UHI Inverness

Name

UHI Inverness

Legal name

Board of Management of Inverness College (known as UHI Inverness)

Website

https://inverness.uhi.ac.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Inverness

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Revenue from tuition fees for further and higher education courses, with SAAS (Student Awards Agency for Scotland) part-time fee grants available for eligible Scottish residents earning under £25,000.
2. Commercial Short Courses: Accredited short courses and professional qualifications offered to businesses and individuals, including IOSH, NEBOSH, City & Guilds, and trade-specific training (electrical, plumbing, forestry) with per-person pricing.
3. Campus Facilities and Services: Revenue from public-facing services including Sheiling Restaurant, Lochan Cafe, Corrie Restaurant, and Bréagha Hair and Beauty Training Salons, plus room/event hire facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

UHI Inverness is a further and higher education college that designs and delivers academic courses from access level to PhD, alongside apprenticeships, professional/commercial short courses, and specialized forestry training. It sells credit-bearing qualifications (HNC, HND, BA/BSc, MSc, MLitt, PGDE), apprenticeship pathways (Foundation, Modern, Graduate), and accredited short courses (IOSH, NEBOSH, City & Guilds) to individuals and employers across the Highlands and Islands region of Scotland. Supporting services include student support hubs, halls of residence, a library and learning resource centre, and public-facing teaching facilities.

Product overview

UHI Inverness operates as a higher and further education institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational products and services. The institution delivers courses across multiple levels (SCQF Level 1-12), including Higher National Certificates (HNC), Higher National Diplomas (HND), undergraduate degrees, postgraduate degrees (MSc, MLitt, PGDE), and professional development courses. Supporting infrastructure includes Brightspace (LMS), MyDay (student portal), and Metis (reporting). The institution also operates commercial training services through its Business Solutions team, offering apprenticeships (Foundation, Modern, Graduate), commercial short courses, and specialized programs including the Scottish School of Forestry. Student support services encompass HISA (student association), The Bothy (wellbeing support), and Halls of Residence accommodation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Scottish School of Forestry: A specialized campus at Balloch near Inverness, dedicated to forestry and arboriculture training. It is the country's only forestry and arboriculture training provider delivering both further education and higher education programmes within its own practical training environment.

