In the FE Sector Carolyn Howe Coleg Glan Hafren

 24 FE colleges and institutions in Wales  Process of mergers and amalgamations at present potentially cutting numbers to 16  FEIs cover all areas of Wales - Coleg Gwent in the south east, Yale College, Wrexham north east, Pembrokeshire College in the south west and Coleg Menai in the north west  250,000 learners in FEIs each year;  50,000 full time  Vocational, academic and community based adult education  Colleges Wales (fforwm) represents the colleges interests www.

STRATEGYPROVISION  Lacking  Use the aims in FE Quality Toolkit for LRS  Basis of case studies for award submission  OCN Accredited course  Workshops  minutes  One hour  Help sheets  One to one  Small groups  Support via Moodle

 OCN Keyword Internet Course level 1 & 2  Available face to face and electronically via Moodle  Small groups of 12  Arranged with tutors  Customised to reflect the course of study  Run for 8 years  Regularly evaluated and reviewed  Staff meet to revise and update materials and share experiences

 Workshops  In-depth workshops covering a range of information literacy and study skills  Ad hoc sessions and programmes of 4-6 sessions  Delivered in cooperation with the tutor  Students see relevance  Imbedded into curriculum  Timely  Tailored to meet specific needs of the students  Adapted for the subject and level of course  Evaluated

 Skills sessions of minutes  Lesson plans  Practical exercises  Constantly engaging with the student  Quick evaluation  Short bursts of support in class for 10-15mins  Targeted promotion of resources and support  Welsh Baccalaureate research assignment  Keep the students engaged

 One to one/small group  More effective when students approach us  Drop in workshops  Not well attended  Study Skills Help sheets  Public library visits

WORKSHOPS AND HELP SHEETS  Library orientation  Finding and using materials  Research skills  Using the internet and evaluating resources  Using electronic resources  Plagiarism and Paraphrasing  Referencing  Essay Writing  Revision Skills  PowerPoint  Presentation Skills  Welsh Baccaluareate

 Finding time in the teaching schedule to let us in  Engaging the students  Relevant to students  There has to be a need for the students to use the skills  Staff time  Difficult to track effectiveness  Impact on retention and achievement  Evaluating the sessions  Information Literacy/Research Skills/Study Skills

My thanks to  Bridgend College – Martin Brandford  Coleg Glan Hafren – Carolyn Howe  Coleg Powys – Anne Jones  Coleg Sir Gar – Jean Sullivan  Gorseinon College – Mark Ludlum  Swansea College – Ian Cockrill  Yale College – Joanne Stewart