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…
The UK’s coastal and seafaring communities are being asked to help track down former students and staff of Leith Nautical College for a reunion event in Edinburgh in September. Organisers are locating old colleagues, classmates and friends, whose maritime careers have taken them to ports across the UK and the globe. Everyone connected to the…
An Edinburgh College automotive engineering student has driven himself into contention for a final spot in the UK’s biggest skills competition after winning a qualifier designed to test his light vehicle maintenance skills. Anthony Mailer was awarded first place in the IMI SkillAuto Technology Qualifiers on Monday, beating five students from three other UK colleges…
An Edinburgh College welding student has been named the Heating and Ventilation Apprentice of the Year after impressing judges at a national competition. Andrew Grant was presented with the honour after competing in the BESA Scotland Pipefitting and Welding Competition held at the college’s Midlothian Campus in April. Andrew collected the award at the BESA…
A 16-year-old Edinburgh College student is on the road to a long future in automotive engineering after being awarded an electric vehicle (EV) scholarship. Jessica O’Leary will complete a five-month scholarship designed to ensure she will leave college equipped with a greater depth of knowledge in electric vehicle technology, helping her to become an accomplished…
Edinburgh College today accepted an award for a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) project that involved working with local schools to build model rocket cars based on one being used for the land speed world record attempt. The college’s Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment has been awarded £500 and a trophy from the…
Edinburgh College engineering apprentice Lisa Daniel has won an Apprentice of the Year Level 4 Award from Skills Development Scotland. Lisa, who works for engineering and technology firm Leonardo in Edinburgh as a quality assurance technician, won for her exceptional levels of commitment and professionalism. Lisa was one of three finalists to reach the final…
Edinburgh College was joined today by Minister for Employability and Training Jamie Hepburn and 100 local school pupils to launch its new STEM Manifesto, which sets out how the college will support the growth of the country’s increasingly technology-based industries. Edinburgh College’s STEM Manifesto outlines how the college will deliver STEM-related education to ensure that…
Edinburgh College has joined Dundee & Angus College and three of Scotland’s leading private training providers to enable people in East Africa’s growing oil and gas industry to gain essential skills. The colleges and their partners – Synergie Training, Navitas Compliance Solutions and Sibbald Training – have formed the Scottish Training for Energy…
Edinburgh College has been shortlisted for an award for its work in inspiring young people to become the next generation of innovators, pioneers and tech entrepreneurs. The college is one of five finalists shortlisted in the Innovating in STEM education/training category at The Herald Global Game Changers Awards. The awards, in their inaugural year, recognise…
Midlothian-based car dealership Alex F Noble & Son has teamed up with Edinburgh College for the fourth successive year to host a Danish mechanic on an apprentice exchange scheme. Jacob Nørgaard (19) who lives in the town of Froslev in North West Denmark, has been working at the dealership’s Nissan premises at Straiton near Loanhead…