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SPRING 2015
SKILLS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Courses in hospitality and tourism,
sport, care, construction and
engineering will help young people
develop the skills required by
employers in these areas.
The groundbreaking facility is
responding to the Scottish
Government’s Developing the Young
Workforce strategy and is a shining
example of how schools, colleges
and businesses can work together.
£400,000 was spent by the College
to develop the Skills Centre, and
finance was also received from the
Scottish Funding Council (£350,000)
and Skills Development Scotland
(£50,000).
We also received a £100,000 grant
- the maximum amount available from the Edge Foundation Innovation
and Development Fund. Ayrshire
Willie Mackie, Chairman of the Board of Management Ayrshire College;
Angela Constance MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning;
Heather Dunk, Principal and Chief Executive Ayrshire College;
Laurence Howells, Chief Executive Scottish Funding Council;
Jane Samuels, Project and Operations Manager Edge Foundation