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About Us: Membership Benefits
Access to the LBCNC website, via their IP address, where they can download over 450 learning packs, in a range of media, for land- based teaching and learning
- A designated password so that staff can access the website from other locations
- Permission to photocopy or adapt all LBCNC resources
- An annual visit from a member of the management team to brief staff about the Consortium or to conduct a CPD session
- A six-weekly newsletter about Consortium activity and other information and resources relating to land-based education
- Free places on all LBCNC events
- An invitation to send delegates to the AGM and annual conference
- Free copies of all resources produced in partnership with external organisations
- The opportunity to join JISCmail-based special interest groups. At the moment there are groups on:
– animal management
- countryside management
- the E&LB Diploma
– equine studies
– horticulture
– mechanisation
– veterinary nursing
- The opportunity to influence and become involved in national projects
Here's what member colleges say about the benefits they have gained from being part of the Land Based Colleges National Consortium
- "The materials are more than a recipe, they are the short-cut to scratch cooking - just add some of your own special ingredients to knock up a sumptuous feast for teacher and student alike."
Senior Lecturer
- "The packs are a great support to college staff and are being integrated into the teaching of all land-based courses."
Learning centre manager - "Quality, relevant, user friendly materials produced to meet the needs of the land-based sector. The packs have flexibility, currency and are easily adaptable to match the exact requirements of tutors they are welcomed by staff and students alike."
Principal
- "Establishment of LBCNC has produced a level of co-operation among colleges in the land based sector which is unprecedented in further and higher education. This has led to benefits for learners, lecturers and curriculum developers."
Director of Academic Services
- "Being a member of LBCNC gives our college access to new ideas and new learning materials and allows staff to keep up-to-date in the use of learning technology."
ILT Manager
- "The vocational focus of the Consortium is unique amongst providers of learning resources, and it is difficult to imagine that any land based college would not find the comparatively small costs of membership to be far outweighed by the benefits."
Head of Learning Resources and Development
- "Teaching staff and managers are impressed and stimulated by the free flow of excellent curriculum material devised by consortium members and produced by LBCNC's project managers. We look forward to developing and sharing new material and learning approaches to swell the pool of good practice."
Vice Principal
- "Membership of a national consortium of colleges with similar interests allows for wider debate and sharing of good practice."
Academic Director
- "Particularly useful are packages which deal with core themes such as customer care or the European Union as these can sometimes be difficult or time-consuming for non-specialist staff to deliver."
Head of Learning Resources
- "Teaching staff find the easy access to specialist materials useful for adaptation and delivery to a wide range of students."
Lecturer in Management
- "The LBCNC is increasingly seen and used by teaching staff as an extremely valuable resource in curriculum delivery."
Head of Learning Resources