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The Critical Engineer

Helping smaller manufacturers access fully funded training.

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Fresh coat for a fresh start in new ACCORD premises

A group of Paisley Painting and Decorating students have been putting their skills to good use in the local community recently at Renfrewshire’s ACCORD Hospice. ACCORD provides palliative and end of life care to people living with or affected by a life limiting illness in Renfrewshire and parts of East Renfrewshire.

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#UnlockYourPotential this Scottish Apprenticeship Week

In partnership with Developing the Young Workforce, we will be hosting a STEM Apprenticeship Event at our Greenock campus where you can find out about our pre, foundation and modern apprenticeship programmes in Engineering, Construction, Science and Motor Vehicle.

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Inspiring the workforce of the future with SmartSTEMs

The College was delighted to host a pioneering event this month in partnership with SmartSTEMs.

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Shaping the Future of Manufacturing in Scotland at West

A pioneering Foundation Apprentice cohort has kicked off at our Paisley campus, for the first time incorporating not only pupils from across 3 local authorities in one group but with an equal gender split between male and female pupils.

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Bright Spark Harley Shortlisted for National Award

Engineering Systems Foundation Apprentice, Harley Higgins has made the final three in the Foundation Apprentice of the Year category at this years Scottish Apprenticeship Awards.

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Proud to Support STEM across Scotland

West College Scotland is excited to be named as a Supporter of the STEM Nation Award  programme. The STEM Nation Award programme celebrates, promotes and builds effective practice in STEM education within and across sectors.

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Business Students Learn ‘Tactics’ at St Mirren FC.

Last week saw the Paisley campus Business students take part in a ‘Strategy Workshop’ at St Mirren Football Club, as part of the course which focuses on strategic planning.

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Harley is Foundation Apprentice of the Year!

Huge congratulations to West College Scotland student Harley Higgins for winning the prestigious ‘Foundation Apprentice of the Year’ award at last night’s Scottish Apprenticeship Awards held by Skills Development Scotland.

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Open Evening - 28th March!

As part of the ‘Big College Open Week’ we’re delighted to be holding an Open Evening on Tuesday 28th March from 5-7pm.

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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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