If you’ve got aspirations to be a high level chef, then this course can help you achieve your goal. By this level, your cookery skills will already be high - but you’re going to take them even further! You’ll cook a wide variety of complex soups, sauces, meat and fish main courses and simply stunning desserts. For every dish you make, your presentation will be first class. You’ll spend a day a week working in the production kitchen of one of our live restaurants - either Inver at the Ayr Campus, or Salt and Barrel at Kilmarnock - where...

If you’ve got the determination to succeed and do something with your life, but don’t have formal qualifications, PEZ (Personal Empowerment Zone) can help you achieve your goals. PEZ is part of HIVE (Hope, Inspiration and Vision in Education), and gives you the chance to develop your essential skills, motivation and self-confidence in a way that interests you, so you’re ready to move on. You’ll learn about a wide range of issues so you can take an active role in society. You’ll achieve a recognised Level 4 qualification in a highly supportive environment, to set you up for the next...

If you’ve got the determination to succeed and do something with your life, but don’t have formal qualifications, PEZ (Personal Empowerment Zone) can help you achieve your goals. PEZ is part of HIVE (Hope, Inspiration and Vision in Education), and gives you the chance to develop your essential skills, motivation and self-confidence in a way that interests you, so you’re ready to move on. You’ll learn about a wide range of issues so you can take an active role in society. You’ll achieve a recognised Level 4 qualification in a highly supportive environment, to set you up for the next...

If you’ve just left school, are a Christmas leaver or have been unemployed for a short period of time, the HIVE at Ayrshire College could be ideal for you. At HIVE (Hope, Inspiration and Vision in Education), we understand school does not suit everyone. We promise you’ll find college life quite different. What’s important now is you do something positive and move forward with your life. On the 24/7 course we’ll give you plenty of support so you can think about what you want to do, and develop the skills and confidence you need to get there. With 24/7, you’ll...

If you’ve just left school, are a Christmas leaver or have been unemployed for a short period of time, the HIVE at Ayrshire College could be ideal for you. At HIVE (Hope, Inspiration and Vision in Education), we understand school does not suit everyone. We promise you’ll find college life quite different. What’s important now is you do something positive and move forward with your life. On the 24/7 course we’ll give you plenty of support so you can think about what you want to do, and develop the skills and confidence you need to get there. With 24/7, you’ll...

If you’ve recently left school but don’t yet know what you’d like to do in life, this course is for you. It will give you a taste of a whole range of possible employment areas, while offering you the chance to experience college life. You’ll come to college 3 days a week and will be in a supported environment. This course is all about preparing you for life after school – building skills, developing your confidence and helping you decide what your future goals are. Most of all, it lets you see choice of different workplaces out there. Here’s just...

If you’ve recently left school but don’t yet know what you’d like to do in life, this course is for you. It will give you a taste of a whole range of possible employment areas, while offering you the chance to experience college life. You’ll come to college 3 days a week and will be in a supported environment. This course is all about preparing you for life after school – building skills, developing your confidence and helping you decide what your future goals are. Most of all, it lets you see choice of different workplaces out there. Here’s just...

If you'd like to train as a Primary Teacher or study Social Sciences, Arts or Humanities, but lack the necessary entry qualifications, this course can help you get started. Access to Primary Education and Humanities is part of the Scottish Widening Access Programme (SWAP). Its specifically for people who have been out of full-time education for a number of years, but want to develop their academic and employability skills. This course prepares adult returners for entry into Higher Education, with direct access to a range of college and university courses within Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. You'll develop your knowledge...

If you're creative and are keen to make a career out of it, this course can help you on your way. This course will help you develop your creative skills across a wide range of areas, focusing mainly on fine art, but with some digital elements too. You’ll have loads of opportunities to experiment and also build a portfolio of your work. Here’s just some of what you’ll be doing: Drawing - including analytical and life drawing using posed, life models. Painting to a theme - including researching and developing your own visual ideas. Creative 3D art forms - experimenting...

If you're thinking about a career in the music industry, this course can help you on your way. If you’re already a competent musician or singer, this course will help you take your skills to a whole new level via the studio and live performance environments. You’ll spend one full day a week rehearsing with your band at our state-of-the-art rehearsal studio complex and will perform regularly in: Live gigs in the college theatre, and local pubs and clubs around Ayrshire Outdoor gigs, such as Jam at the Dam in Ayr You’ll discover what it takes to be a performer...