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Four Awards for College in National Marketing Awards

West College Scotland has won four prizes at the college sector’s annual marketing awards ceremony.

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Lecturers’ Strike Days - Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 May

***SMALL NUMBER OF CLASSES WILL RUN - PLEASE READ BELOW FOR PRACTICAL INFORMATION INCLUDING EXAM DAT…

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Designed to Impress

Graphic Design students from West College have once again impressed live client Cohesion Medical wit…

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Gamers take Berlin

Computer Games Development students from the College's Greenock campus recently embarked on an educa…

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The Art of Hair and Make-up

Make-up Artistry students wow the crowds at their end of year showcase!

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We played host to the General Pharmaceutical Council

We were delighted to welcome the General Pharmaceutical Council at our Abercorn Conference Centre, P…

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Another Year, Another Great Result

It was another beautiful result for our talented Hairdressing and Make-up Artistry students at this …

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We're hosting Scottish CPD seminars in Lead and Hard Metals in April

On the 27th April, the Lead Sheet Association (LSA) technical experts will be running two half-day s…

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Lecturers’ Strike 27 April

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Changes to Individual Learning Accounts (ILA) Funding

The Scottish Government has notified us of major changes to Individual Learning Accounts. The revise…

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WCS welcomes Microsoft to help inspire Computing students to chase their dreams and create the next technical breakthroughs

Over 160 of our NC, HNC and HND Computing students took part in a two-day workshop at our Paisley ca…

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Johnstone High School Kids become Mobile App Developers for a day at WCS

As part of the Renfrewshire Council STEM initiative, we welcomed 15 pupils from Johnstone High Schoo…

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George Clooney’s Christmas message to West College Scotland!

Hollywood superstar George Clooney has recorded a special message to all staff at West College Scotl…

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West College Scotland First For Technological Innovation

THIS month West College Scotland becomes the first College in the UK, and possibly the world, to be …

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Geared up for Charity

Last month, West Colleges Scotland’s Motor Vehicle department at the Clydebank campus were delighted…

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West College Students Bring Colour to the School Day

West College Scotland students have been bringing pupil’s designs to life and bringing some colour t…

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Ross powers through to British Finals

A West College Scotland student is raising the bar for Sport in Inverclyde after qualifying for the …

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Former WCS Construction student runner-up for Scotland at the 2015 CITB Apprentice of the Year Award

Earlier this month, David Deavy, former West College Scotland student in Roof Slating & Tiling, won …

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Great New-Year start ahead for WCS pre-apprentice electrical engineering students entering employment with UK’s leading generator specialist

This once again proves the success of our course in answering employers’ needs and helping students …

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Community Partners Join Together

A group of 20 Design and Media students will be the first to take advantage of the community benefit…

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College Graduations Commended by Scottish Parliament

The achievements of West College Scotland students and staff have been officially recognised in the …

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