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Developing Ayrs
Ayrshire College
ambitious for Ayrshire
Ayrshire
College
plans to be the best
in Scotland – best
for students, staff,
communities
and
employers!
With
campuses
spread across Ayrshire,
work will start soon
on a new £50 million
campus in Hill Street,
Kilmarnock – the
single largest public
sector investment the
town has ever seen!
The new campus will
transform the centre of
Kilmarnock, as well
as creating skilled jobs
and opportunities for
students, local people
and local suppliers
in the construction
industry.
Watch the video at
www.ayrshire.ac.uk
for more information.
BA high Flyers
Nine young British
Airways
aircraft
mechanics are flying
high after graduating
from Ayrshire College
on completion of their
three-year
Modern
Apprenticeships.
The newly qualified
mechanics
also
graduated with an HNC
Aircraft Engineering
and they have all now
got permanent jobs
at British Airways
Maintenance Group in
Glasgow!
Heather
Dunk,
Principal of Ayrshire
College, said “These
apprentices
were
amongst the first to
graduate from Ayrshire
College this year and
are great examples of
the exceptional talent
of Ayrshire’s young
people.”
College
partnership
leads to
jobs with
Ryanair
Ten Ayrshire College
engineering students
secured jobs with
Ryanair
after
completing
the
Aircraft Sheet Metal
Essentials
course.
Now employed as
trainee sheet metal
workers, they all
studied
at
the
C o l l e g e ’ s
Supporting the
Commonwealth
Games Legacy
There
has
been
excellent
take-up
of Spectator Safety
courses
for
the
Commonwealth
Games on offer from
Ayrshire College in
Ayr,
Kilmarnock
and
Kilwinning.
Individuals
taking
part will work towards
qualifications
in
First Aid at Work,
Door
Supervision
and
Understanding
Stewarding
at
Spectator Events.
Training is free and
the cost of attaining
the SIA (Security
Industry Authority)
Licence is covered by
the course which is
available until April.
Lisa cooks
up a storm!
Aeronautical
Engineering Training
Centre.
The course was
supported by the
Employability Fund
which is aimed at
helping people into
work. The College
worked with Ryanair
to design and deliver
the 12 weeks handskills training in
the
workshop.
At the end of the
course, the students
completed a two day
practical assessment,
supervised by Ryanair’s
Maintenance
Manager.
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Cooking for First
Minister
Alex
Salmond and a
host of national
dignitaries at the
Scottish Parliament
has been the highlight
of Lisa Mason’s time
at Ayrshire College
so far.
With
students
from colleges across
Scotland,
Lisa,
who is studying
HNC
Hospitality
Management, served
230 guests a fantastic
five-course
menu.
Lisa was a great
ambassador
for
Ayrshire College.
GSK recruits
Ayrshire apprentices
Five
Ayrshire
youngsters are looking
forward to bright
career
prospects
thanks
to
Glaxo
SmithKline’s Process
Manufacturing
Apprenticeship
Programme.
They will serve the
first year of their
apprenticeship
as
full-time students at
Ayrshire College and
the final two years as
employees of GSK,
attending the College
on day release.
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