Products and services

• Further and Higher Education Courses (Access to PhD) Academic qualifications from access level to PhD, spanning HNC/HND, undergraduate, and postgraduate study, delivered on-campus and online for individual students across the Highlands and Islands.
• Apprenticeship Programmes (Foundation, Modern, Graduate) Work-based apprenticeship pathways (Foundation, Modern, Graduate) combining on-the-job training with SVQ/NC qualifications, delivered to employers and apprentices across the Highlands and Islands.
• Commercial Short Courses (IOSH, NEBOSH, City & Guilds) Accredited professional short courses (e.g., NEBOSH at £1,500 per person, IOSH, City & Guilds) and trade-specific training (electrical, plumbing, forestry) sold to individuals and employers.
• Scottish School of Forestry Training Specialist forestry, arboriculture, and treescapes management training across both further and higher education levels, delivered at the Balloch campus near Inverness.
• Postgraduate Study Options Postgraduate taught and research degrees (MSc, MLitt, PGDE) available on-campus and via open learning, with international study options.
• Schools Programme (S4-S6 Part-time College Courses) Part-time college courses for S4-S6 secondary school pupils, taken alongside their school subjects as a route into further education.
• Public-Facing Teaching Facilities (Sheiling Restaurant, Lochan Cafe, Corrie Restaurant, Bréagha Hair and Beauty Salons) Public-facing hospitality and salon services (Sheiling Restaurant, Lochan Cafe, Corrie Restaurant, Bréagha Hair and Beauty Salons) used as student training environments and available to the public, plus room and event hire.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% overall student satisfaction in National Student Survey 2026
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Boiler & Valve Engineering LtdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNairn-based steam engineering specialist firm employing five apprentices at UHI Inverness. The apprentices are key members of the team and are described as worth every investment the company makes in their development.
• Ross-shire Engineering (RSE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployer of fabrication and welding apprentice Ewan Jack who studies SVQ2 alongside Level 5 NC in Fabrication and Welding at UHI Inverness.
• RI Cruden LtdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInverness-based company providing full turnkey mechanical, electrical and renewable installations and servicing. Staff attend 2391-52 Inspection and Testing course weekly at UHI Inverness to maintain training standards.
• Developing the Young Workforce (DYW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Results Roadshow events providing guidance on recruitment opportunities, employability support and work experience pathways. DYW joins UHI Inverness and Skills Development Scotland at community events.
• Skills Development Scotland (SDS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment skills body partnering with UHI Inverness for Results Roadshow events. Provides Careers Information, Advice & Guidance services including employability support and Apprenticeship opportunities through #MyWorldofWork initiative.
• Herald Education AwardsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUHI partnership celebrated five finalists in Herald Education Awards 2026, recognition of excellence in education across the partnership.
• UHI Partnership NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUHI Inverness is one of 13 partners in the University of the Highlands and Islands partnership including UHI Argyll, UHI Moray, UHI North West and Hebrides, UHI Orkney, UHI Perth, UHI Shetland, Highland Theological College, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, and Scottish Association for Marine Science.
• Highlands and Islands Students' Association (HISA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudents' association that represents, supports, and empowers students throughout their time at UHI. Provides student groups, clubs, events, advice, and platform for student voice.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Edinburgh College: One of Scotland's largest further education colleges, offering a broad vocational and higher education portfolio including apprenticeships. Comparable to UHI Inverness in its FE/HE mix, apprenticeship delivery, and use of SAAS funding mechanisms.
• Scotland's Rural College (SRUC): Scotland's land-based education and research institution offering further and higher education in agriculture, forestry, and environmental sciences. Closely comparable to UHI Inverness's Scottish School of Forestry in curriculum overlap and rural-vocational mission.
• Glasgow Kelvin College: Scottish further education college delivering vocational qualifications, apprenticeships, and higher education pathways. Comparable to UHI Inverness in the further/apprenticeship-heavy delivery model and reliance on Scottish funding frameworks.
• UHI Argyll: Sister UHI college serving Argyll, Scotland. Comparable as a rural further/higher education institution within the same UHI partnership structure, with overlapping course portfolio and student support model.
• UHI Orkney: Orkney-based UHI college offering further and higher education in island communities. Comparable as a small, geographically remote UHI constituent college serving a similar regional further/higher education mission.
• Fife College: Scottish further and higher education college offering vocational training, apprenticeships, and degree pathways across Fife. Comparable in scale, FE/HE mix, apprenticeship delivery model, and SAAS-funded operating context.
• UHI Moray: Sister UHI college in Elgin, Scotland, offering further and higher education with a regional focus. Comparable in size, mission, and partnership structure to UHI Inverness, serving a similarly defined geographic catchment in northern Scotland.
• UHI Shetland: Shetland-based UHI partnership college providing further and higher education across the islands. Directly comparable as a remote-rural UHI constituent college with a similar further/higher education mix and reliance on the broader UHI partnership.
• UHI North, West and Hebrides: Sister UHI partnership college serving the northwest Highlands and Hebrides. Comparable as a UHI constituent college with shared branding, technology, and further/higher education portfolio serving dispersed rural communities.
• UHI Perth: Sister college within the University of the Highlands and Islands partnership offering further and higher education courses in Perth, Scotland. Directly comparable as a UHI constituent college with overlapping curriculum, shared technology stack, and similar further/higher education mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/ThinkUHI
• Facebookfacebook.com/UHIinverness
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inverness-college-uhi
• Instagraminstagram.com/uhiinverness
• TikToktiktok.com/@uhi_inverness

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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