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Helping to enhance homecare across europe

Ageing populations and the correlated increasing levels of chronic ill-health will require tomorrow …

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WCS students share their passion for traditional construction works

Construction students from our Paisley Campus took part in an event to promote traditional construct…

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Prince’s Trust Team 55 Dig Deep for Success!

The Prince’s Trust Team 55 recently completed their 12 week community development programme recently…

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Top Award was on the Menu for Chefs

Tuesday 20 June saw three finalists battle it out in final of the much coveted West College Scotland…

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College Duo are a Recipe for Success

Jordan McDougall, 20 and Sagar Massey, 18 tell us about their recipe for success after securing jobs…

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West College Scotland and IKEA present Ändra

Teaming up with one of the world’s largest furniture stores, Creative Industry students from West Co…

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Construction students built a room to help Care students gain invaluable practical skills

Our Greenock Campus Construction students have worked throughout the Academic year on a project whic…

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College Recognised as “Living Wage Employer”

West College Scotland has been officially recognised as a Living Wage employer. The accreditation c…

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Winner of the Herald Higher Education Award – Outstanding Employer Engagement

We are delighted to have won the Outstanding Employer Engagement category at the illustrious Herald …

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STEM Ambassadors Leading the Way for Young Scientists

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

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Sponsors of the 2017 Working4Business Awards

West College Scotland is delighted to have been one of the sponsors of the inaugural 2017 Working4Bu…

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PAISLEY 2021: “NOT THE END OF THE JOURNEY”, SAYS COLLEGE PRINCIPAL

Like so many involved in the bid to make Paisley UK City of Culture 2021, West College Scotland is d…

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Clydebank Campus plumbing apprentice secures third place in national competition

Daniel Trainer, third year plumbing apprentice student at our Clydebank Campus, and his lecturer All…

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A Big Bang at our Clydebank Campus!

The Big Bang is the largest celebration of STEM - science, technology, engineering and maths for you…

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Studio for an Artist

This academic year has seen the College’s HND Interior Architecture students team up with a range of…

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Our Paisley Campus boasts stunning new electrical work training booths - thanks to Greenock painter girls!

Our Paisley Campus Building Services department recently constructed two new electrical booths to si…

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Paisley 2021 inspired game ‘Pride of Lions’ wins in competition judged by school pupils

For their graded unit, our HNC Games development students had to design a game on a predefined theme…

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We're thrilled to continue inspiring Renfrewshire pupils to become Scotland’s next generation of digital makers

In 2018 the College will utilise further funding awarded by the Digital Xtra Fund to launch an addit…

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Design inspired trip to Copenhagen

Art and Design students experience one of Europe’s design capitals.

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Hospitality Students Receive Standing Ovation from over 300 Guests!

Talented Hospitality students prepare 1200 canapés for the prestigious Scottish Chefs Conference 201…

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Well done to our Painting & Decorating apprentices and student of the year 2016-17

2016-17 was another great year of accomplishments for our Greenock Campus Painting & Decorating depa…

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