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Thirty Two year old Paisley Beauty Student Kathryn Docherty returned victorious from the World Skills final in Birmingham last month after scooping GOLD in the Beauty Hands and Face Category.

Take a look at our HND Creative Industries students’ short film which follows the progress of an empty site on the former John Brown's shipyard being developed into a state of the art leisure centre.

West College Scotland teams up with Ellisons to provide beauty and complementary therapy treatments to patients at Cowal Hospice and Therapy Services (CHATS).

Talented Hospitality students prepare 1200 canapés for the prestigious Scottish Chefs Conference 2017 and receive a standing ovation.

In 2018 the College will utilise further funding awarded by the Digital Xtra Fund to launch an additional three coding clubs in Renfrewshire secondaries. The clubs are set to launch in January in St Andrews Academy, Gryffe High School and Gleniffer High School.

Our Paisley Campus Building Services department recently constructed two new electrical booths to simulate real life work environments for learners to practice typical electrical installation work. The booths needed finishing touches to be well presented and inviting. Building on our cross campus strength, we asked our Greenock campus Construction department if they could help.

The Big Bang is the largest celebration of STEM - science, technology, engineering and maths for young people in the UK. It brings an outstanding opportunity to show young people just how many exciting and rewarding opportunities there are out there for them with the right experience and qualifications.

Like so many involved in the bid to make Paisley UK City of Culture 2021, West College Scotland is disappointed that, in the end, the town was not nominated, despite an outstanding effort from everybody involved.