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ESOL students raise a whopping £500 for charity!

West College Scotland Clydebank campus Intermediate ESOL students have been busy this month organising a range of fundraising events.

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The Ethos of the Green Room

The Green Room was setup to help support our college community during challenging times and the cost-of-living crisis. Located at each of our campuses the rooms house donated items including dried and tinned foods, clothing both new and freshly laundered, pre-loved items and general goods.

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Cyprus Students Study the Road to the Future of Motor Industry at West

A group of Motor Vehicle students swapped the sunny shores of Cyprus this week for our very own Clydebank campus! 17 Level 1 students and 2 lecturers were welcomed from Limassol, Cyprus as part of an exchange programme between their Technical School and the College.

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Sweet Success for the Graphic Design Students

HNC Graphics Design students from the Colleges Clydebank and Paisley campus got their creative juices flowing when they teamed up with a Paisley chocolatier, ‘Chocolatbox’ to work on a design brief.

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Mural Design Winners Announced

Back in January we reported that our NC Graphic Design students had been invited to submit a mural design into an exciting competition by Paisley company ‘Workwear Made Easy’.

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Supporting careers in STEM

An exciting local partnership project is well underway at West College Scotland with Dalry based, DSM, a global purpose-led, science-based company specializing in Nutrition, Health & Sustainable Living.

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Progress for Plumbing Skills Academy

A pioneering skills academy is well underway at our Greenock campus, helping produce future apprentices in partnership with plumbing and heating firm James Paterson & Sons.

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Creative Connection - Celebrating 30 years of fashion and media make up artistry at Clydebank

Join us on Tuesday 6th June in celebrating 30 fabulous years since our HND (Higher National Diploma) Makeup Artistry qualification was first launched at our Clydebank campus – the first of its kind in Scotland.

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Cara is made up with top award!

HND Makeup Artistry graduate, Cara Tonfoni has scooped third place in the regional category for Make-up Artist of the Year for Scotland at the UK Hair and Beauty Awards 2023. The 21-year-old self-employed make-up artist from Renfrew who studied at our Clydebank campus and graduated just last year has been running her business for just 5 months but has already seen great success in the industry in such a short time.

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Coding Fun at West

Thanks to funding from Digital Xtra the College hosted a coding club for local children within Renfrewshire last month.

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Students Receive Tools of the Trade thanks to the John Mather Trust

West College Scotland is delighted to have for another year running, received £10,000 funding from the John Mather Trust.

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Student William to represent College in World Skills Competition!

Motor Vehicle student William Stewart will be representing West College Scotland this Friday (May 19th) when he takes part in the Refinishing National Qualifier of the World Skills Competition at 3M’s Automotive Refinish Centre (ARC) in Atherstone.

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Photography student Natalia works with popular Scottish bands!

Natalia, who is currently studying HNC Photography, recently got a taste for the music industry after having the experience to photograph rising local artists MrdB and Brownbear.

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Album Cover is a Hit

Former Graphic Design student, Jamie Johnston got the incredible opportunity to work on the visuals for Scottish singer-songwriter, Callum Beattie seconds album, ‘Vandals’.

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Design Students Visit McAllister Litho Glasgow

Last week saw our HNC Graphic Design and Animation students visit digital print company, McAllister Litho Glasgow. As a contrast to their digital work students were shown how one of their creations could come to life as printed material.

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Student On-May is star of BBC Show ‘Glow-Up’!

On-May who started studying at Clydebank campus in 2019, is currently taking part in series 5 of hit BBC Three show ‘Glow-Up: Britain’s Next Make-up Star’ where contestants compete to impress judges Valerie Garland (Global Make-up Director at L’Oréal Paris) and Dominic Skinner (MUA) to become Britain’s Next Make-up Star.

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From the classroom to the catwalk!

Our HNC Fashion Makeup students have been showcasing their skills this week in their final Graded Unit event. The show which took place at Braehead Centre on Wednesday 25 May brought together our HNC groups at Paisley and Clydebank campuses to show off their final creations inspired by leading and fashion makeup brands on the catwalk.

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Skilled and Sustainable! West Construction Foundation Apprentices are making a big impact.

West College Scotland has outlined its vision to be to be one of the most sustainable colleges in Scotland. As part of this ambition, we as a College are committed to developing and incorporating learning on sustainable practices into our curriculum. Our Foundation Apprenticeship in Construction is doing just that with a group of young FA’s from West College Scotland’s Paisley campus who have impressed their Work Based Challenge partners, Morrison Construction with their sustainable construction skills!

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Kyle takes top spot at Herald Higher Education Awards

West College Scotland were delighted to see our HNC Applied Science student Kyle Prele scoop a top accolade at last night’s Herald Higher Education Awards. Kyle, who is also a Modern Apprentice Science Technician at the College and our newly elected Student President for 2023/24 took home the award for Outstanding Contribution from a College student.

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Local house builder donates materials to West College Scotland

Persimmon Homes has donated over 6,000 bricks to West College Scotland to support the next generation of construction workers.

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