Borders College Application Form (Main)

Before you begin...

Please note, completion of our application form will take a minimum of 20 minutes. It is advised to have all the information you require e.g. your personal statement, qualifications and referee details ready prior to commencing and that you have set enough time aside to complete the application. Please ensure that you check your information following completion of the form and click on the "SUBMIT" button before closing the window.

Privacy and Consent

Click here to see the complete Borders College Data Protection and Privacy Policy. http://www.borderscollege.ac.uk/contact-us/data-protection-and-privacy/privacy-notice/

At Borders College we take your privacy seriously and look after your personal information responsibly. Further information about what data we collect, who we share it with (for example the Scottish Funding Council) and your rights under privacy law (e.g. the right to be informed, the right of access etc) can be found in the College website here: http://www.borderscollege.ac.uk/contact-us/data-protection-and-privacy/privacy-notice Privacy Notices are part of your rights under data protection law (right to be informed) and the College wants to assure you that we take these rights seriously. If you have any questions regarding your rights, you can contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) at gdpr@borderscollege.ac.uk

Consent

Under data protection law, you have the right to be informed (amongst other rights), this means that the College must communicate to you how we process your data, who we share your data with, what your rights are and how long we keep your information for. We collect your personal data as detailed on this form. We share your information with the statutory bodies we are required to report to, e.g. Scottish Funding Council (SFC), Skills Development Scotland (SDS) etc. We are required to collect this information under the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 and the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005. We only hold your data for the period of time that you study at the College and 5 further years. Following this your information will be destroyed securely, in line with College procedures. The full enrolment privacy notice is available on the College's website here: http://www.borderscollege.ac.uk/contact-us/data-protection-and-privacy/privacy-notice/ This notice includes further detail as to how data is processed, who it is shared with, the legal basis for processing and details of all your rights under data protection law and how you can exercise these rights. If you have any queries, our Data Protection Officer (DPO) can be contacted by emailing gdpr@borderscollege.ac.uk

Personal Details

Have you ever been known under a different name?

Contact Details

Please enter your Home Address:

Please select your address from the list below:

Emergency Contact information

Further Details

Residency & Funding

Current Employment/Education status

Qualifications

Please enter any other qualifications you've gained, Use 'Add Row' to add multiple

Enter either your actual known grade or the grade that you expect to achieve.

If your qualification is not in the list select other and use the subject box to enter your qualification

You do not need to list individual units, only full awards such as National Qualifications, Highers, HNC/D’s etc

Equality Data Monitoring

We believe that providing equality of opportunity to anyone applying to college is of the greatest importance.

Unfortunately, there have been times when people have been deprived of opportunities because of the colour of their skin, their gender, their sexual orientation, their religion or because of a disability. We want to make sure that this doesn’t happen at Borders College. For this reason, we are asking sensitive personal questions about you in this section so that we can make sure you are getting a fair chance. It will also help us to offer you services to make the most of your time at College if you need and want them.

The data you provide will be kept securely, is confidential and protected by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) EU 2016/679 and the new Data Protection Act 2018. We will use the data to ensure our services are being fair to everyone. We will share the data with the Scottish Funding Council who will treat it confidentially and will use it only for statistical purposes.

We would like you to complete all the questions in this section to help us make sure our services are fair but there are always the options to tell us you would prefer not to say.

Household

An estranged person is someone who no longer has the support of their family due to a breakdown in their relationship which has led to ceased contact. This might mean your biological or adoptive parents or wider family members who have been responsible for supporting you in the past. Estranged students have no experience of being in care and do not have a corporate parent responsible for them

Ethnicity

This information is required for statistical purposes and to meet the College's obligation under the Race Relations (Amended) Act 2000

Special Interest Groups:

Equality & Diversity

For the following questions - if you'd prefer not to answer, please select 'Prefer not to say'

You must disclose any unspent conviction you may have. Disclosure will not automatically discount you from interview. The College will accept applications from individuals with a criminal record on their merits, only taking into account convictions considered to be relevant to the course applied for. You will be required to supply details in a letter marked 'Private and Confidential' detailing the conviction(s). The content of the letter should outline the incidents(s), when it was, how it was dealt with (i.e. sentence received), explanation of circumstances at the time and what are your current circumstances. You can find out how long it takes for a conviction to become spent by visiting the Liberty website at: http://www.yourrights.org.uk

Personal Statement

The application personal statement section does not spell check your statement. It is advisable to prepare in advance and paste into the box below.

The personal statement is important in the selection process and should be carefully considered before submission. No more than 300 words in length.

Please provide a personal statement providing details of:

• • your skills, aptitudes and personal qualities.
• • any interests related to your chosen course.
• • your future career aims.
• • previous employment.
• • relevant experience.
• • hobbies and other special interests.

Alumni

Seize the chance to stay connected and thrive beyond your student days at Borders College! Join the Borders College Alumni Association - it's your gateway to an enriching community that extends the benefits of your college experience. Membership is free, offering you exclusive access to networking opportunities and resources. Embrace the legacy, be part of the alumni family!

Check and Complete

Please check your information is correct before submitting this form.

Please note that you must complete this form and click the "Next" button at the bottom of the screen to complete your application. Wait for the Thankyou message to appear

Your application will NOT be processed if you just close the browser at this point.

LIMITED LIABILITY

Borders College has the right to amend the content and/or the requirements of the courses without any form of compensation becoming payable to students. In the event of a course being cancelled, the College’s liability will be limited to a refund of fees already paid.

DATA PROTECTION

The College is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998. The information provided in the form and results achieved, may be shared with the relevant organisations and partners, including Awarding bodies, Scottish Funding Council and Skills Development Scotland. The methods of storing and using your information are subject to other Acts of Parliament. Sensitive data will only be shared with the Scottish Funding Council for statistical purposes.

ADVANCED DISCLOSURE CHECKS

For some courses where the students may have a work experience placement working with children or vulnerable adults the College requires the successful applicants to undergo enhanced disclosure checks. For these courses you are also required to disclose all convictions both spent and unspent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exception) (Scotland) Order 2003. The Act states that any person who comes into contact with young people under the age of 18 during their course must declare all previous convictions – spent or not. Therefore failure to do so may result in dismissal from your course. This applies only to all care courses and some sports courses.

REFERENCE(S)

On submitting you are consenting to the college approaching your referee(s) to take up references.

Summary Of Application