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Check out our interior design students' amazing work and vote for your favourite!

For the third year in a row, our Interior Design Department has been working together with Neat Livi…

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Digital Xtra: successful launch of our coding clubs in 3 Renfrewshire Secondary Schools!

Our Digital Xtra Project, funded by Skills Development Scotland, is now well underway with the launc…

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WCS Paisley Dance lecturer Rosina Bonsu named among ten “Outstanding Women of Scotland”

A West College Scotland dance lecturer is one of just ten women named among the 2017 “Outstanding Wo…

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Our design students help Neat Living shape the house of the future

For their live client brief project, our HND Interior Architecture and Design students competed to c…

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Scottish Apprenticeship Week

Apprenticeships are good for business, good for individuals and good for the economy. Read on to fin…

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Lecturers’ Strike 3 May

*** 3rd MAY STRIKE PLANS – SMALL NUMBER OF CLASSES WILL RUN *** Lecturers are going on strike on We…

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ERASMUS+ students from Denmark had a great time with us!

We have recently hosted a group of Danish Retail students from our partner school, Business College …

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Digital Xtra: Engaging and inspiring Scotland’s next generation of digital makers. We’re in!

Skills Development Scotland has recently launched its Digital Xtra project, awarding a total of £150…

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Foundation Apprenticeships at West College Scotland

It's Scottish Apprenticeship Week, but lets not forget than in addition to Modern Apprenticeships we…

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Lecturers’ Strike – 9 & 11 May

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

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23 Renfrewshire school teachers develop their technology skills at WCS

We hosted the first Continuing professional development (CPD) session for Renfrewshire Schools as pa…

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Legendary Scottish design studio Graven Images sets the brief for young designers

The multi-award-winning design studio Graven Images have helped to build some of the world’s biggest…

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MOYA, our Paisley Campus Art & Design students’ production company, earns sector and public recognition

The students' outstanding achievement, driving their own and successful production company, was reco…

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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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