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Ayrshire College has a wide range of courses for people in .

Working with partners like Skills Development , the Job Centre, and South Ayrshire Council, the College runs short courses in the towns and villages in South Ayrshire to help people develop their career and employability skills.

Our courses are designed to meet demand for the employers in Ayrshire and beyond. Working with partners, we are committed to increasing opportunities for people in your community.

Read more about local students Russell and Chris, and Visit our website to see a range of engineering courses available in your area www.ayrshire.ac.uk/courses lecturer Wilson, Modern Apprentices, partnerships and projects in South Ayrshire...

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RAISING ASPIRATIONS INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES INSPIRING ACHIEVEMENT www.ayrshire.ac.uk focus on your community Cookery student Michelinworks with Star top Chef Professional Cookery student Christopher Cunningham recently got the opportunity to work with top chef Michel Roux Jnr at a Glasgow restaurant.

Christopher works for one of Scotland’s most respected chefs - former student Brian Maule, who trained under Michel Roux Jnr before opening his own restaurant Le Chardon d’Or in Glasgow. Christopher was inspired to become a chef after Brian Maule’s visit to the College’s campus, where he shared his expertise with hospitality students. Christopher said “I’ve been working with Brian for seven months now. He gave me a trial after I emailed him about his visit to the College. I took my chef ’s whites with me the same day, just in case! From this, I was ofered a job. It’s fne dining, which is a fantastic experience.” About meeting a world-renowned chef, Christopher said “Michel Roux Jnr visits the restaurant maybe twice a year and I was lucky enough to be working on one of these days. We served Michel and his wife lunch in the afternoon. For evening service, Michel cooked with the junior chefs which was a fantastic learning experience. His attention to detail and professionalism was inspirational.” I was offered a job Hospitality lecturer Paul Holdsworth said “Since Chris has been at college, he has shown a real passion for food. Te experience he gained while working with Brain “ after meeting one Maule has been key to making Chris a successful student. He uses this experience while cooking in the College restaurant coming up with ideas he has been taught, teaching of Scotlands most both myself and his peers.” Once Christopher fnishes college, he’ll be working full time at Brian Maule’s respected chefs at restaurant. He hopes eventually to follow in the footsteps of great chefs and travel to work in great restaurants abroad. Ayrshire College! Feeling inspired? Apply for our Professional Cookery and ” Hospitality courses. We still have spaces left starting in August.

Local Stories Tourism lecturer led into an unexpected career WILSON RAPHEL IS AN ACTIVITY TOURISM LECTURER AT AYRSHIRE COLLEGE. Former students that I have worked with have gone on to do the following: WE ASKED HIM TO SHARE HIS PASSION FOR TRAVELLING AND HOW IT LED • Outward Bound Outdoor Instructor HIM INTO AN UNEXPECTED CAREER. • Country Park Ranger “I was attracted to tourism as I had really enjoyed my travels. Do you remember • Climbing/Mountaineer instructor the feeling you get when you’re in the airport at six in the morning just as you’re • Kayak Instructor waiting to go on holiday? Tourism can do that to you and make you feel that • Prince’s Trust Team Leader way. It opened up my eyes to other worlds and other ways of doing things. • Self Employed Tour Guide On the Activity Tourism course, you can expect to learn about the various • Manager of an Outdoor Adventure Centre different tourism operators or business within the industry from nature tourism, • Travel & Tourism Lecturer conservation, adventure tourism, food tourism, events and more. You’ll get • Safari Park Ranger out and visit the many different small to medium sized business working in the industry, and you’ll go outdoors as well as being in the classroom. Expect to learn that there are a vast number of varied jobs within the industry. Expect to For more information on our Tourism courses become creative and entrepreneurial.” go to www.ayrshire.ac.uk/courses

