News

THIS month West College Scotland becomes the first College in the UK, and possibly the world, to be chosen by Microsoft as Showcase School. This is just the latest step in West College Scotland’s development as a leader of technology and innovation in education.

CRAIG FORREST graduated from our Clydebank Campus in 2008 with a HND in Make-Up Artistry. Since then Craig has worked on a string of high profile productions, and recently won ‘Outstanding Achievement in Wigs & Make-Up’ at the UK Technical Theatre Awards, for his work on Shrek the Musical.

The Review looks at the many achievements of staff and students throughout the past 12 months and outlines the educational, social and economic contribution the College makes to the communities of the West of Scotland.

HND Creative Industries students at our Clydebank campus are working with West Dunbartonshire Council to record interviews with the people of the area to create an archive that will tell the story of its people, in their own words.

Five West College Scotland Make-up Artists were ‘made-up’ to assist the Team Scotland prepare for the United Kingdom’s most coveted beauty pageant, Miss European.

For the first time, West College Scotland (Clydebank Campus) is offering a Fast Track National Certificate Programme in Travel and Tourism starting in October.

Sharon McAlindon, Access to Nursing student at West College Scotland, has secured a place at the University of West of Scotland for their Adult Nursing Bachelor of Science Course.

We were delighted to welcome the launch of the West Region’s Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Group this Tuesday 29 September.

As part of our commitment to Internationalisation, we recently hosted a visit from one of our European Partners Business College SYD, in Sønderborg Denmark. WCS and SYD lecturers took part in a range of activities during a full week, focusing on the exchange of ideas and practice.

Our four-year bespoke training programme in Computer Networking has just kicked off for BAE’s Combat Systems apprentices.