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College Recognised as “Living Wage Employer”

West College Scotland has been officially recognised as a Living Wage employer. The accreditation comes from the Poverty Alliance which says paying the Living Wage is one of the best ways of tackling in-work poverty.

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World record breakers - 400+ Paisley school kids take part in the world’s largest ever architecture lesson

Utilising the coding game Minecraft, 406 pupils from eight local primary schools were guided through a history of Paisley’s architecture while also learning how to use code to quickly create buildings within the game.

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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 at our Clydebank Campus with huge success.

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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 College Scotland were given the opportunity to impress with their interpretation of Andra, meaning change.

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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 disappointed that, in the end, the town was not nominated, despite an outstanding effort from everybody involved.

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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 young people in the UK. It brings an outstanding opportunity to show young people just how many exciting and rewarding opportunities there are out there for them with the right experience and qualifications.

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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 simulate real life work environments for learners to practice typical electrical installation work. The booths needed finishing touches to be well presented and inviting. Building on our cross campus strength, we asked our Greenock campus Construction department if they could help.

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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 additional three coding clubs in Renfrewshire secondaries. The clubs are set to launch in January in St Andrews Academy, Gryffe High School and Gleniffer High School.

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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 2017 and receive a standing ovation.

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A Beautiful Partnership

West College Scotland teams up with Ellisons to provide beauty and complementary therapy treatments to patients at Cowal Hospice and Therapy Services (CHATS).

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HN Media Students Document Clydebank’s Newest Leisure Facility

Take a look at our HND Creative Industries students’ short film which follows the progress of an empty site on the former John Brown's shipyard being developed into a state of the art leisure centre.

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A Beautiful Result for Kathryn

Thirty Two year old Paisley Beauty Student Kathryn Docherty returned victorious from the World Skills final in Birmingham last month after scooping GOLD in the Beauty Hands and Face Category.

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Success for Energy Skills Partnership (ESP) at Scottish Renewables Green Energy Awards

Over the last two years, ESP has supported 120 young plumbers working toward the Environmental Technologies Award. Active player in the Partnership, WCS is delivering 19 of these 120 training opportunities.

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WCS Paisley NC Interior Design students bring creativity to Morse Code Management's new office & studio space

It was a stressful but rewarding day for our Paisley NC Interior Design students. After 8 weeks of hard work on a live brief, they were presenting their individual projects to their client: Morse Code Management – a prestigious creative, music management & entertainment company.

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Derek attributes Success to Community Learning

Mature student Derek Millar has proven that community learning was his ticket to success; allowing him to secure part time employment in less than 4 months from him starting his studies at West College Scotland’s Ferguslie Learning Centre.

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Students’ Grand Designs Turned into Reality

No less than twenty-five HNC Interior Architecture students from our Clydebank and Paisley Campuses took part and wowed a Judging panel with their creative designs to revamp the College’s Paisley Dining Room, which now thanks to the winning concepts will be refurbished in April. Laleh Eskandari, 25 and Gemma McNally, 25 were praised for their contemporary, on trend and inspiring interiors.

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Student Designs Impress in Industry

WEST College Scotland HND Graphic Design students have been impressing with their work for external live clients Cohesion Medical Ltd, applying the skills they’re learning in class to real-world business needs.

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Greenock Students on Tour with Bay City Rollers

As 70s superstars the Bay City Rollers reunited on stage the first of four sold-out nights at Glasgow’s Barrowlands, it was a fantastic Christmas present for the whole audience. However for West College Scotland students it was also a night to remember…

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Getting more girls into computing

At West College Scotland, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity. To address the under-representation of females in the tech industries, we're launching an introduction to Computer Science course dedicated to women.

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West College Scotland Supports Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2016

Modern Apprenticeships are good for business, good for individuals and good for the economy.

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