RAISING ASPIRATIONS INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES INSPIRING ACHIEVEMENT www.ayrshire.ac.uk focus on your community Stage is set for students to gain technical The Technical Theatre skills STUDENT course prepares students for stage management and the technical aspects technical production, of their theatre productions. profles as they work with lighting, sound, stage Technical Theatre design, set design lecturer at the and construction College, John Turner, amongst other event said “We have a essentials. thriving performing The course equips arts department students with the here. In the past, necessary skills to their students have gain employment in done everything – the Ayrshire College has joined forces with the theatre industry. sound, the lights, Ayr’s Gaiety Theatre and University of the The skills learned in the sets etc. Now West of Scotland (UWS) to create a one of suddenly we’ve taken Technical Theatre will Ayrshire College Games Development student, a kind Technical Theatre programme. also allow graduates that on for them, which has allowed Russell Anderson from Patna, is well on his way to The College is expanding its Technical to pursue a number them to raise the bar turning his hobby into a career designs games for a Theatre courses to become the only college of other creative living. on their production in Scotland offering NC, HNC and HND pursuits. values. Technical Russell recently took part in Scotland’s biggest level Technical Theatre after the success of gaming exhibition, where he had a stand Ayrshire College Theatre has helped the HNC course’s inaugural year at the Ayr students currently at Insomnia Gaming Expo in Edinburgh. An enormously.” entrepreneur from a young age, Russell started campus. Upon successful completion of the support the HND course, students will be able to join year his own gaming company from home four years performing arts We are now accepting ago. As well as developing games, he regularly three of UWS’ unique degree course, which is department with application for the Technical partly delivered at the Gaiety Theatre. travels around Europe to gaming industry Teatre courses for 2016/17 exhibitions, promoting his company and his latest designs. TO READ OUR BLOG AND STUDENT INTERVIEWS VISIT: ayrshirecollegeblog.wordpress.com Russell said “I’ve been a computing nerd since I was about six, now it’s become cool to be a gamer. I’ve always found it interesting to design games and apps, so for me to help out at the college CoderDojo clubs is fantastic. I enjoy helping kids, teaching them programming, coding and listening to them. For a lot of them, working in the gaming industry is a dream job.” Once Russell fnishes at Ayrshire College, he is going on to a Games Application Development degree course at Abertay University. Russell has already had a pre-job interview with one of the biggest gaming companies in California, USA. When he fnishes his degree, he plans to work for them as a Server Architect, turning his passion into an exciting gaming career.

CoderDojo in South Ayrshire

CODERDOJO AYRSHIRE IS HOSTED BY We hold CoderDojos at our AYRSHIRE COLLEGE AND IS RUN BY Campus and places like the Maritime Museum DEDICATED STAFF FROM THE BUSINESS in Irvine. AND IT DEPARTMENT. CODERDOJO Ayrshire College hosted workshops for primary and secondary school pupils as part of British Science CLUBS PROMOTE COMPUTER SCIENCE CoderDojo champion, Loraine Johnston, AND TECHNOLOGY IN A FUN, THOUGHT- Week 2016, a ten-day programme of science, Curriculum Manager for Business and IT at PROVOKING AND INSPIRING WAY, AND technology, engineering and maths events. Te ENCOURAGES SEVEN TO SEVENTEEN the College, took charge of setting up, running pupils came to the College’s Ayr campus from all over Ayrshire. YEAR OLDS TO CONSIDER STUDYING and maintaining the Dojos. Loraine said “It’s COMPUTING AT SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR a great way to help get young people interested First year students at Ayrshire College volunteered to help facilitate the workshops UNIVERSITY. THE CLUBS RAISE AWARENESS in coding and bridge the skills gap in the computing industry in Scotland, the UK and and offered advice to the pupils. The students OF THE REWARDING OPPORTUNITIES spoke about college experiences and what AVAILABLE IN THE RAPIDLY EXPANDING ICT Europe.” their courses involve. Catriona McKay, 16 from AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES SECTOR. Te club helps young people across Ayrshire Ayr, said “These workshops have been set up to get the pupils educated and interested fulfl their aspirations of developing apps, In partnership with CoderDojo Scotland at the about science, so that hopefully they will writing programmes or building a website. pursue science when they reach secondary Glasgow Science Centre, the College launched school. It’s been absolutely wonderful to assist CoderDojo Ayrshire in November 2014. Keep an eye on our website or www. today. I’ve always been interested in science CoderDojo Ayrshire is now the most active and right now I’m doing NC 5 Biomedical coderdojoscotland.com for upcoming dates. in Scotland, with over 500 young people Sciences.” attending clubs since then. Apply for courses starting August 2016

