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West College Scotland is launching the search for a new Chair to succeed Keith McKellar, who is standing down next February after completing six in years in the job. Keith took up the position shortly after the College was created in 2013 through the merger of Clydebank College, James Watt College’s Greenock campuses and Paisley’s Reid Kerr College. The Scottish Government has now started the process of finding a new Chair and applications will remain open until mid-December 2019.

The College is pleased to announce that the Mini Game Jam events, led by award winning lecturer Dr Amanda Ford, will be going ahead with Amanda providing support to schools through an online community set up using the Scottish schools intranet Glow.

West College Scotland was proud to host the 2019 annual Major Series - The UK’s Premier Young Chefs Competition.

West College Scotland was thrilled to host for the second year, Creative Exposure – a showcase of some of Glasgow’s leading professionals in Hair, Beauty and Make-up.

This year West College Scotland is delighted to announce that it has appointed four Fellowships which were presented at the Graduation and Award ceremonies in September.

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the death of James Watt, the Greenock-born engineer and inventor whose development of the steam engine drove the Industrial Revolution and transformed the world.

Today saw the official opening of the Paisley campus ‘Green Fingers Garden’.

West College Scotland receives Professional Update (PU) Validation from The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).

The Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, visited West College Scotland’s Greenock campus to congratulate a group of Greenock schoolboys as they prepare to conquer the world of motor racing!

Congratulation goes to Hannah Ross who became West College Scotland’s newest ‘Recruit’ after securing a job at the final of Inverclyde Council’s innovative programme. The College has been involved in the project for the last 4 years.

Our HND Graphic Design students had the opportunity to work on an exciting live competition last term.

Three shortlisted HND Interior Design students were invited to client Keppie Design's ‘BEST PRACTICE EVENING’ on Friday 7 June 2019. In-front of 40+ Architects and Designers, our talented students presented their ‘Studio for an Artist’ final design solutions.

In September 2018 our HND Interior Design students were given a brief to work to which was mentored by David Ross, Director of Keppie Design Limited. The brief was simple - students were to create ‘an artist studio’ for a contemporary artist or sculptor, whose work and practice makes use of natural light.

A group of Engineering students present innovative business ideas for local development

More than 150 children have been learning about the benefits of a career in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) at West College Scotland this week.

Local charity has benefited from £1000 raised by our Inverclyde staff and students