Inspired|Review 2011/12

Pembrokeshire COLLEGECOLEG Sir Benfro

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Eleri Hunt

Terry Cook & Joy Sandifer

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Dr Helen Coomer

Antony Davies

WelcomeAs Pembrokeshire College developed and adapted to the changing economic climate throughout 2011/12, one thing remained unchanged – the College’s firm belief in the value that education and training give to the individual, to the economy and to society.

The College continued to be recognised as a leader in the field of further education within Wales as we enhanced the student experience through our investment in resources, staff and links built with employers.

With the Welsh Government agenda focused on transformation the College was committed to developing relationships and partnerships in order that our students received the best education for their particular career choice. Through strong collaboration we are ensuring that the skills needs of employers are met, that communities benefit from collective effort, and that we achieve best value for the ‘Welsh pound’. Underpinning this must inevitably be a drive to secure the highest possible quality to give students the best possible opportunities.Sharron Lusher, Principal.

Sharron Lusher, Principal.

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Mission Statement: To provide the highest quality learning experience for all our learners.

A-level Results 2011/1299% Pass rate - A-levels(above the national average)100% Pass rate - Welsh Baccalaureate20 out of 21 courses achieved a 100% pass rate

Congratulations to our A-level students who achieved incredible results which saw them progress to top UK universities to study subjects including Law, Architecture and Engineering.

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College ExcellenceEstyn Inspection – February 2011 • Wellbeing – Excellent• Learning Environment – Excellent• Partnership Working – Excellent

This document is also available in Welsh. Go to www.pembs.ac.uk/download to download a copy or contact the College’s Welsh Language Development Officer on 01437 753 435 to request a paper copy.

Dr Helen Coomer

Antony Davies Vaughan Edwards Simon Haslam

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ss Young chef successTalented youngsters hungry for success competed against each other for the title of Pembrokeshire Rotary Club Young Chef 2012. Hosted by Pembrokeshire College, in their industrial standard kitchens, students from across the county competed with gusto to earn a place in the district finals and take home the sought after title.

Rebecca Peachment, a first year catering student from Haverfordwst was announced as the winner with her menu of spiced leek and potato broth, piri piri chicken with herb couscous and roasted vegetables followed by fruits of the forest Monmouth pudding.

The sweet smell of successThe sweet smell of success was in the air for beauty and complementary therapy students at Pembrokeshire College as they wiped the board at the WorldSkills regional heats, held at Bridgend College. The students came away with all six medals in the aromatherapy and reflexology competitions as well as first and second place in beauty therapy and nail art. Up against competitors from colleges across England and Wales, judges commented on the exceptionally high standard of the skills and knowledge being displayed. Outshining the competition, the judges awarded all sixmedals to competitors from Pembrokeshire College.

Tomorrow’s heroes are our local heroesElite Army prep students from Pembrokeshire College gave their all when they competed at the Public Services National Competition held at Brooklands College.

Competition was stiff, with a total of 21 colleges competing from all over the UK for this coveted championship. The College team came away with three second places and one third. College lecturer Andy Desborough commented: “Brooklands College students had access to on-site army training facilities, which were also used by surrounding colleges for pre-competition training. The opposing teams also used substitutes, so to put this all into some context, our students were exceptional.”

Boatbuilders build for the QueenPembrokeshire College boatbuilding students played their part in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations after helping to build the impressive 94ft royal barge ‘Gloriana’.

Commissioned especially for the Jubilee, the Gloriana, powered by 18 oarsmen, led a pageant of more than 1,000 boats and 20,000 people down the River Thames from Wandsworth to Tower Bridge.

David, who attended MITEC from 2008 to 2010 commented: “The boatbuilding course at MITEC is without doubt the best thing I have ever done. The course was a life transforming experience, which has enabled me to get involved in projects such as building the Gloriana for the Queen’s Jubilee.”

Comment:“It was encouraging to see such a strong Welsh presence at WorldSkills. I was very impressed by the team from Pembrokeshire College – their display off ered visitors a unique insight into boatbuilding and marine engineering and was a great opportunity to showcase the skills of the young people involved.” Jeff Cuthbert AM, the Welsh Government’s Deputy Minister for Skills

We teach 13,000 students & support 4,000 employersJoint Best College in Wales for attainment Source: Ffynon and the data relates to 2010-2011

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Nail art champ flies flag for PembrokeshireKirsty Bushen, aged 25, from Haverfordwest, won an impressive array of medals, prizes and certificates in her pursuit of nail art excellence; continuing to showcase the outstanding skills of Pembrokeshire College’s Beauty and Complementary Therapies department. With a history of student successes, the course is attracting lots of interest. Former student Oksana Cooper won the Association of Hairdressing and Therapies British Nail Art competition and picked up a silver medal in the WorldSkills UK heats held in Cambridge last year (photo opposite page).

