every subject area, with outstanding success for Computing (7 Very Good), Art and Design (5 Very Good), Care (5 Very Good) and Science (4 Very Good).For details see the link below.
