Fri, Feb 05 2010
The reputation of Oatridge as "a premier provider of specialised education and training for the land-based industries and the rural economy" has been acknowledged by the Peoples Republic of China.
The College has been visited by a high-level delegation from Beijing, seeking talks on rural policy and rural industry management and an exchange of views.
The six-strong party included the director and three top officials from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Agriculture, the director of the Seed Management Station in the Fengtai district of the Chinese capital and the deputy director of the Municipal Soil and Fertilizer Workstation. The delegates asked for the discussions as part of an official five-day visit to the UK. The request for the meeting read: "As we know, Oatridge College is recognised throughout Scotland as a premier provider of specialised education and training for the land-based industries and the rural economy. The approach to learning is highly effective, with 97% of students progressing directly to employment or further education, so our delegates are wondering whether they could have communication with your colleagues." Oatridge Assistant Principal- Curriculum & Quality- Karen Murray says: "It is very gratifying to learn that the reputation of the College has spread as far as the largest nation on the planet, to the extent that this delegation found the time in a very busy schedule in the UK to come to Scotland specifically to talk to us. "The meeting was very cordial and useful and we hope that it will lead on to closer co-operation"
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