Eighteen-year-old Keanna Mair decided to come to Edinburgh College to further her education after seeing the range of courses on offer, and the appeal of studying in her home town helped to seal the deal. Keanna recently finished her first year within Travel and Tourism, completing her NC Level 6 Travel and Tourism course and…
Four Edinburgh College students are going all out to wow the judges at a national hospitality and cookery competition tomorrow. Emma Turner, Sophie Taylor, Ruaridh Harte and Sam MacDonald will represent the college at the Brakes Hospitality Challenge Final in Glasgow on Thursday 31 May after impressing judges with their menu and table planning ideas.…
Two hundred school pupils from across Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders are celebrating after completing a pioneering academies programme to boost their education and employment prospects. The students studied at academies in the South East Scotland Academies Partnership (SESAP), which gives them experience of college, university and the workplace while still at school. The…
Scottish Tourism Week 2016 (11-18 March) is a week-long event aimed at inspiring business and beyond to achieve the Tourism 2020 vision, that ‘Scotland will be a destination of first choice for a high quality, value for money and memorable customer experience, delivered by skilled and passionate people.’ Descending on cities across Scotland with a…
An Edinburgh College student said “bonjour” to success as she was crowned the country’s best Advanced Higher French student after working her way to top marks in her final exam. Sarah McArthur, scored 190 out of 200 in her final exam, the highest mark in the country. The Franco-Scottish Society has presented her with the…