CRE:8

CRE:8 is the vibrant, exciting, creative centre of Jewel & Esk. CRE:8 has amazing facilities for musicians, sound engineers and TV producers.

Our sound recording studios are equipped with the most up to date technology including groundbreaking audio consoles from SSL and Toft. Make no mistake, CRE:8 offers something very special indeed - this is kit that is used by the world’s top producers.

Our auditorium gives performance space for gigs, films and events. We've hosted The King Blues and Jonny Black among others. Our rehearsal rooms and specialist music suites give you the chance to perfect your skills, ready for performance.

Our TV studios are first class. They come equipped with flexible lighting and infinity coving. After filming, edit your footage in the editing suites using Avid software.

Enterprise & Entrepreneurship

The Centre for Enterprise & Entrepreneurship is a dynamic centre committed to developing leaders of tomorrow. We are passionate about commerce, entrepreneurship, innovation and wealth generation. Using live case studies from different types of businesses, we equip our students with skills and hands on experience to create a solid foundation for their careers.

The centre has transformed the curriculum to create more opportunities for our students to take risks, solve problems and be creative. We put our students in the driving seat and encourage them to develop skills to identify opportunities and to think critically and strategically.

Whether you are a future entrepreneur or an entrepreneurial employee our courses and our highly experienced and enthusiastic academic team will offer you a learning experience that will prepare, inspire and empower.

In Enterprise & Entrepreneurship you can study:

• Business and Accountancy
• Business Administration
• Computing
• ESOL & Business English

And for the students who can’t wait to take their business ideas forward we have a dedicated space on campus to support students starting up their own businesses.

Nuclei is our student incubator unit which is located adjacent to our Edinburgh Campus in the newly refurbished Centre for Enterprise & Entrepreneurship. The incubator unit offers students a dedicated business environment with business support and networking opportunities.

Centres

At Jewel & Esk College, courses are delivered across 8 Centres, with each Centre specialising in different areas. For a full description of the Centre and the courses they teach, please follow the links below.

Built Environment & Sustainable Energy

The Centre for Built Environment & Sustainable Energy is based at Midlothian Campus.  Students work in a range of specialist workshops, and  with highly experienced and motivated staff.

At Midlothian Campus, we are now working to establish Scotland's first solar meadow array.  This “outdoor classroom” will be an excellent environment for our students to become familiar with the latest solar technology, and findings from staff and student research into their operation and their interaction with plants and wildlife will feed into the industry.  The panels will also generate enough power to take Midlothian Campus off the grid.  Students in this Centre will have the chance to work with a range of renewable technologies, including installation and maintenance of air source heat pumps, supplied by Ferroli.

The Centre for Built Environment & Sustainable Energy offers courses in the following specialisms:

Electrical Engineering

Our students work in classrooms and specialist workshop areas, using industry standard equipment including test rigs.  We train to 17^th Edition standard.  As well as a range of full time courses, we also offer bespoke short courses to help keep the workforce up to date.  Please contact us for details.

Construction

Jewel & Esk College offers sector leading delivery for apprentices.  Our apprentices come from small firms and well known larger organisations across Edinburgh and the Lothians.  We have an excellent track record of our students’ success in competitions, producing winners and highly placed entrants in national competitions such as SATTT (Scottish Association of Timber Trade Teachers).  One of our previous students held the prestigious title of Scottish Adult Apprentice of the Year, from across all trades.

Community Engagement

The Centre for Community Engagement works with communities across East Lothian, Midlothian and Edinburgh.

A specialist schools team works with schools to develop vocation skills with pupils at all levels.  Some courses are offered in college as part of the timetable.  We also collaborate with schools from primary level upwards on a range of project work.

Our community programme offers opportunities across the region.  As a “college without walls” students can access the curriculum from the community, either through distance learning, or through courses delivered in various community venues.  We have a programme of courses and workshops at Hibernian Learning Centre at Easter Road and also at the Pennypit Centre in Prestonpans.

For students from special provision or from mainstream schooling with additional support needs,we offer a range of Bridging Courses, to develop skills and build confidence.  Some courses include a work placement and most involve participation in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

Creative Industries

Welcome to the Centre for Creative Industries.



This is a vibrant area of the college where students develop a whole range of creative projects in the fields of music, sound production, television, web design, animation and music business. Our curriculum portfolio offers a streamlined progression route in all these areas from SCQF level 4 to level 8 (HND level). Most of our courses have agreed articulation with universities not only in Edinburgh but across Scotland and the UK.

