Industrial Action
National EIS-FELA Industrial Action
Action Short of Strike
During session 2023/24, members of EIS-FELA, the union which represents lecturers across Scotland’s colleges, took part in industrial action as part of an ongoing national dispute regarding pay.
As part of this, some lecturers at Edinburgh College, undertook action short of strike (ASOS) which included a resulting boycott. This means that some lecturers have not yet entered student results into College systems.
The College has been working to mitigate the impact of this action on students’ progression and is doing everything it can to limit the disruption caused.
Please read the frequently asked questions below for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, assessments have been marked as normal, however some lecturers have not entered results into the College’s records systems which means the College can’t share results with the organisations that award student certificates.
You can access your results via MySQA, if you have previously activated your account. Or visit myec.edinburghcollege.ac.uk and select ‘Results’ within the ‘Features’ dropdown.
We are working through internal conditional offers and will use all available assessment information to ensure that students receive course offers at the right level. If you progress to the next year of your course or onto another Edinburgh College course and then subsequently find out you have failed units in your 2023/24 course, you will be given reassessment opportunities at a suitable point during the next academic year (2024/25).
You will be able to take up your place as normal. Please contact the university admissions department to confirm this. Your course certificate from Edinburgh College in the 2023/24 academic year will arrive as soon as we are able to enter the results of your college assessments.
Where we know about your conditional offer (e.g. UCAS application using the Edinburgh College buzzword), we are liaising with other universities and colleges to ensure that they are aware of the situation and, where possible, to support your progression. We also recommend that you contact the relevant admissions office to explain your situation. If you have received confirmation of results by email from teaching staff (e.g. achievement of Graded unit), universities may accept this as an indication that you should progress but the decision will lie with the individual institution.
Certificates are sent out on an ongoing basis when all results for the qualification have been entered. Once your results have been entered into the College’s system, your certificate will be generated by SQA and sent to you.
The College’s graduation ceremonies are taking place on 8 November 2024. Due to the amount of planning and organisation required for the event, the College will need to enforce an internal cut of point for results being entered and eligibility to graduate. We hope to invite as many students as we can to graduate and will send invites out in due course. If you have any questions please contact graduation@edinburghcollege.ac.uk.
Your result may be affected if all results have not been entered for the qualification, as with other courses leading to a recognised qualification award.
Please contact us at courseapps@edinburghcollege.ac.uk or call 0131 297 8300.
We understand that this may be a worrying and frustrating time for students. If you would like to speak to some about how you are feeling or would benefit from some support, please contact our Wellbeing team.
If you have any questions or concerns about your situation, please contact us via the below methods:
Telephone: 0131 297 8300
Email: courseapps@edinburghcollege.ac.uk
In person: Come along to our Clearing Day event at Sighthill Campus on Friday 9 August between 10.30am and 3pm to speak to our staff. Find out more.