Working at Myerscough College & University Centre

Here at Myerscough College and University Centre, we aspire to excellence in all that we do..

We have a nationally and internationally recognised Further Education, Higher Education, Adult Education and Apprenticeship provision. The Further Education provision is well established, the Higher Education provision has a well-recognised partnership with UCLan and the apprenticeship provision is operational nationally. We are one of the top five largest land-based and sports colleges in the UK.

Not only this but we offer a rewarding and enjoyable working environment, where colleagues are inspired to make a positive difference to the educational experience and employability of our students.

It’s a breath of fresh air here! Come and be part of something special!

Vision, Mission and Values Content

Our Vision is to:

• Be the leading college in the land based, science, engineering and sports sectors
• Be the natural choice for students, staff and employers
• Provide a highly skilled, creative and technical workforce
• Deliver excellent outcomes through inspirational and inclusive learning and services
• Build sustainability into all we do

Our Mission:

• Inspiring Excellence

Myerscough Values:

• Learning: Our delivery will be high quality and innovative with students at the heart of decision making.
• People: We will enable staff and students to fulfil their potential whilst promoting resilience, leadership, accountability and teamwork.
• Sustainability: We will provide a happy, healthy, safe, supportive and sustainable environment in which to live, work and study.
• FREDIE: We will advance FREDIE: Fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, engagement.

Our Strategic Goals:

Strategic Goal 1: Learning

To provide excellence in learning we will:

• Design, deliver and recruit with integrity to land based, engineering, science and sports qualifications in line with local, regional and national economic skills needs.
• Provide excellent teaching, applied research and scholarly activity that creates curious and aspirational learners, improves achievement and transforms lives.
• Enable students at all levels and contexts to develop their personal development and employability skills to enable them to achieve their aspirations and full potential.
• Develop high level technical, creative and digital skills in staff and students.
• Provide outstanding resources which are safe, industry relevant, cutting edge and standard setting.

Strategic Goal 2: People

Our greatest assets are our people. To support them we will:

• Attract, retain and invest in high quality people through providing a supportive environment where staff feel listened to and valued.
• Promote and advance FREDIE principles with a culture of fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, engagement.
• Provide a safe, secure, healthy and supportive environment to live, work and study.
• Develop strategic partnerships with universities, schools, local / devolved authorities, employers to enhance skills and productivity and align with local, regional and national skills needs.
• Promote and embed a culture of ambition, innovation, resilience and high performance supported by coaching and supportive challenge

Strategic Goal 3: Sustainability

To support the College’s long-term sustainability we will:

• We will deliver ongoing value for money, including outstanding financial management and planning, which will effectively and efficiently enable quality outcomes for learners, good governance and the robust stewardship of College funds.
• Deliver an annual plan that allows for ongoing investment in our resources.
• Review College services and estate to improve resources, produce efficiency savings, financial, cyber and digital resilience and agility.
• Promote and embed a green / sustainability agenda across all activities.