More employers across Edinburgh and the Lothians can now tap into funding to provide upskilling and reskilling opportunities for their staff through the Edinburgh College Flexible Workforce Development Fund. For the first time, the fund will now be available for both levy payers and SMEs, across the private, public and third sectors. Of this, an…
Staff and students at Edinburgh College have pulled together since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic to support the local community, helping donate vital PPE to the NHS and providing meals for those in need, among other acts of kindness. We burst with pride at how our community has adapted to new ways of learning…
Edinburgh College beat off stiff competition from Colleges across Scotland to win the inaugural Esports Scottish College Cup at the weekend. The College beat Forth Valley College in the final of the competition which was organised by College Development Network (CDN) and the British Esports Association, who teamed up with Rocket Kingdom TV to bring…
Edinburgh College is supporting the first ever Love Scotland’s Colleges national campaign to highlight the importance, strength, scale and impact of Scotland’s colleges. The week-long campaign, which kicks off on St Andrew’s day, Monday 30 November, will showcase and celebrate the outstanding work of colleges the length and breadth of Scotland. Brainchild of the College…
Eighteen-year-old Jee-Hoon Song is looking to pursue a career in childcare and is well on his way to achieving that dream with the help of Edinburgh College. Jee-Hoon undertook an Introduction to Early Learning & Childcare School College Partnership (SCP) course last year – winning the SCP Play and Child Development Award at the College’s…
Twenty-five-year-old Music student Shaheeda Sinckler is looking to follow her dreams and make it big in the music industry after she finishes College. In October, Shaheeda – who studied NC Sound Production at Edinburgh College last year, before progressing onto the HND level course this year – became the youngest ever person to win Scottish…
Two employees at Fife-based technology and innovation company Raytheon UK had the opportunity to move into promoted roles after building on their leadership and management skills thanks to training delivered by Edinburgh College. Beth Anderson and Nikki Wiggin completed a two-year bespoke ILM Management Certificate programme delivered by lecturing staff at the College. Beth who…
Edinburgh College has launched a new policy which aims to support students who have experienced gender-based violence and keep them safe. The policy has been launched as part of the 16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence campaign which runs from Wednesday 25 November to the Thursday 10 December. The new policy outlines the College’s…
Edinburgh College Students’ Association (ECSA) and Edinburgh College have completed the sign-up process to the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower scheme. Due to new challenges COVID-19 has brought when accessing services, and following student queries and feedback from students on the ECSA Virtual Campus, ECSA and the College has joined the scheme. The sunflower lanyard or identification…
An Edinburgh College student has been named Student of the Year at an annual award ceremony which aims to promote creative education and shine a light on creative talent across the country. HND Graphic Design student Pavils Vorobjovs was awarded Student of the Year at the annual You Can Now (YCN) Student Awards ceremony for…
An Edinburgh College music student has beaten off stiff competition from the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Anna Meredith and Bossy Love to become the youngest ever winner of Scottish Album of the Year. Twenty-five-year-old HND Sound Production student Shaheeda Sinckler, known as Nova Scotia The Truth, won the award and a prize of £20,000 for…
Students and staff from Edinburgh College’s Engineering team have shown an act of kindness which will help the St Abbs Independent Lifeboat to continue receiving much-needed donations. The independent lifeboat at St Abbs, which depends on donations from the community, visitors and other partners, sadly had its long-term donation box stolen earlier in the year.…
A collaboration between colleges in east central Scotland has published their proposals on how best to deliver skills and opportunities in Scotland to support the economic recovery. The East Central Scotland Colleges Collaboration, consisting of Edinburgh College, Fife College, Forth Valley College and West Lothian College, worked to produce a comprehensive skills programme designed to…
An Edinburgh College student’s work will be featured in BBC History Magazine after wowing judges in a creative competition to produce a double-page spread to highlight the best books of 2020. HND Illustration student Evonne Summers has been chosen to have her work featured in the Christmas edition of BBC History Magazine to introduce the…
Edinburgh College is working alongside Edinburgh and South East City Region Deal partner colleges to gain an understanding of the future training and development needs of the Construction and Engineering sectors. A nationwide survey with the aim of collating the responses of the Construction and Engineering sector has been launched to find out what the…