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Harley is Foundation Apprentice of the Year!

Huge congratulations to West College Scotland student Harley Higgins for winning the prestigious ‘Fo…

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Open Evening - 28th March!

As part of the ‘Big College Open Week’ we’re delighted to be holding an Open Evening on Tuesday 28th…

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Business Students Learn ‘Tactics’ at St Mirren FC.

Last week saw the Paisley campus Business students take part in a ‘Strategy Workshop’ at St Mirren F…

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Proud to Support STEM across Scotland

West College Scotland is excited to be named as a Supporter of the STEM Nation Award  programme. The…

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Shaping the Future of Manufacturing in Scotland at West

A pioneering Foundation Apprentice cohort has kicked off at our Paisley campus, for the first time i…

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Bright Spark Harley Shortlisted for National Award

Engineering Systems Foundation Apprentice, Harley Higgins has made the final three in the Foundation…

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#UnlockYourPotential this Scottish Apprenticeship Week

In partnership with Developing the Young Workforce, we will be hosting a STEM Apprenticeship Event …

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Inspiring the workforce of the future with SmartSTEMs

The College was delighted to host a pioneering event this month in partnership with SmartSTEMs.

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College becomes CSWTO Approved Centre

West College Scotland are delighted to have gained official TWI accreditation as a certified welding…

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Fresh coat for a fresh start in new ACCORD premises

A group of Paisley Painting and Decorating students have been putting their skills to good use in th…

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The Critical Engineer

Helping smaller manufacturers access fully funded training.

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Travel and Tourism Students Earn Their Wings (1)

School pupils from the Colleges Senior Phase Programme celebrate the completion of their airport ope…

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The Future Looks Bright for HNC Business Schools Group!

A group of school students have been taking their first steps in the world of business by completing…

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Mural Design for Workwear Made Easy

NC Graphic Design and Animation Students from West College Scotland Paisley campus have been invited…

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Students Get a Taste for Denmark’s Hospitality

Hospitality students from the Colleges Clydebank and Paisley campuses visited Aarhus city in Denmark…

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Former Student Reece set to appear in The Apprentice!

BA (Hons) Drama Alumni Reece Donnelly is set to be one of the 18 candidates competing for Lord Sugar…

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Paisley Golden Girls celebrate 26 years at the salon!

Local ladies, Ginny Thomson and Christine Gibson marked 26 years as long-standing clients of our Pai…

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College Receives Donation of Airline Artefacts

Christmas comes early to the College’s Travel and Tourism department thanks to a generous former lec…

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Former student Sagar is Masterchef Finalist!

Sagar Massey, former West College Scotland student, competed in the prestigious BBC One cooking show…

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Touring Glasgow Central

Travel and Tourism students take a trip to one of Glasgow’s most iconic landmarks, Central Station.

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Caring for our community this Christmas

Our Clydebank & Greenock Hairdressing and Beauty department are showing they care for the local comm…

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