RAISING ASPIRATIONS INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES INSPIRING ACHIEVEMENT www.ayrshire.ac.uk focus on your community Ayrshire College what’s on in inspires Modern Apprentices your area... MODERN APPRENTICESHIPS HELP EMPLOYERS TO DEVELOP THEIR WORKFORCE BY TRAINING NEW STAFF AND New Courses UPSKILLING EXISTING EMPLOYEES. FOR We are excited to be launching a number INDIVIDUALS, AN APPRENTICESHIP IS A JOB of new courses for 2016-17. WHICH LETS THEM GAIN AN INDUSTRY- There will be opportunities to gain RECOGNISED QUALIFICATION WHILE qualifcations in: Access to Life Sciences, Bakery, Coding, Photography, Quantity EARNING A WAGE. ANNA MANSON, MODERN APPRENTICE, SPIRIT Surveying, Technical Theatre. Anna Manson is an engineering apprentice at Spirit To fnd out more information on these AeroSystems in Prestwick. We asked what attracted the hardest because you’re used to being in college courses, visit www.ayrshire.ac.uk her to go down the apprenticeship route “I mostly with your lecturers. Tat whole structure of the thought about being an engineer, although at one apprenticeship eases you into being in the workplace point I wanted to become a wedding planner which full-time.” would’ve been a completely diferent route to go down! Engineering won in the end, maybe because I Now that I’ve fnished my apprenticeship I am an The HIVE:: come from quite an engineering family. My dad works approved operator. In the future I’d love to be in a at Spirit and my uncle is a chemical engineer.” position at Spirit where I can travel to lots of Step into College diferent countries.” The HIVE (Hope, Inspiration and Vision “My job is really hands-on - drilling, nuts and bolts, in Education) is a bespoke learning lifting, assembling. I also do a bit of riveting in TO WATCH ANNA’S VIDEO VISIT: space which focuses on preparing diferent sections. Tere are also robot machines that https://youtu.be/f5r6I51PnmQ young people for life, learning and you can use. “ working environments. “In my fnal year as an apprentice I was at Spirit fve OR SCAN THIS QR The programmes, which are run at the days a week, as you don’t go to college in the fourth CODE WITH YOUR Ayr campus, aim to develop essential year. In frst year you’re in college full-time, then in MOBILE DEVICE skills, motivation and self-confdence in second and third year you’re in college one day a an innovative and engaging way. The week. In the fnal year it’s distance learning which is courses are for young people age 15 to 25 and include: • Princes Trust • 24/7 and 24/7 Plus • Personal Empowerment Zone Complete a Foundation Apprenticeship (PEZ) and PEZ Plus From these, there is the chance to move on to other courses like Step into Youthwork and Step into Customer at college while still at school! Service. AYRSHIRE SCHOOL PUPILS NOW Tey are counted as one of the pupils subjects HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY in their school timetable and each Foundation FOR A BRAND NEW WORK-BASED Apprenticeship is diferent. Te second year of QUALIFICATION WHILE STILL each course has more work placement hours than the frst to enable the pupil to gain as much Medical Admin Girvan AT SCHOOL A community course that will run for 6 experience with an employer as possible. Tere is weeks beginning in September at the A Foundation Apprenticeship is a great lots of support for pupils when they are out in a Carrick Opportunity Centre in Girvan. It opportunity for school pupils to learn in college work placement. and the workplace over two years while they are has been designed to equip you with the still at school. Ayrshire College is ofering three Employers are very involved in Foundation skills required for success in current and Foundation Apprenticeships in: Information Apprenticeships. Each pupil will spend time in future employment within the health sector Technology (Software Development), Social work placements with companies in the industry or for progression to further qualifcations. Services (Children and Young People) and sector. Te employer will actively engage with the Engineering. Each course is at SCQF Level 6 pupil and see frst-hand how committed, skilled and is a two year commitment. and motivated this young person is. Tese courses are aimed at school pupils going One of the biggest issues young people face PC Passport Girvan A community course that will run for 6 into S5 across Ayrshire to ofer them valuable when they leave school is not having any work weeks begins in September at the Carrick work experience before they leave school. Te experience. Pupils gain a lot of work experience Opportunity Centre in Girvan.PC Passport courses have been designed to be challenging from the work placements and are exposed to the provides knowledge and skills in using and exciting for the pupils. A big part of the world of work and employer expectations. contemporary application packages challenge is the independence the pupil has like word processing, spreadsheets and travelling to college and completing the course FIND OUT MORE ABOUT presentation software in a collaborative, while they are taking other subjects at school. FOUNDATION cloud-based environment. Foundation Apprenticeships are held at college APPRENTICESHIPS AT: two afternoons a week during school hours. ayrshirecollegeblog.wordpress.com For more information on these www.ayrshire.ac.uk programmes, please contact Fraser Lennox on 01292 265 184 or email [email protected]

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