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Student administration and support
This section contains information on how the college manages the administration and progression of their students from admission to course completion, including student support services.
Course Information:
Programmes offered by the college.
The College produces a course prospectus on an annual basis. The prospectus contains details on entry requirements, course content and progression routes.
Copies can be obtained by contacting:
Information & Guidance Team
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273000
Email: info@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
In addition, the College produces a range of specific course information sheets which provide more detailed information. These can be obtained by contacting the Information and Guidance Team on the same number.
Description and availability of the academic and non-academic learning support services offered by the college.
Admissions:
The college's admissions procedures and policies.
The College produces a course prospectus on an annual basis. The prospectus contains details on entry requirements, course content and progression routes.
Copies can be obtained by contacting:
Information & Guidance Team
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Email: info@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273000
Open Evenings are held periodically throughout the year and the dates are set in advance. They are promoted via the local press and radio and advertised on the College website.
Applicants who do not meet the normal entry requirements can discuss their circumstances with a Subject Specialist by contacting the Information & Guidance Team.
Fees and charges:
Tuition fees and other charges to students.
The Information & Guidance Team can provide general advice on tuition/ course fees. They can be contacted on:
Information & Guidance Team
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Email: info@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273000
Registration:
The college's arrangements for registering students.
Applications for courses are recorded and acknowledged by the Student Records Office before being passed to the relevant academic for processing. Once a decision has been made, a letter will be sent to the applicant by the Student Records Office confirming the decision. The Student Records Office can be contacted on:
Student Records Office
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Email: student.records@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Telephone on Tel: +44 (0)1463 273456
Assessments:
Arrangements for assessments and examinations.
Copies of the College and/or UHI Academic Regulations (including appeals procedures) can be obtained from the Quality Unit. They can be contacted on:
Quality Unit
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Email: Quality.Unit@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273506
Details on examination periods and examination timetables are provided by the Curriculum Managers.
For further information contact:
Information & Guidance Team
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273000
Email: info@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Progression:
Regulations governing student progression.
Information on progression routes available are detailed in the College prospectus and in the course information sheets. These can be obtained by contacting:
Information & Guidance Team
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Email: info@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273000
Copies can be collected from the Longman or Midmills Campus.
Regulations regarding re-sitting examinations can be obtained by contacting:
Quality Unit
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273506
Email: Quality.Unit@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Students wishing to discuss a change of programme should speak to their Student Adviser.
Learning support services:
Details on the Learning Support Services are available on the College website.
Select the “Student Services” option and then “Learning Support” option from the menu at the top of the page.
Student liaison:
The structure and functioning meetings of staff/student consultative committees or other liaison groups.
Inverness College operates a class representative system. Each class nominates a representative to attend Course Team meetings. The purpose of Course Team meetings is for staff involved in the delivery of courses to discuss how each course is currently operating and to resolve any issues arising. The student representative is a full member of the team who contributes to the meetings on behalf of the student cohort. All meetings are formally recorded.
The Students’ Association organises training for Class Representatives to enable them to fulfil this role. For further information contact:
Students’ Association
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273438.
The College holds Student Focus Groups on a regular basis.
There is a student member on the College Board of Management and student representation on other committees.
The College has set up an interactive web site www.studentvoice.inverness.uhi.ac.uk specifically to engage with students in quality issues and other aspects of student life, providing information from both the Quality Unit and the Student Association, and is administered by a Quality Officer.
For further information please contact:
Quality Unit
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Email: Quality.Unit@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273506
Student welfare:
A description of the availability and range of the college's welfare and advice services.
Details on the student advice services are available from the College website.
The Students’ Association Executive Committee has student officers providing support to students in the areas of
Disabilities
Ethnic minorities
Women’s issues
Equal opportunities.
For further information contact:
Students’ Association
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273438
The College holds Student Focus Groups on a regular basis.
There is a student member on the College Board of Management and student representation on other committees.
The College has set up an interactive web site www.studentvoice.inverness.uhi.ac.uk specifically to engage with students in quality issues and other aspects of student life, providing information from both the Quality Unit and the Student Association, and is administered by a Quality Officer.
For further information please contact:
Quality Unit
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Email: Quality.Unit@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273506
Chaplaincy services:
A description of the college's chaplaincy services.
At present, no such service is in place.
Health services:
A description of the medical support services provided by the college for students.
Any health issues students have can be discussed in the first instance with the college Guidance Officer by contacting:
Guidance Officer
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273224.
The Students’ Association has a Welfare/ Health Awareness Officer who can be contacted on:
Students’ Association
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273438
Careers services:
Availability, conditions of use and range of services offered by the college’s careers service.
Further Education students have access to Careers Services through the College Students Services team and SDS Advisers. Higher Education Students have access to Careers Services through the College Student Services team and the UHI Careers Centre.
Services range from self help to 1 to 1 consultations with qualified Careers and Guidance professionals.
Appointments for all services can be made by contacting:
Information & Guidance Team
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Email: Fiona.Mackinnon@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273241 or 273526
Fax: + 44 (0)1463 220079
Textphone for those who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech impairments: + 44 (0)1463 273180
or by dropping in to either the Longman or Midmills campuses, Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Sports and recreational facilities:
The Students’ Association have a Clubs & Societies Officer who organises a range of different events. The sports department also run a range of different classes that students can participate in. Further information can be obtained from:
Students’ Association
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273438.
Information about booking sports and recreational facilities in the can be obtained by contacting:
Information & Guidance Team
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273241
Email: info@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Student records:
The college's policies on the collection, maintenance and use of personal information about students.
The college has a Data Protection policy.
The college only passes on information to organisations outside the UHI partnership where we are obliged to do so by law, for statistical reporting purposes (e.g. Scottish Funding Council); to qualification awarding bodies for certification purposes and to employers and sponsoring bodies who pay student fees.
The College collects and uses information (data) about its staff, students and other individuals and bodies that it has contact with. The College is registered as a Data Controller with the Information Commissioner’s Office. Details of the College’s entry in the Data Protection Public Registration can be downloaded from www.ico.gov.uk.
Student discipline:
The college's policies and procedures for disciplinary proceedings against students.
The College has a Student Code of Conduct.
The current Student Disciplinary Procedures can be obtained by contacting:
Quality Unit
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SY
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273506 Availability, conditions of use and range of accommodation services offered by the college. The College currently has no student accommodation. It provides a list of accommodation services available in Inverness.
Email: Quality.Unit@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Student accommodation:
Graduation arrangements:
Information about awards ceremonies.
Details of the College graduation ceremony are printed in the College Student Handbook each year. All students eligible to graduate will receive written details regarding the graduation ceremony and the associated arrangements about 4-6 weeks in advance. Further information can be obtained by contacting: Marketing & Communication Team Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273234 Procedures for dealing with student complaints about the college. Information on how to complain is contained within the college Student Handbook. The College has a Complaints policy. The legal and structural basis of the college's relationships with the Students Union/Association. The College has a Students’ Association and sabbatical Student President. The College provides administrative support to the Students’ Association. Further information can be obtained from: Students’ Association www.studentvoice.inverness.uhi.ac.uk A service level agreement operates between the college and Students’ Association. Information on the operation and activities of the Students Union and other student clubs. The Students’ Association has a Constitution. [1] Required only in cases where the institution has any legal responsibility or liability for ensuring that Students Unions (and similar Associations and organisations) are properly run.
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Email: promotions@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Student complaints:
Relationship the Students Union/ Association:
Inverness College UHI
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness
IV1 1SA
Telephone: +44 (0)1463 273438.
Students Union/ Association and clubs[1]