Welding successAspiring young welders from Pembrokeshire College’s MITEC campus showed they have the metal to succeed by gaining first place and joint second place in the BOC Welsh Apprentice Welder 2012 competition held at Gower College Swansea.

The best young welders from across Wales went head-to-head in the national finals in a bid to take home the title of BOC Welsh Apprentice Welder.

After a tough day of welding which saw competitors produce four test pieces in the MMA, MAG and TIG processes, MITEC student Neil Brace, gained 1st place while Billy Davis of Jenkins and Davies picked up joint second.

Boatbuilders show they’re worldclassFour boatbuilding students (photo page 5) from Pembrokeshire College’s MITEC school of Boatbuilding and Marine Engineering showcased their skills at the world’s largest international skills competition and careers event - WorldSkills London 2011.

The College team used traditional and modern techniques including spar-shaping (shaping wooden oars) and composite moulding to promote career opportunities in boatbuilding and marine engineering. Richard Davies-Scourfield, head of boatbuilding, attended the event and said: “This event offered a fantastic opportunity for us to share our skills with a wide audience and to give youngsters the chance to have a taste of careers they may not have previously considered.”

This high profile event was visited by over 100,000 British school children, and offered students from all over the world the opportunity to compete and showcase their skills and crafts.

Award for female builder Kaycee Blake picked up a construction award for most improved student of the year and commented: “I started college on the army prep course but decided to swap to brickwork. My dad thinks I’m a tomboy, so it wasn’t a shock to my parents when I enrolled. I’m loving the course and I’m proud of my achievements so far. I’m hoping to progress to levels two and three and would someday like to build my own house!”

Welding apprentices take part in SkillWeld 2012Pembrokeshire College’s MITEC centre was host to the regional semi-final for the UK SkillWeld competition 2012 – the competition run by the Welding Institute to find Britain’s most talented trainee welders.

Three trainee welding apprentices represented South Wales in the competition, testing their skills by completing a series of different weld tests. All competitors were Pembrokeshire College apprentices after they achieved the four top scores in the passive heats held in December beating apprentices from Neath Port Talbot College, Coleg Sir Gar and Swansea College.

New talent in the pipelineSchool children and apprentices from around the county worked with top engineers from major employers as part of the Engineering Education Scheme Wales (EESW) initiative – a scheme to promote careers in engineering.

The teams made use of Pembrokeshire College’s engineering facilities as they worked towards completing their projects. STEM Cymru representative Robert Elward said: “This is the first time we have held this event in Pembrokeshire College, having previously used various university departments. Once we had seen the engineering facilities at the College we were delighted to be able to bring our teams to the engineering wing to work on their projects.”

Military Wives website takes on student’s logoPembrokeshire College student Kerry Thomas won a competition to design a logo for a new recruitment website aimed at the spouses of members of the military.

The new website ‘recuitforspouses.co.uk’ is the brainchild of former Pembrokeshire College student, Heledd Kendrick, from Fishguard, herself an army wife. “Kerry has the satisfaction of seeing one of his designs going live on our website and being used to promote the site on Facebook and Twitter. I was really impressed with the standard of work and the profes-sionalism shown,” said Heledd.

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Comment:“Congratulati ons to all of this year’s winners. These are skills at their best and they will help to build Britain’s future. I very much hope today’s winners will inspire the stars of tomorrow.” Matt hew Hancock AM, Skills Minister

Total turnover: £23.6m£800,000 re-invested in IT & resources“Excellent value for money” (Estyn, 2011)

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ty Charity Coffee ShopPembrokeshire College teamed up with local charity, Paul Sartori, to roll out an employment scheme aimed at helping young people to gain skills and experience in the customer service and hospitality industry.

Six young people, who were out of work, signed up for the 13-week ‘Steps to Employment’ work-based learning programme being run by the College. During the programme the students worked towards their customer service qualification and were helped to find jobs in local businesses.

“It’s a simple activity, but it’s so important to these people. They will be involved in every aspect of customer service and housekeeping.

“It’s exciting because it’s a full-time training facility, which is a realistic environment without being too formal”, said Wendy Weber, Director of Workforce Skills at the College.

Valero continues to support the Sports AcademyPembrokeshire College’s sports people continued to flourish throughout 2011/12, thanks to the support of a dedicated team of sports professionals, including ex international rugby player and Sports Academy co-ordinator Kevin Hopkins.

Kevin has been building the reputation of the academy by promoting talented sports people, aided by the support of Valero Oil Refinery, who sponsor the players to compete regionally and nationally. Playing a sport does not stop at the school gates, the College has a credible track-record, thanks to the commitment of all parties - the coaches, students and Valero.

