West College Scotland has partnered with Elior UK (one of the UK’s leading hospitality companies) at Ibrox stadium under the guidance of award winning chef Jav Aziz.
College Partnership with Elior UK Set to be a Recipe for Success! (1)
Hospitality Students take the title at UK Young Seafood Chef competition 2018
West College Scotland has been handed the UK Young Seafood Chef title following the grand final at Grimsby Institute.
Sector Leading Creative Exposure Event Paves the Way for College Curriculum
West College Scotland is delighted to showcase a selection of Glasgow’s leading professionals in Hairdressing, Barbering, Beauty and Make up at their inaugural Creative Exposure Event.
Going Places with her HNC Professional Cookery
Hospitality student Patrycja is cooking her way around the world - starting with Switzerland and America!
The Recruit 2018: wallpapering, balloon chairs and a whole lot of fun
Have you ever watched The Apprentice and thought to yourself: “I could do that”? Pro-active and up for a challenge, that is exactly what drove twenty-four young people to take part in The Recruit challenge days in July.
Pippa is my Perfect Model
Ainsley Williams from Bliss Beauty Salon in Gourock had a very special reason for learning Infant Massage at West College Scotland.
Clydebank Campus electrical apprentice Jordan enjoys success at the SELECT industry awards
Jordan Gilchrist, 23, won runner-up at this year's SELECT Apprentice of the Year competition. He was interviewed by CABLEtalk, the official magazine of SELECT, the trade body which supports the interests of Scotland's electrical sector. Jordan reveals how it felt to be a competition finalist and how he managed to juggle FICA with fatherhood. Read on:
'The beast from the east' through the lens of our photo students
While everything seems to be at stand still last week, some of our photography students braved the snow to grab shots of how their local community was coping with the big freeze.
Nursery Children are flying the Eco Status for West College Scotland
Paisley Nursery staff and children are delighted to announce that they have achieved the ECO Schools Green Flag Status!
28 Renfrewshire Schools teachers attend Digital Development Sessions
The sessions, supported by the Digital Xtra Fund, aimed at enhancing their use of coding in the classroom. On completing the course each participating teacher was granted their own resource pack to take back to their schools including a complete set of Micro:Bit’s, thanks to sponsorship from Micro:Bit Foundation.
WCS first UK college to take Stand Alone Pledge
We're proud to be the UK’s first college to take the Stand Alone Pledge, a demonstration of our commitment to supporting estranged students across the West region and beyond.
WCS delighted to host a group of Danish Retail students last month
As part of our Erasmus+ Programme, the students were welcomed from our partner school, Business College Syd in Sønderborg, Denmark. The six students were pleased to fulfil placements in 3 local stores: Dobbies, M&CO & Boots at intu Braehead. During their trip they also took cultural visits around the local area in Paisley and Glasgow as well as a weekend trip to Edinburgh to see the sights.
Bags of Love
West College Scotland donate 212 backpacks to Mary’s Meals, thanks to the generosity of staff, students and local businesses.
Talented Student Chefs make a 'Splash' in Seafood Competition
West College Scotland students are through to finals of UK Young Seafood Chef of the Year
Make-up Artistry Students Are ‘Made-up’ With Results
Hairdressing, Make-up Artistry and Beauty students from West College Scotland arrived home triumphant from this year’s Association of Hairdressing and Therapists (AHT) Regional competition.
App Design Brief for Cohesion Medical
Graphic Design students team up with Cohesion Medical to design graphics for an app for people suffering from Crohn’s Disease.
Fighting Spirit
West College Scotland student Harrison Lovett earns his place on the Judo team representing Great Britain at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi.
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAMPUS OPENING TOMORROW, 1 MARCH 2018
The Met Office has issued a “red” warning for disruption because of widespread snow during today and into tomorrow. The forecast is for disruption to continue through to 10:00 tomorrow. The College will continue to monitor the forecast and would look to make an assessment on whether the College will be open tomorrow by 10pm tonight (28 February).
Picture Perfect
The winner of the My Place Photography competition for young people have been announced and include two winners and a highly commended from West College Scotland.
Success at this year’s AHT Competition
It was another beautiful result for our talented Hairdressing and Make-up Artistry students at this year’s Association of Hairdressing and Therapists (AHT) finals competition.
PRINCIPAL TO LEAVE WEST COLLEGE SCOTLAND
West College Scotland’s Principal, Audrey Cumberford, is leaving the organisation to take up a similar role at Edinburgh College.
