Engaging with colleges
Further education colleges represent a third of institutions registered with us and play an important role in the higher education sector through providing flexible and diverse higher education pathways.
In recognition of the unique circumstances in which further education colleges operate, and responding to what we've learned through research and visits to institutions, we're developing a tailored engagement approach for colleges. This includes:
- Organising a range of online and hybrid events linked to policy areas and consultations, with specific sessions for further education colleges where appropriate.
- Meeting regularly with mission groups and other sector representative organisations, such as the Mixed Economy Group and the Association of Colleges.
- Working with other regulatory bodies to try to reduce the duplication and minimise the burden on providers.
- Ensuring that the views of further education colleges are taken into account through our consultations and insight groups such as our Student Interest Board.
- Sending regular updates on our work, including regular emails to accountable officers and general newsletters which anyone can subscribe to.
- Collating the latest news and blogs relating to further education colleges on our main For colleges webpage.
We will continue to develop our webpages with tailored information for further education colleges.
Contact us
For routine correspondence, further education colleges can contact us through regulation@officeforstudents.org.uk. A named contact for your provider can be found in your regular accountable officer emails.
Mission groups, organisations representing colleges, those with an interest in college-based higher education and further education colleges with a query related to wider policy related matters can contact us through fec@officeforstudents.org.uk.
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