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As part of our John Mather Trust Awards coverage, we're speaking to some of this year's recipients to find out what they're up to now, and how they en...

Colette Atkins is an apprentice with the science and technology company Merck, based in Irvine. We spoke with her ahead of Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2022 to find out more about her interesting career path!

This week the blog is focusing on passwords. We talk about two techniques that can help you create passwords that have complexity, to make it difficult enough for hackers to give up and move on.

So you're considering doing a hairdressing apprenticeship or taking on a hairdressing apprentice but you have some questions. Great, our frequently asked questions may be able to answer some of these for you...

Ashley came to college to get the skills she needed to help build her cake baking business. The NC Bakery course provided a strong foundation and 'Mrs Occasions' is now in it's second year and continues to grow. Here she tells us more...

Sean Jefferies is currently an apprentice with Prestwick Aircraft Maintenance Ltd. Sean agreed to speak to us for Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2022 to talk through what exactly that involves.

We are Ayrshire College. Celebrating diversity, promoting inclusion.

Katie studied Professional Cookery Levels 4, 5 and 6 and now works as a Chef at The Oak Tree Inn in Balmaha. These qualifications not only helped her to secure her job, but will give her the opportunity to work on cruise ships in the future. Here she tells us more about her college experience...

Welcome to the first IT blog for Ayrshire College. The theme for the first few blogs is going to be on Cyber Security and hopefully giving you some insight into the techniques criminals use and how you can protect yourself against them.

John Cairns came to college straight from school and studied courses in Food Preparation and Cooking and Hospitality Management. He now owns ‘The Weston Tavern’ in Kilmaurs, which is one of East Ayrshire’s top TripAdvisor venues. Here he tells us how his time at college helped him to achieve success and get to where he is today…