Funding for colleges

The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) has commissioned KPMG to conduct a lessons-learned review of the work relating to the college sector’s professional services staff job evaluation process.

The work started in autumn 2026. The KPMG team will engage with SFC, College Employers Scotland representatives and wider stakeholders across the sector to undertake a focused review of the job evaluation process to date, drawing out lessons learned and identifying practical recommendations to support next steps for the exercise.

The review is expected to consider areas including:

• Governance and oversight arrangements.
• Roles and responsibilities across the key organisations involved.
• Stakeholder engagement and communications.
• Programme delivery, including planning, project management and risk management.
• Budget management and funding arrangements.
• Practical actions that will support the next steps of the exercise.

KPMG will be taking a structured and proportionate approach to the work. This will include reviewing relevant documentation and engaging with a small number of key stakeholders across the sector.

Throughout the process, the Scottish Funding Council will continue to liaise with the College Employers Scotland team, trade unions and Scottish Government colleagues to ensure communications are coordinated and that updates are shared at appropriate points.

Read the Terms of Reference

College funding announcements are issued throughout each year and SFC’s Outcomes Framework sets out SFC’s expectations of colleges  in return for the funding that they receive.

SFC funding for Fair Access supports education that is accessible to learners from all backgrounds and all of our actions contribute to delivering the targets and recommendations outlined in A Blueprint for Fairness.

Foundation Apprenticeships (FAs) give students a work-based learning opportunity providing an inside view of Scotland’s industries. Students have the opportunity to combine a recognised qualification with valuable experience in industries where there’s a rising demand for a skilled workforce. The course enables students to spend time at work placements with industry employers, exposing them early on to the world of work and learning vital transferable skills.

North East Scotland College

Ayrshire College

Borders College

Dumfries & Galloway College

Dundee and Angus College

Edinburgh College

Fife College

Forth Valley College

City of Glasgow College

Glasgow Clyde College

Glasgow Kelvin College

UHI Argyll

UHI Inverness

UHI Moray

UHI North, West and Hebrides

UHI Orkney

UHI Perth

UHI Shetland

New College Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire College

Newbattle Abbey College

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

West College Scotland