Edinburgh College’s Access and Continuing Education (ACE) team has been shortlisted for a national diversity award for their work in helping and encouraging people across Edinburgh and the Lothians to reach their full potential, by removing barriers to education and employment for people with additional support needs. The team are nominated in the ‘Diversity Through…
Edinburgh College played host to 50 local school pupils as it held the Edinburgh heat of the annual Construction and Built Environment Challenge (CABEC) yesterday. Young people from Castlebrae Community High School, Inveralmond Community High School, Forrester High School, North Berwick High School and Trinity High School descended on the College’s Forthside construction facility to…
Edinburgh College Interactive Design student Scott Boobis has been shortlisted for a national business award after developing a prototype healthcare app designed to assist people in accessing medical support. Thirty-two-year-old Scott has been shortlisted in the Student category at the Herald Scottish Digital Business Awards 2018 which recognises emerging talent amongst students enrolled in full-time…
School leavers Holly McNie and Niamh Curran attended Edinburgh College to study for a HND in Visual Communication – Graphic Design. As well as gaining their HND qualification, the girls were also uniquely named joint-winners of the Marston Citizenship Award, following a project set to them and a number of their classmates by partner design…
Ewa Adamczak came to Edinburgh College to study for HND in Events Management to help her achieve her goal of working at the top of the Events industry. She leaves not only with her HND but also as the recipient of the Chair’s Award for Academic Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality given at Graduation last…
#ECGrad – A university degree in the back pocket but Holly wanted more Holly Black came to Edinburgh College to study and HND in Costume for Stage and Screen, despite already having another honours degree. During her time at the college she received Distinction from the Scottish Opera shortly after starting her course for her…
Thirty-two-year-old Sebastian Stadelmeier moved to Edinburgh from Poland in 2012 and came to Edinburgh College in 2015 and now graduates with a HND in Human Resource Management. Seb also leaves with a Principal’s Award for Academic Excellence in Business after consistently scoring highly in his graded units and completing a CIPD course alongside his HND.…
44-year-old Jenny Anderson came to college in 2017 after having spent years raising her three children. Now she graduates with a HNC in Social Sciences and says her education journey isn’t over yet. Read more about Jenny’s Edinburgh College experience. How do you feel about being recognised at Graduation? I think being recognised for an…
Edinburgh College’s Engineering team has wowed the minds of more than 500 pupils at a careers event showcasing the many disciplines taught within engineering. Colleagues from the Automotive, Electrical and Science departments of the college’s Engineering and Built Environment faculty took part in a the day-long event held at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. The aim…
An HND Hospitality Management student has been awarded the first ever Edinburgh College Development Trust Higher Education Student of the Year Award after spending much of her time at the college fundraising to support children and adults with disabilities. Thirty-four-year-old Marta Villacorta came to Edinburgh College in January 2016 after spending time working in five-star…
An Edinburgh College graduate is looking forward to a career at the pinnacle of the hospitality industry after receiving an award from one of Scotland’s best-known hotelier-restaurateurs. Thirty-three-year-old Carlos Herrera, who is graduating with an HND in Hospitality Management at Edinburgh College’s ceremony on Wednesday 26 September, is this year’s recipient of the James Thomson…
A group of students are making their first foray into the world of retail and they need your help! HND Retail Management students will be launching their own pop-up shop at in the canteen at the college’s Sighthill Campus. The shop will open from December, but before then, the team want to hear from you…
Former Principal Annette Bruton was named an Honorary Ambassador of Edinburgh College at the biggest celebration on the college calendar this week. Annette, who retired from the college in August this year, attended the ceremony at the Usher Hall alongside hundreds of staff, students and their loved ones to receive her award and to accept…
More than 800 students gathered at the Usher Hall for a day of celebration at Edinburgh College’s annual Graduation ceremony yesterday. Students were joined by around 3000 proud family members and friends who watched as their loved ones stepped on to the stage at the Usher Hall to receive their certificates of achievement. Graduates from…
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor but Leith Nautical College certainly did. And this weekend former staff and students of the college will reunite to celebrate 40 years since its official opening. Hosted by the Edinburgh College Development Trust, the independent charity that supports students at Edinburgh College, the weekend will involve a…
More than fifty of Scotland’s top lawyers have boosted their skillset thanks to a bespoke training programme designed and delivered by Edinburgh College. Morton Fraser, the full service independent Scottish law firm based in Edinburgh and Glasgow, tasked the college with creating training workshops focusing on two key aspects of Performance Management – Coaching for…
Storm Ali may have wreaked havoc across the country on Wednesday but it did not stop event goers turning out for the second day of the Scottish Learning Festival in Glasgow on Thursday. The theme for this year’s event was Collaborating for Improvement – ensuring that young people are having a greater say in decisions…
Thirteen Edinburgh College Hospitality students served up a treat at the R&A’s prestigious, annual dinner at the Fairmont Hotel in St Andrews. The, three chefs and ten front of house, from a range of Professional Cookery and Hospitality courses serving to a room packed with 435 guests. Formed in 2004 and based in St Andrews,…
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor but Leith Nautical College certainly did. And this weekend former staff and students of the college will reunite to celebrate 40 years since its official opening. Hosted by the Edinburgh College Development Trust, an independent charity that supports students at Edinburgh College, the weekend will involve a…
