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West College Scotland is delighted to have for another year running, received £10,000 funding from the John Mather Trust.

Thanks to funding from Digital Xtra the College hosted a coding club for local children within Renfrewshire last month.

HND Makeup Artistry graduate, Cara Tonfoni has scooped third place in the regional category for Make-up Artist of the Year for Scotland at the UK Hair and Beauty Awards 2023. The 21-year-old self-employed make-up artist from Renfrew who studied at our Clydebank campus and graduated just last year has been running her business for just 5 months but has already seen great success in the industry in such a short time.

Join us on Tuesday 6th June in celebrating 30 fabulous years since our HND (Higher National Diploma) Makeup Artistry qualification was first launched at our Clydebank campus – the first of its kind in Scotland.

A pioneering skills academy is well underway at our Greenock campus, helping produce future apprentices in partnership with plumbing and heating firm James Paterson & Sons.

An exciting local partnership project is well underway at West College Scotland with Dalry based, DSM, a global purpose-led, science-based company specializing in Nutrition, Health & Sustainable Living.

Back in January we reported that our NC Graphic Design students had been invited to submit a mural design into an exciting competition by Paisley company ‘Workwear Made Easy’.

HNC Graphics Design students from the Colleges Clydebank and Paisley campus got their creative juices flowing when they teamed up with a Paisley chocolatier, ‘Chocolatbox’ to work on a design brief.

A group of Motor Vehicle students swapped the sunny shores of Cyprus this week for our very own Clydebank campus! 17 Level 1 students and 2 lecturers were welcomed from Limassol, Cyprus as part of an exchange programme between their Technical School and the College.

The Green Room was setup to help support our college community during challenging times and the cost-of-living crisis. Located at each of our campuses the rooms house donated items including dried and tinned foods, clothing both new and freshly laundered, pre-loved items and general goods.