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Katie Wows at Royal Albert Hall

West College Scotland Student Katie Doyle recently had the performance of a lifetime as she stepped out in front of a sold-out crowd at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

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A Pagoda at Paisley’s County Square

That’s just one of our Interior Design students’ ideas for creating innovative enterprise places in our towns

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West College Scotland Welcomes All

As refugees from Syria arrive in the West of Scotland, communities across the region are preparing to give them a warm welcome. Staff and students at West College Scotland are looking forward to welcoming their new residents too.

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Jordan Scores Success at West College Scotland

When Jordan finished school and started an NC in Musical Performance at West College Scotland’s Greenock campus, he hoped one day to study at the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow. After only a few years of hard work, and some hard times, 20-year-old Jordan has made it there.

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'Star Wars' Gets '5-Stars' from Clydebank Students

HNC Creative Industries: Media students have been giving their views on the new Star Wars film ‘Episode VII: The Force Awakens’ after opening day at Clydebank Empire.

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Gourock Student Stewart Succeeds in Games Technology

Stewart McCready, from Gourock, is a former student of West College Scotland’s Greenock Campus. He now studies at Abertay University in Dundee, where he recently won prizes for best Computer Games Technology student, and best 1st year student overall.

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Chinese Teachers Shown the Best of the West

2015 saw West College Scotland welcome a host of international visitors to our campuses. The year was rounded off with teachers from China’s Liaoning Province experiencing what West College Scotland has to offer.

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A Positive Reaction to the New Science Lab

Staff and students at West College Scotland react to the transformation of an old college science lab.

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Bringing in the ‘Bells’ with the Bay City Rollers

Four lucky students from West College Scotland got the opportunity of a lifetime when they were asked to assist with the filming of the Bay City Rollers Christmas Special for STV.

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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 Living, a Glasgow-based company providing customisable, transformable and affordable housing solutions.

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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 create the best micro living design solutions for Neat Living's recently released new 'micro 40 home'. The winners were announced last Friday – discover who they are and get stunned by their designs!

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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 £150,000 to fund a series of sustainable digital initiatives. Sums of up to £25,000 were awarded to support 10 extracurricular computing science projects to engage and inspire Scotland’s next generation of digital makers. We're happy to be part of it!

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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 part of our Coding Club project, funded by Skills Development Scotland’s Digital Xtra Fund.

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Giving students opportunities to study or gain work experience overseas

As part of our International Strategy, we have set a priority to enhance our international partnerships in an aim to add value to the skills and learning provision. Through the development of European and International partnerships opportunities, students will have the chance to study in an international learning environment or gain first hand work experience on placement in an organisation overseas.

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Designed to Impress

Graphic Design students from West College have once again impressed live client Cohesion Medical with their creative skills.

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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, Paisley Campus this week. Lynsey Cleland, General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC); Director for Scotland came to engage with our pharmacy students and pharmacy education and training specialists.

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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 seminars in Scotland, looking at the different applications of Rolled Lead Sheet or Traditional Hard Metals such as copper and zinc. Places are limited, book yours today!

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Scottish Apprenticeship Week

Apprenticeships are good for business, good for individuals and good for the economy. Read on to find out more!

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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 are also working in partnership with Skills Development Scotland to offer Foundation Apprenticeships to our local senior phase pupils.

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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 brands for 30 years.

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