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Utilising the coding game Minecraft, 406 pupils from eight local primary schools were guided through a history of Paisley’s architecture while also learning how to use code to quickly create buildings within the game.

West College Scotland has been officially recognised as a Living Wage employer. The accreditation comes from the Poverty Alliance which says paying the Living Wage is one of the best ways of tackling in-work poverty.

Jordan McDougall, 20 and Sagar Massey, 18 tell us about their recipe for success after securing jobs at one of Scotland’s top Michelin Star restaurants.

Construction students from our Paisley Campus took part in an event to promote traditional construction at the Paisley Abbey this Monday and Tuesday.

Ageing populations and the correlated increasing levels of chronic ill-health will require tomorrow – if not already today – an enhanced approach to home care. In light of this, a transnational Erasmus research project ‘Carevolution’ has been launched in February 2016 to examine the future role, responsibilities and qualifications of home care workers across Europe.

Returning for its fourth year, Scotland’s biggest family-friendly festival, ‘Party at the Palace’ saw some of music’s biggest names take to the stage.

West College Scotland is proud to have student STEM Ambassadors representing the College.

We are delighted to have won the Outstanding Employer Engagement category at the illustrious Herald Higher Education Awards. This Award comes to recognise our Design department's remarkable work with Neat Living, a Glasgow-based company providing innovative housing solutions.

Our Greenock Campus Construction students have worked throughout the Academic year on a project which aimed to transform a classroom into a Dementia Care room. The project has now reached completion and the room they’ve transformed will provide outstanding support to our Health & Social Care students in their learning experience.

Tuesday 20 June saw three finalists battle it out in final of the much coveted West College Scotland Paisley campus's Chef of the Year competition.