Colleges Scotland ( gd, Colaistean na h-Alba) is the
umbrella organisation
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for the
college sector in Scotland. It was rebranded in 2012 from the old name Scotland's Colleges. The
Scottish Further Education Unit, its
Continuing professional development arm, was also rebranded to
College Development Network
A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a University system, constituent part of one. A college may be a academic degree, degree-awarding Tertiary education, tertiary educational institution, a part of a coll ...
.
Colleges Scotland rolled up a number of previous Scottish higher education organizations, including
Colleges Open Learning Exchange Group, a flexible educational materials exchange.
See also
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List of further education colleges in Scotland
This is a list of current further education and higher education colleges in Scotland. Most colleges provide both levels of qualification.
Further education colleges offer courses for people over the age of sixteen, involving school-level qualifi ...
References
External links
Educational organisations based in Scotland
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