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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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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

On Wednesday 14 December, ninety-two staff and students from West College Scotland took to the pavements in their festive best to raise money for HNC Graphic Design with Illustration student Eddie McColl, who sadly passed away on the 28 October after falling unwell in College.