This course provides students with experience of a broad range of different types of engineering and the core skills to progress on to National Qualifications. It aims to give individuals greater confidence in their own abilities and fully inform them about a career in engineering.

Mechanical Engineering Workshop Skills Engineering Materials Turning/Milling Thermal Joining Skills (Welding) Health and Safety Engineering Drawing Engineering Maths/Numeracy Communication Information Technology Engineering Dimensional Control Installation of Wiring Systems

Starting in January this 18 week course will offer you an overview of the skills required across a variety of engineering sectors.. It is ideal for school leavers or career changers. It will introduce you to the practical skills required across a range of engineering subjects including mechanical, electrical and electronic and supports you to make more a more educated decision about which engineering career you may wish to follow.Special features You will gain a range of skills across different engineering disciplines. This course will help prepare you for employment or an apprenticeship with local employers.Course content includes: Machining Welding knowledge...

This course will help you develop some basic skills needed to enter the Aquaculture sector through fish husbandry and other fishfarming roles. Coursework and practical activities lead to recognised SQA and RYA qualifications useful for getting started in the industry.This course is a mixture of aquaculture subjects exploring the activities and practices you will find in fishfarming around Argyll's coastline. The main topics covered are from the headings below: Aquatic Environment: Local Investigation    Aquaculture: An Introduction to Finfish Production    Scottish Sea Fisheries: An Introduction    Work Placement plus fishfarm onsite visitsTo give you additional experience and qualifications that will...

This course is a blend of practical exercises and activities work where you will gain a range of practical hand skills through Carpentry and Joinery, Brickwork, Roof Tiling, Painting and Decorating.  Craft skills will be completed and assessed within a workshop environment or as part of a live project. In addition to the practical skills you will research other job roles and responsibilities within the construction sector, in particular to the Construction Technician profession such as architects, project managers, building engineers and surveyors. The aim of the course is to give a taster of painting and decorating, brickwork, roofing, plastering with...

Kick start an exciting career in the Sport & Fitness industry at West! Our wide range of courses are delivered across our 3 campuses and externally, partnered with our local sports centres in Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire and Inverclyde, offering sector leading fitness facilities.

Our highly qualified lecturing team possess a wide range of extensive industry experience working with a broad and varied category of athletes, sporting activities, client groups and levels from professional to keen enthusiast.

Although our Sport and Fitness courses offer you an alternative to conventional classroom learning, we don’t just cover...

If you have decided on a career in social work this course is for you. Robert Gordon University has given positive feedback on our students who have progressed on to study with them. They commented that this access course prepares students well for their degree in social work and successful completion of the access course will guarantee students an interview for the degree at Robert Gordon University.Good reasons to study this course are: you have the opportunity to gain 3 good Highers relevant to future carers the academic workload is good preparation for degree courses and you are guaranteed an...

Access to the Creative Industries: Reeltime is a great opportunity for anyone wishing to take their first steps towards professional training in music, sound production and digital media. Run in partnership with Reeltime Music, this fully accredited, entry-level college course is designed to introduce students to the exciting world of music production, creation, sound engineering, and performance. Aimed at individuals who may not typically engage in formal education, this part-time course offers a supportive and accessible learning environment where you can explore your passion for music and develop valuable skills.

Successful applicants will spend one day at Reeltime...

The Access to Sports Therapy course offers learners an insight to our HNC Soft Tissue Therapy and HND Sports Therapy courses. It can be the first step for those interested in pursuing a further career in Sports Therapy, Physiotherapy or Sports Rehabilitation.

What you will learn

The course introduces you to topics such asBody MassageAnatomySports InjuriesPrinciples of FitnessYou will be expected to work closely with your peers in both practical and theory-based units

This course is for anyone who is considering a career in the IT industry.

It provides students with a taste of the different specialities within computing, including computer hardware, cyber security and software development.

National 5 Software Development and Information Systems units Programming for Mobile Devices Applications Development Website Design and Development Data Security Computer Hardware and Systems Networking Fundamentals Social Media Literacy Computing Project Maths and Communications Units

This is a supported progression course for young people who are interested in a career in construction. A range of personal development units, including:

Practical abilities; self and work; self-awareness
Developing skills for employment
The Core Skills of ICT, numeracy and communication will be developed and certificated on this course


A range of built environment subjects including:

Painting and decorating
Carpentry and joinery
General building
Brickwork