{"id":247,"date":"2023-02-07T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conscia.com\/uk\/?post_type=cases&#038;p=247"},"modified":"2025-08-04T15:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:13:07","slug":"digital-transformation-at-south-thames-colleges-group","status":"publish","type":"cases","link":"https:\/\/conscia.com\/uk\/cases\/digital-transformation-at-south-thames-colleges-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital transformation at South Thames Colleges Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">South Thames Colleges Group consists of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College, and South Thames College, and has sites spread across south London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" spacing-after--5 wp-block-paragraph\">Their IT services team needed to be able to deliver quality and consistency across all sites, but the existing digital infrastructures were disparate, and unable to support progress towards this goal. Conscia worked with the STCG IT services team to provide a solution that not only met STCG\u2019s immediate needs, but has future-proofed their network for further progress too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group  spacing-before--5 spacing-after--5 background-graphics--none has-green-pale-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe result has been transformative. This development has accelerated the way we think about learning provision by a decade. When you create time and space, that\u2019s when you can add value, and that\u2019s what STCG can do now. Our IT infrastructure is no longer the limitation, and the college group is able to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Roberto Volo, Director of IT Services, STCG<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>STCG needed to provide consistent, reliable access to services across all sites.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The solution also needed to improve energy efficiency and help STCG move further towards net zero.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reliability was the key focus, to ensure high quality service for students and staff, but also to enable IT services to focus on future development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>For students<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Consistent reliability of technology and the ability to access anything from any college.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved experience of distance learning and wider enrollment opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For staff<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Secure and resilient remote access for 1,400 staff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adoption of a permanent hybrid working model.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wider recruitment opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For finance and operations<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More efficient use of space \u2013 increased teaching areas without requiring new building investment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increased energy efficiency and lower energy costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For IT<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A single, standardised and reliable network.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduction in time spent on active support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More time available for future development projects and perpetual improvement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Solutions and services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list  wp-block-paragraph\">\n<li>Cisco\u2019s next-generation Catalyst 9000 technology, providing the perfect foundation to build a modern, high performance campus network.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Redesign and upgrade of the Core and Edge network at the main campuses and integrating these for improved, centralised management and control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conscia to supply, implement, test, and support the new network over a 3-year term with enhanced with an enhanced support \u2013 acting as an extension of the STCG IT team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block_acf-block-6890ce035e512\" class=\"profile \">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/conscia.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/conscia.png\" class=\"profile__thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conscia.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/conscia.png 220w, https:\/\/conscia.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/conscia-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>\t<div class=\"profile__info\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/conscia.com\/uk\/profile\/conscia-uk\/\" class=\"profile__meta\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile__name\">Conscia UK<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Thames Colleges Group (STCG), comprising Carshalton, Kingston, Merton, and South Thames Colleges across south London, partnered with Conscia to unify and future-proof their previously disparate digital infrastructures. The new solution delivers consistent, reliable access across all sites, supports hybrid working for 1,400 staff, and enhances distance learning for students. It also improves energy efficiency, aiding STCG\u2019s net-zero goals, while reducing IT support time and enabling more focus on development. Roberto Volo, Director of IT Services, calls the transformation \u201caccelerating learning provision by a decade,\u201d empowering growth without infrastructure limits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":248,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"global_solutions":[7],"global_partners":[],"global_industries":[4],"global_business_outcome":[],"global_types":[],"class_list":["post-247","cases","type-cases","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","global_solutions-networking","global_industries-education"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.4 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Digital transformation at South Thames Colleges Group - Conscia UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"South Thames Colleges Group partnered with ITGL to upgrade and unify their digital infrastructure across multiple south London sites. 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