There are approximately 600 students enrolled on full time courses within the Centre and 90% of them have a positive destination whether it is to progress to the next level of study or to find work in an area related to the course. The courses we run are accredited either by Skillset or mapped to National Occupation Standards (NOS) so that the skills you develop at college will be the right ones for preparing you for work in the Industry. CRE:8 is the space where all this happens and is undoubtedly one of the best equipped centres in the UK. We have the latest software for music production, television, animation and design. There are 8 recording studios, 6 TV edit suites, 2 TV Studios (one with a green screen), 15 music practice rooms and a 96 seat auditorium for music, theatre, cinema and conference events. We have 8 further computer suites individually configured with the latest software. We work in partnership with local businesses or professionals to enhance the quality of the student learning experience through “Knowledge Transfer” projects. These opportunities are embedded throughout the courses and range from producing short promo videos to creating websites for clients around the world. We are always looking for interesting projects or ideas which allow our lecturers to train, work in partnership with or deliver a product or service for clients. Equally we are keen to engage with professionals in the Creative Industries to deliver specialist master classes to our students. The student experience has been greatly enhanced by the many projects we have developed over the past few years. Students will leave not just with valuable SQA qualifications but with a portfolio of innovative work produced for a real purpose.

One College, One Community is one of the corporate aims of the College and students in the Creative Industries play an active role in working at local festivals and events. From running the event to the technical aspects of filming and sound engineering, students regularly participate in citizenship activities. In addition we have many funded projects running in tandem with our partners in the community which are the first steps to gaining an SQA qualification whilst improving employability prospects.

Please get in touch if you would like more information about what you can do - we are sure there is something exciting for you in CRE:8.

info@jec.ac.uk
0131 344 7100

Tourism

The Centre for Tourism covers a wide range of tourism and hospitality related courses from tourism and events management to professional cookery and spa related services of hairdressing and beauty.

Students learn predominantly in the Club, our purpose built leisure and spa facility.   Professional cookery students prepare and serve meals in eh15, our well regarded rooftop restaurant, and also prepare dishes for fellow students and staff in the foodcourts. 

Hairdressing students work with clients in our bright modern salons with views of Arthur’s Seat.  Higher level students also have the opportunity to work on a paid basis in our Saturday salon.

Beauty students work with clients in our beauty salons.  Once they are qualified and studying at a higher level, they have the opportunity to work as therapists in Bliss Beauty, the Club’s beauty salon with state of the art nail bar and relaxing individual treatment rooms.

Events students get plenty of hands on experience planning and organising events both in college and externally. Many get involved in higher profile college events such as FEAST the annual food festival organised in conjunction with Queen Margaret University.

Health & Wellbeing

The Centre of Health & Wellbeing delivers courses related to Childhood Practice, Healthcare, Social Care, Working with Communities, Counselling, the Social Sciences and Fitness at level 5, 6, 7 and 8.  The Centre provides pre and post employment training opportunities designed to equip students to develop key skills and knowledge required for careers in the subject specific areas. Courses are provided full-time, part-time, day release or in the evening to meet the needs of students and employers.  We deliver courses in our state of the art campuses in Edinburgh and Midlothian, in the community or workplace or through e- learning via our virtual learning environment ‘DISCOVER’.

These courses provide natural progression routes for students that lead onto employment or further study.  Courses are designed to meet regulatory requirements of bodies such as the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).   We have excellent links with Edinburgh Napier University, Queen Margaret University and Edinburgh University.  Our pre-employment students gain valuable workplace practice in care settings across Midlothian, East Lothian, Borders  and the City of Edinburgh and we have built strong relationships  with statutory, private and voluntary providers of care who see JEC students as a future workforce resource.

Members of staff within the Centre are active in the development and quality assurance of awards within SQA and other national bodies.  Currently members of the team are appointed as external verifiers, assessors and principal assessors with SQA.  They are involved in the development of new awards to take into account new legislation, job roles and the changing needs of the sector within SQA, including the Professional Development Award (PDA) : Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing (SCQF 8).   They are also involved in Qualification Support teams and advisory groups to ensure that qualifications we deliver are fit for purpose.  As well as our mainstream full time provision we are currently offering courses in partnership with others.

Learning & Teaching

The Centre for Learning & Teaching aims to ensure that the courses we offer meet the needs of our learners.

Courses in the Centre for Learning & Teaching are focused on maximizing your potential and achieve the best possible result, whether you are new to further education or simply want to gain some additional qualifications.

We work closely with staff and students to continually improve our courses incorporating new technology, employability and life-long learning skills.

Our subject areas are: Adult Returners Open Learning for Core Skills and Mathematics Pre-entry Courses Skills for life & Work PDA (Professional Development Awards) Courses We actively promote flexibility and independence in learning and believe that everyone can achieve in further education, given the right support and guidance. Staff in the Centre for Learning & Teaching are here to guide you through your course from Advanced Practitioners, Learning Assistants to Learning Support and the recent deployment of Learner Development Tutors, there is always someone there to help.

If you would like to find out more about what the Centre for Learning & Teaching can offer you then please see pages 150-156 in our 2012/2013 prospectus or contact our Centre Assistant Lyn Crook on 0131 344 7000 or at lcrook@jec.ac.uk