South West Institute of Technology

The mission of the South West Institute of Technology is to:

provide employers with the skills that they need to succeed, now and in the future
provide learners with excellent technical education
enable the South West to become one of the world’s leading regions for digital, engineering and manufacturing technologies.

For Employers - SWIOT will:

tackle employers’ current skills gaps and anticipate their future skills needs, drawing on applied research
enable employers to develop and retain local talent, reducing the need to recruit from outside of the region
provide industry standard, specialist training facilities locally, reducing the need to train outside of the region
put in place learning provision that is tailored to the needs of employers, more quickly
enable the existing workforce to retrain and upskill, as well as attracting new entrants to the digital, engineering and manufacturing sectors
provide strategic leadership across STEM provision and initiatives in the South West, making them more coherent and easier to navigate

For Providers - SWIOT will:

promote technical education to learners, parents, employers and other stakeholders, raising its status relative to academic education
make it easier to attract expert teaching staff and provide them with outstanding development opportunities
enable innovation and create economies of scale, through the sharing of expertise and resources between colleges and universities
develop new curriculum that is informed by research and insight from employers
develop new approaches to learning delivery, through collaboration between employers and providers

For Learners - SWIOT will:

offer industry standard teaching and facilities and new curriculum in the digital, engineering and manufacturing sectors
inspire and raise the aspirations of learners, from school students to lifelong learners
provide learners with the nonacademic skills required in the modern workplace, as well as technical skills
increase social mobility, reach under-represented groups, develop unidentified talent and improve gender balance
break down geographical barriers, through a mix of local and digital delivery
enable learners to get good jobs and follow progression pathways that have been mapped out with employers

For the South West - SWIOT will:

put the South West on the map, as a great place to learn, work, recruit, invest and innovate in the digital, engineering and manufacturing sectors
make a crucial contribution to industrial strategy, raising regional and UK productivity and growth
promote social mobility and inclusion by offering new opportunities to a wide range of learners
contribute to and benefit from the sharing of innovative practice, as part of a national network of IoTs
attract substantial other funding and investment, to enable SWIoT to have a greater impact on the region
promote the role of STEM in tackling major social problems, as well as creating economic opportunity

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