Connect Connect October 2017 - January 2018 | Page 34
College News
National Care FOCUS ON:
Leavers’ Week
We have started to produce guides for
prospective students, employers and
others to help them better understand
different curriculum areas.
The first of these ‘Focus On:’ publications
looked at what we offer in STEM and
construction and was distributed at our
Making Your Business Our Business dinner
in November.
The booklet, available online, includes
details of events, college facilities, key
facts and case studies.
Other booklets will be produced, for
example our award-winning This Ayrshire
Girl Can campaign.
WE CELEBRATED NATIONAL CARE
LEAVERS’ WEEK IN OCTOBER WITH SPECIAL
CELEBRATION EVENTS AT OUR CAMPUSES IN
AYR, KILMARNOCK AND KILWINNING.
Sixty care experienced young people attended
the events to celebrate their participation in a
range of education, employment and training
opportunities.
Representatives from external agencies, including
Who Cares? Scotland, Skills Development
Scotland, Police Scotland, NHS and Scottish
Fire and Rescue Service, provided support
and information at the events alongside the
Student Association.
Further publications are in the pipeline,
but if you feel a similar ‘Focus On:’ booklet
would help your area, please email
[email protected] to discuss
possible content.
These publications are useful to share with
anyone who wants to know more about
the College.
It was great to see how effective partnership
working with other corporate parents can provide
opportunities for engagement and celebration
for young people across Ayrshire.
The CoderDojo Ayrshire team, our Learning
Technologists, and Sports and Care students
were on hand to give demonstrations, while
Beauty students provided treatments. The
Hospitality department provided healthy
fruit kebabs.
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The magazine of Ayrshire College
FOCUS ON:
STEM and
Construction