Edinburgh's Telford College

Edinburgh's Telford College, named after Thomas Telford, the great Scottish civil engineer, was established in 1968. The College is a corporate institution governed by a Board of Management whose members are representative of key industrial and commercial sectors, professional organisations and local government. Telford College has one campus and is located in the Granton area of North Edinburgh.

The college

*The College has a student population of over 15,000, accounting for 20,000 enrollments.
*Full-time study accounts for 19% of enrollments.
*Part-time study accounts for 58% of enrollments.
*Open learning accounts for 23% of enrollments.
*18% of the College activity is higher education

Principal and CEO

The current Principal and CEO of the college is Ray Harris

Past Principals of the college are:

*Fiona Baikie 1996 – 19??
*Michael Taylor 1985 – 1996
*Alexander Inglis OBE 1977 - 1985
*Robert McLeod OBE 1966 – 1977 (Appointed 1964)

tudent's Representative and Union President

The current President is Tim Fitchett

Past Union Presidents and life members of the Union are:

*T.Fitchett 2007 - 2008
*Rizia Robertson 2006 - 2007
*William Forsyth 2005 - 2006
*David McDonald 2004 - 2005
*David Andrews 2003 - 2004
*Jenni Watson 2002 - 2003
*Jason Currie 2001 - 2002
*Norman Rees 2000 - 2001
*Linda Warwikandwa 1999
*Fraser Stewart 1998
*Dave Richards 1996 - 1998
*Brendan Curran 1994 - 1996

Past Union Vice Presidents are:
*Amani Byrne 2006 - 2007
*Bill Myerscough 2005 - 2006
*Claire Lane 2004 - 2005
*Harry Dulger 2003 - 2004
*Andrew Wilson 2002 - 2003
*David Jobson 2001 - 2002
*E Mitchell 2000 - 2001
*Fraser Stewart 1997 - 1998

tudents

*Full-time enrolments total 3,648 with the remaining 16,407 choosing short full-time, block release, part-time, evening and weekend, work based, or open learning as a study option.
*40% of students are in permanent or temporary employment.
*More than 50% of the student population is aged 25 years or older.
*The student body is 53% female and 47% male.

Local economy

Construction of a £70 million project north of West Granton Road in the Edinburgh Waterfront development brought the existing four campuses on to a single site in North Edinburgh. The new development was designed by HOK Architects and Buro Happold

External links

* [http://www.ed-coll.ac.uk/ Edinburgh's Telford College]
* [http://www.no3rdparty.blogspot.com/ No 3rd Party at Edinburgh's Telford College]