5
SUMMER 2015
Growing the Economy and Skills
LOCAL FIRM SECURES CONTRACT
AT AYRSHIRE COLLEGE
Major work is to be carried
out at Ayrshire College’s Ayr
Campus by local firm McLaughlin
Construction over the next five
months to provide brand new
learning and social spaces for
students.
Student-facing services will be
redeveloped to ensure there is a
consistent, customer facing
model across all of the College’s
three main campuses in Ayr,
Kilmarnock and Kilwinning. All
essential student support
services will be brought together
to make them more accessible
for students. Students will also
benefit from a new refectory with
new kitchen facilities.
Ten tenders were received by the
College and McLaughlin
Construction, an Irvine based
company, was awarded the
contract worth £1,461,518.
Meanwhile, W H Kirkwood will be
carrying out the work at the
Kilwinning campus. They are a
building and public works
contractor from Greenock.
“Student-facing services will be
redeveloped to ensure there is a
consistent, customer facing
model.”
AYRSHIRE COLLEGE APPRENTICES
STEP UP TO THE PLATE
Ayrshire College works in
partnership with Trump
Turnberry to train modern
apprentices in Hospitality at
both SVQ Level 2 and 3 in the
workplace.
Working to meet the needs of
the world famous resort’s
business, the College devised
the flexible training solution to
allow their apprentices to be
based solely at the resort, with
regular workplace assessments
being facilitated by the
College.
A huge audience turned up
to watch Ayrshire College
modern apprentices
compete at the prestigious
ScotHot 2015 Awards held in
Glasgow.
ScotHot is Scotland’s biggest
hospitality, tourism and food
and drink show with
competitors from all over the
country.
Paul Tyrrell, Scott Jackett, Leigh
McGill, Steven Walker, Robert
McCurdie, Charley Dedman,
Andrew Mackay and Ruaidhri
Patterson all took part.