No-nonsense approach by TV personalityA TV presenter with a proven track record of helping the unemployed back into employment visited Pembrokeshire College to deliver some valuable advice to those helping Pembrokeshire’s job-seekers back into work.

With unemployment and job insecurity being a real worry for many people and with an estimated 400 people for each vacancy, the community and welfare to work team at Pembrokeshire College invited Hayley Taylor, also known as ‘The Fairy Job Mother’, to give some straight-talking advice to personal consultants working with the unemployed.

College staff make a differenceMake a Difference Day (MaDD) was introduced by the College to encourage staff to strengthen local community links and participate in team building activities. A dedicated day of activities was planned - most of which were charitable, environmentally friendly and fun.

Human Resources Director, Kathryn Robinson said, “There was a fantastic response to this initiative, around 200 staff took part and volunteered for a wide range of projects to support worthwhile causes including sponsored walks, beach cleans, garden make-overs, woodland management and painting and decorating.”

No-nonsense approach by TV personalityA TV presenter with a proven track record of helping the unemployed back into employment visited Pembrokeshire College to deliver some valuable advice to those helping Pembrokeshire’s job-seekers back into work.

With unemployment and job insecurity being a real worry for many people and with an esti mated 400 people for each vacancy, the community and welfare to work team at Pembrokeshire College invited Hayley Taylor, also known as ‘The Fairy Job Mother’, to give some straight-talking advice to personal consultants working with the unemployed.

Welfare to Work Programme Manager for the College, Janet Davies, added: “Through her workshops, Hayley has provided the welfare to work team with a huge amount of both inspirati onal and practi cal advice which the team is now eager to put into practi ce.”

Comment:Haverfordwest V.C Primary School pupils spent a day experiencing what it’s like to be a student at Pembrokeshire College. Headteacher at Haverfordwest V.C School, Dean Flood said: “This visit was a greatopportunity for our young learners to experience what Pembrokeshire College has to off er. The acti viti es were very skills-focused and ‘hands-on’ which our learners responded to positi vely. They could see the value of the skills curriculum they experience at school and where it fi ts in within the working world. We were made to feel very welcome and I thank all college staff and students for their tremendous hospitality.”

£8m Work-based Learning ContractJobs Growth Wales - 95% of jobs advertised & fi lled1,000 Apprentices annually

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Pembrokeshire College students were celebrating after achieving a staggering 99% pass rate (higher than the UK national average of 98% and the Welsh average of 97.6%) with 20 out of 21 courses achieving a remarkable 100% pass rate.

Students across all subject areas achieved excellent grades with 68% achieving grades A-C whilst 19% achieved the sought after A-A* grades.

Following the results, Deputy Principal Dr Barry Walters commented: “To maintain a similar performance to last year’s excellent results is very pleasing and confirms to us the quality of our A-level provision and the commitment of our students and staff.

“Pembrokeshire College has a combination of committed staff, excellent resources, a strong emphasis on student support and an interesting range of subjects on offer to provide A-level students with first class opportunities.”

Top training award for the CollegeDuring 2011 Pembrokeshire College beat off stiff competition to scoop a prestigious award for delivering outstanding training programmes.

The College was named the National Training Awards 2011 Wales winner in the Large Employer Category and went on to compete against other organisations from across the country.

Health and social care students show they really careAs part of their Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care, students at the College have been working alongside St Davids Care in the Community supporting adults with learning disabilities to take part in a range of conservation activities.

In total 12 conservation days were organised including beach cleaning at Newgale, clearing blackthorn at Abermawr, cutting down trees in Prendergast woods, clearing gorse at Porth Clais, orienteering at St Davids airfield and putting up fences at The Farm residential home in St Davids.

Green Gown award doffs cap at CollegeContinuing its commitment to bringing about change to lower its carbon footprint, Pembrokeshire College gained a very credible second position at a UK-wide environmental competition.

The College has consistently done well in the Green Gown awards – this is the third consecutive year that the College has come away with a position - last year winning the coveted ‘Carbon Reduction’ category. This year, the College was highly commended in the Space Efficiency category. Only two Welsh institutions – Pembrokeshire College and Coleg Gwent were in the final list – competing with major universities and educational establishments throughout the UK.

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No-nonsense approach by TV personalityA TV presenter with a proven track record of helping the unemployed back into employment visited Pembrokeshire College to deliver some valuable advice to those helping Pembrokeshire’s job-seekers back into work.

With unemployment and job insecurity being a real worry for many people and with an esti mated 400 people for each vacancy, the community and welfare to work team at Pembrokeshire College invited Hayley Taylor, also known as ‘The Fairy Job Mother’, to give some straight-talking advice to personal consultants working with the unemployed.

