Federation of Lanarkshire Colleges

The purpose of the Lanarkshire Colleges Regional Federation is to allow the four colleges (Coatbridge College, Cumbernauld College, Motherwell College and South Lanarkshire College) to plan and deliver a fully-coordinated programme of further education opportunities across the communities they serve.

While the colleges will remain as separate institutions, they will work together to:

• Co-ordinate the offer of further education across communities served
• Improve access to educational opportunities across Lanarkshire
• Increase the progression routes from school to college-based study
• Identify opportunities to work in partnership to maximise the efficiency and use of resources in Lanarkshire

Each of the colleges has its own specialist facilities and provision, and the close working of the colleges will ensure that the impact of these is maximised.

Related Documents
Regional outcome agreement 2012-13
Federation update issued 3 February 2012
Joint statement issued 12 December 2011