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Family Reunion Behind the Scenes for Local Student

WEST College Scotland HND Make-Up student Melissa Renton had an amazing experience working with Largs Players on the world premiere of ‘Caledonia USA’ – a musical based on the songs of local legends Gallagher & Lyle. However little did she know it would be a family reunion!

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Students Careers have ‘Lift-Off’ with West College Scotland’s Swissport Academy

WEST College Scotland students are continuing to benefit from a fruitful partnership between the College and International Air Services Company Swissport.

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Make-Up Artistry Students See Big Success with Bobbi Brown

HNC Fashion Make-Up students from West College Scotland’s Greenock Campus have seen their skills lead straight to employment, with two moving straight into positions as Make-Up Artists with renowned US brand Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.

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Photography Students Snap their way to Success!

Well done goes to seven HN Photographers from Clydebank and Paisley who managed to raise £442 by selling their portraiture shots from the prestigious Graduation Ceremonies in November.

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Creative Industries Festival 2016

The Faculty of Creative Industries is thrilled to present the Creative Industries Festival, which kicks off on Tuesday 31 May with a three day jam packed event schedule at SWG3 in Glasgow’s trendy Finneston.

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WEST COLLEGE SCOTLAND WINS A ‘PLAICE’ IN FINAL OF NATIONAL SEAFOOD COMPETITION

A team from West College Scotland are one step closer to winning a coveted seafood competition this week after landing a place in the final of the UK Young Seafood Chef of the Year.

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Students’ Berlin Photography Goes on Display

HND Photography Students from West College Scotland’s Paisley Campus have had the honour of their photography being exhibited at Glasgow’s Goethe Institut.

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Students Support Local Sports

Local teenager Sophie Ayoubi has come top of the league with her design for a sport club mascot, in a competition supported and run by West College Scotland Students.

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College Helps Old Colleague with Good Cause

When former colleague Gordon Lyon needed help on a project close to his heart, he knew his old friends at West College Scotland’s Greenock Campus would be happy to help.

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William Hosie, WCS Construction Student, Highly Commended at the 2016 Screwfix Trade Apprentice of the Year Award

William Hosie can balance 15 4-inch nails on a single 4-inch nail – but that’s far from being the only talent he’s got! He’s incredible drive to succeed, talent and passion for joinery enabled him to win the 2016 Screwfix Trade Apprentice of the Year Runner-up Award.

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The Science of Giving in Greenock

Staff at West College Scotland’s Greenock Campus Science Department have been putting their analytical minds to a good cause and raising funds for local charities.

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West College Scotland Clears up in Regional Heats

The Scottish heats for the prestigious WorldSkills UK event was a huge success for West College Scotland last week, where we scooped awards in each competition. Read on to find out more....

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Make-up Mayhem Showcase Pulls in the Crowds

Wednesday 1 June saw talented Make-up Artistry students from West College Scotland showcase their work in an end of year extravaganza at Glasgow’s SWG3.

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A supersonic experience of science and engineering

After weeks of engineering, building and testing their own Model Rocket Cars, hundreds of school pupils from all across Scotland will race on the 9th of June at the Glasgow Science Centre. Mark the date and come to share the supersonic experience!

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“Fellow Scotsmen, we need your help!” says an impersonation of Nicola Sturgeon in our HNC students’ winning game

For their graded unit, our HNC Games development students had to design a game on a predefined theme: Scotland. After 10 weeks of programming, development, design and fine-tuning, last Wednesday was THE big day! The games were being tested by very challenging judges: primary school pupils.

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Lamont City farm delighted as WCS staff and students help save their day

Staff and Students from our Paisley and Clydebank Campuses took part in a real community effort to save the day at Lamont City Farm – installing a new heating system to keep feathered, fluffy, and four-legged friends in good health.

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Computing Lecturer Amanda Wilson is putting in extra efforts to help to forge future computing talents

Amanda is leading the Mini Game Jam, a challenge where local secondary school pupils create games using Scratch – a programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.

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Jennifer Rowland, HNC Fine Art Portfolio student, is putting the finishing touches to the soon-to-be WCS Paisley Lion

We’re looking very forward to having our Lion bring some ‘roaring’ at our Paisley Campus!

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Full success rate for our pre-apprentice Electrical Engineering programme!

This term, 100% of our pre-apprentice electrical students recommended for interview (38) have gained a recognised apprenticeship in the electrical sector with SECTT

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Science Modern Apprentice Amanda crowned ‘Top Apprentice’ at the 3rd Annual Invest in Renfrewshire Employability Awards

The Aiming Higher Awards which took place on Wednesday 15 June brought local movers and shakers out in force to celebrate the economic and employment success and progress of those participating in the Invest in Renfrewshire programme. Amongst the nine finalists was our very own, recently appointed Science Technician Amanda Allan.

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