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Celebrating SUCCESS AWARD SUCCESSES THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF AWARD WINS FOR OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND STUDENTS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. Sport and Fitness student Natasha Kerr triumphed at the YouthLink Scotland ceremony with two award wins. At the same ceremony, NC Environmental Management students were nominated in the ‘Climate Change Champions’ category for their partnership work with the Dragon Finder project and East Ayrshire Countryside Service, while the College’s Sport and Fitness team were nominated for the ‘Innovative Practice’ award based on their community outreach work. The Ayrshire College Students’ Association won the FE Students’ Association of the Year award at the NUS Scotland Awards. Our partnership with Medics Against Violence, which involves training our students in domestic abuse awareness, was shortlisted at the prestigious Times Educational 36 Supplement Further Education Awards. Apprentice engineer Abbie Robb reached the top three in the Interconnect Scotland Female STEM Student of the Year award and was the only college student in the final. Our Marketing team won a bronze award in the Digital Marketing category at the College Development Network Awards. Murray Baxter, music lecturer, has been named as one of the finalists for the Bridge 2 Business Entrepreneurial FE College Educator of the Year award. Finally our employer engagement strategy ‘Making Your Business Our Business’ has been recognised by The Herald Higher Education Awards, with its shortlisting in the Outstanding Employer Engagement category.   The magazine of Ayrshire College