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A group of Foundation Apprentices from Barrhead High School were excited to showcase their work this week at a presentation event hosted by West College Scotland.

The James Frew Academy continues to go from strength to strength at West College Scotland’s Paisley campus.

Stunning looks taking inspiration from brands & celebrities were showcased at our recent event at 29 Glasgow

Two Paisley campus HND Photography students, Amber Roberts and Reiss McGuire impressed Lowland Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (RFCA) when they recently took up the opportunity to provide professional photography coverage for the organisations Chairman’s Reception.

Would you like to make a positive change to your wellbeing? We know that becoming active can have a positive impact on physical health and emotional wellbeing. f you are looking to try a new activity, this group is for you. We bring together a combination of dance and fitness movements to create enjoyable, fun sessions that slowly build on your abilities.

A group of local contractors assembled at West College Scotland’s Abercorn Conference Centre last Friday for a Contractor Mobilisation event hosted by Scotland Excel for the recently awarded Energy Efficiency Contractors Framework.

College computing Lecturer, Amanda Ford, has been awarded the 2022 Games Academic Award for Further Education. The awards which highlight the academies, universities, colleges and courses that are going the extra mile, not just by educating but actively helping students make the leap to becoming professional games developers, took place in Sheffield earlier this week.

The first in a series of strikes planned by the EIS Further Education Lecturers’ Association (EIS-FELA), as part of a national pay dispute, is due to take place on Wednesday 20 April 2022.

WCS 4th year Plumbing apprentice, Scott P Kelly has been leading by example with his peers promoting apprentice rights, welfare, and quality of education, even representing the UK in Barcelona last month at European Alliance for Apprenticeships.

Our Greenock Engineering Apprenticeship programme continues to expand with more than 40 new start apprentices.

West College Scotland’s nurseries, situated at our Paisley and Greenock campuses, are to cease operating on the 17th of June.

A former Foundation Apprentice is going full circle in apprenticeship journey by returning to the College to share his experiences with our current cohort of Engineering students. T

Supported by the Scottish Funding Council and the Scottish Government Energy Efficiency training funding is now available through the National Transition Training Fund for people resident in Scotland that have lost their jobs, are at risk of redundancy or those that have identified a skills gap in their current job.

Our talented HNC Fashion Make up Students were invited along to a bespoke Beauty Event at Scotland’s first ever Harrods Beauty store located in Edinburgh’s newest luxury shopping centre, St James Quarter.

Dedicated to continuing our Microsoft Showcase School status, 33 of our WCS staff members recently completed their two-hour training sessions to become Microsoft Innovative Educators.

This week the College will be celebrating the diversity that that makes work-based learning good for individuals, employers and the economy. Developed as an initiative by Skills Development Scotland, this week of celebration will be underpinned by the theme of ‘Apprenticeships Work’.

Hospitality students help feed thousands of hungry rugby fans at the Scotland versus England match at Murrayfield earlier this month.

HND Photography students from the Colleges Paisley campus were thrilled to be amongst photographers capturing the Dynamic New Athletes (DNA) event at the Emirates Arena earlier this month.

West College Scotland is delighted to have received funding from the UK Government through the Community Renewal Fund, to establish ‘West Care Academy’, where we will offer a suite of training throughout West Dunbartonshire and Inverclyde.

‘A small conversation about mental health has the power to make a big difference.’

With an ever-increasing focus on mental health and wellbeing within our society, Sports Lecturer, Linda Boal felt it would be a mutually beneficial and engaging real life learning experience for our students to work with individuals who suffer with their mental health, with the goal of also removing some of the stigmas attached with this subject.