17 SUMMER 2015
Building Community Capacity
Ayrshire College leads the way with
successful Police Scotland and
NHS Ayrshire and Arran Partnerships
through student engagement
showing that Police Officers
are approachable, fair and
willing to help.”
The College partnership with
NHS Ayrshire and Arran and
Police Scotland is having a
positive impact on the
students of Ayrshire College
and the wider community by
supporting positive life
choices.
AYRSHIRE COLLEGE ARE
SECTOR LEADERS AFTER
THE SUCCESS OF THEIR
PARTNERSHIP WITH
POLICE SCOTLAND AND
NHS SCOTLAND.
workshops and overseeing
several key projects, such as
Respect Week and Alcohol
Awareness Week, to raise
awareness and get students
involved.
The creation of two jointly
funded posts, Campus Liaison
Officer and Addictions Liaison
Officer, has had a positive
impact on students and the
wider community by
supporting positive life
choices.
Overall feedback for the
events was very positive with
94% of students rating the
information they received as
very useful.
Lisa Thomson and Cara
Durnie have engaged with
students through a number of
training and education
Campus Liaison Officer, Lisa,
has had the opportunity to
improve life chances across
Ayrshire. She said: “I have
improved relations between
the Police and young people
by breaking down barriers
The partnership also supports
the Community Planning
Partnership theme of Health
and Wellbeing and Safer
Communities.
“By delivering workshops
on areas of concern to
the College such as social
media, drugs/alcohol,
domestic abuse etc.
students are provided
with accurate information
which helps them to have
a better understanding of
the law and in turn can
make better life choices.”