Head along to West College Scotland’s Open Evening to find out more about their full-time, part-time and evening courses as well as apprenticeships, learning support and funding.

Held at each of their main campuses the events will provide a showcase of the College departments and support services. College staff and students will be on hand to give information about courses and career paths as well as assist with applications.

The events will take place at the following dates & venues from 5-7pm:

• Tuesday 26 March - Clydebank Campus
• Wednesday 27 March - Greenock Campus (Finnart Street)
• Thursday 28 March - Paisley Campus (Renfrew Road)

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West College Scotland is dedicated to providing real-life experience to students, and are seeking your collaboration to make it happen. Are you willing to offer work placement opportunities in finance-related fields for a minimum duration of 21 hours and between the months of April and Mid-June?

As part of WCS commitment to preparing students for the workforce, they're looking for professionals who are open to taking on students for work placements. Your mentorship and guidance can greatly contribute to their growth and development in the finance sector.

If you're interested in offering work placements then please email info@dywwest.co.uk

Additional info on Work Placements:

• We would be hoping for real life work experience in a financial setting for our students. If they could job shadow, or be given a particular task, that would add real value to their future CVs and job interview responses, that would be ideal
• A placement with yourselves would help with our students understanding of class room learning in the real world
• If you can offer placement to 1 or 2 students that would be a great support.
• The Unit actually has a minimum of 21 hours Work Placement activity – this can be extended if that meets the availability of the student and yourselves.
• The timings of the placement are likely to be March -June – again is this flexible although the first two weeks in May would be difficult as the students have an exam in May – 15^th May for this year.

Well done to the DYW School Co-ordinators from Inverclyde Council who organised a successful DYW Breakfast held in the Ambitions training restaurant of West College Scotland on the 15th September.

Previous relationships were rejuvenated and lots of new introductions were made over a coffee & pastry with magnificent views over the Clyde.

Thanks to all the employers who supported the event!

We recently supported West College Scotland’s Hair, Beauty & Make Up Artistry team plan and host an event across all 3 campuses which had a focus on the Hair, Beauty & Make Up Artistry industry to inspire young people to think about subject choices/ future career options within that sector. The young people learned skills such as Beauty which covered Nail Art and Hand Massage Techniques, Make up Artistry which involved Specialist Make up Effects for Film and TV and Hair skills which covered many different styling skills.

This went out to all S1 pupils within our area where we had 72 young people in total attend the events at our Paisley and Clydebank campus' with another 36 due to attend the final event at our Greenock campus in the new term.

Many of the pupils left with a new positive outlook of the industry with the hope to attend college in the future.

Thank you to all of the college staff and students who hosted the brilliant sessions!