Welfare to Work Programme Manager for the College, Janet Davies, added: “Through her workshops, Hayley has provided the welfare to work team with a huge amount of both inspirati onal and practi cal advice which the team is now eager to put into practi ce.”

Comment: “I have loved studying at the College, the teaching is fantasti c, I am going to miss it.” Lauren Probert (left , middle row) achieved three A grades at A-level in Psychology, English Literature and Law and is now studying Law at Cardiff University.

A £10.5m investment in the College estate over 5 yearsEnergy saving over 9 years:32% Electricity | 54% Gas | 43% Water Consumption

Income 2011/12 2010/11

£’000 £’000

Welsh Government grants 18,944 13,957

Tuition fees and education contracts 2,358 2,477

Other income 2,285 2,116

Endowment and investment income 31 24

Total income 23,618 18,574

Expenditure 2011/12 2010/11

£’000 £’000

Staff costs 13,322 12,982

Other operating expenses 8,817 4,317

Depreciation 1,081 1,101

Interest and other finance costs 129 164

Total expenditure 23,349 18,564

Surplus on continuing operations after depreciation of tangible fixed assets as valuation and before taxation

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Profit on disposal of assets - 6

Surplus on continuing operations after depreciation of tangible fixed assets at valuation and disposal of assets and before and after taxation

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STUDENT NUMBERS

FE & WBL 2011/12 2010/11

Full-time 2113 1963

Part-time 5597 5904

Total 7710 7867

Higher Education 2011/12 2010/11

Full-time 134 153

Part-time 270 317

Total 404 470

Full-time 2247 2116

Part-time 5867 6221

Total 8114 8337

Notes - The income and expenditure account is in respect of the continuing activities of Pembrokeshire College Key financial indicators• Turnover – increased by 27% to £23.6m• Surplus of £269,000 compared to a surplus of £16,000 in 2010/11• Capital investment over the last 5 years £11.5m• Pay income ratio – 56%• Income diversity ratio – 20%

Figures include Pembrokeshire College learners only.Notes - Source: EBS (Central Student database), 8 January 2013Year 11/12* 10/11 09/10 08/09 FE Attainment 92% 94% 88% 87% FE Completion 90% 88% 91% 90% FE Successful completion 83% 83% 80% 78% * 2011/12 provisional figure

Incwm 2011/12 2010/11

£’000 £’000

Grantiau Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru 18,944 13,957

Ffioedd hyfforddiant a chytundebau addysg 2,358 2,477

Incwm arall 2,285 2,116

Gwaddoliad ac incwm o fuddsoddiadau 31 24

Cyfanswm incwm 23,618 18,574

Gwariant 2011/12 2010/11

£’000 £’000

Costau staff 13,322 12,982

Treuliau gweithredu eraill 8,817 4,317

Dibrisiad 1,081 1,101

Llog a chostau ariannol eraill 129 164

Cyfanswm y gwariant 23,349 18,564

Gwarged ar weithgareddau parhaus ar ôl dibrisio asedau sefydlog diriaethol ar brisiad a chyn treth

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Elw ar waredu asedau - 6

Gwarged ar weithgareddau parhaus ar ôl dibrisio asedau sefydlog diriaethol ar brisiad a gwerthu asedau a chyn ar ac ôl trethiant

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RHIFAU MYFYRWYR

AB & DSW 2011/12 2010/11

Llawn-amser 2113 1963

Rhan-amser 5597 5904

Cyfanswm 7710 7867

Addysg Uwch 2011/12 2010/11

Llawn-amser 134 153

Rhan-amser 270 317

Cyfanswm 404 470

Llawn-amser 2247 2116

Rhan-amser 5867 6221

Cyfanswm 8114 8337

Nodiadau - Mae’r cyfrif incwm a gwariant yn ymwneud â gweithgareddau parhaus Coleg Sir BenfroDangosyddion ariannol allweddol• Trosiant – wedi cynyddu gan 27% i £23.6m• Gwarged o £269,000 o’i gymharu â gwarged o £16,000 yn 2010/11• Buddsoddiad cyfalaf dros y 5 mlynedd ddiwethaf £11.5m• Cymhareb incwm cyflog - 56%• Cymhareb amrywiaeth incwm - 20%

Mae’r ffigurau yn cynnwys dysgwyr Coleg Sir Benfro yn unig.Ffynhonnell Nodiadau: EBS 8 Ionawr 2013Blwyddyn 11/12* 10/11 09/10 08/09 AB Cyrhaeddiad 92% 94% 88% 87% AB Cwblhau 90% 88% 91% 90% AB Cwblhau’n llwyddiannus 83% 83% 80% 78%* 2011/12 ffigurau dros dro

Financial StatementYear Ended 31 July 2012

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