Ayrshire College

Our first podcast of 2019/20 deals with an important issue: hate crime. Sara Turkington, our Equality and Inclusion Advisor, and Elizabeth Burnet, our Campus Liaison Officer, got together during Hate Crime Awareness Week to record a special podcast episode about the subject. Here they talk about the definition of hate crime and what to do … Continue reading Understanding and tackling hate crime

Alice is an Ayrshire College alumni and current university student. She is also the founder of her own complementary therapies business, Carrick Complementary Therapies (previously Ayrshire Complementary Therapies). 

In this podcast we hear from Megan Graham. After completing her HNC Make-up, Megan took some time out to focus on herself, built her impressive instagram account and start her own make-up/body-painting business.

In our podcast Mark chats to us about how he became a student, how that led him to be a business owner and what his top tips are for being a hairdresser/barber.

In this podcast, we spoke to David Aitchison, a former student who studied computing, and his parents Gillian and Peter to find out how the Inclusive Learning Team supported David throughout his time at Ayrshire College. David’s mum and dad interpreted as David signed to them, summing up his experience at Ayrshire College, David said: … Continue reading What colleges do to support students: how the Inclusive Learning team can help

Frank Gormanley is the founder of the Ayrshire-based marketing and business consultancy Forever Great, and a board member of the Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce. He has also previously been a lecturer here at Ayrshire College. So that's a snapshot of where he is now. But where did Frank's journey begin? Listen to his story here!

Morgan Johnston combined her Childhood Practice studies at the College with caring for her grandmother, and has now gained employment. In this podcast, Morgan talks about how the Inclusive Learning team at Ayrshire College was instrumental in helping her to achieve this.

Our Health and Social Care lecturers Caroyln McGill and Debbie Thomson recorded a special episode for our podcast to talk about the Access to Social Work (SWAP) course. If you’d like to train as a Social Worker, but lack the necessary qualifications, this could be the course for you. Access to Social Work is part … Continue reading Health and Social Care lecturers invite you to SWAP your career

The first meeting of the new Ayrshire LGBT+ Education Network was recently held at Ayrshire College’s Kilmarnock Campus. But what is it exactly? Why is it running and who is it for? We sat down with the two people behind the Network - Sara Turkington (the first interviewee voice you'll hear), Equality and Inclusion Advisor … Continue reading What is the Ayrshire LGBT+ Education Network?

We are launching our new Ayrshire College Podcast with a series of interviews that focus on digital skills. We have brought together an eclectic mix of people to share their experiences and advice on all things digital, for Ayrshire Bytes. Ayrshire Bytes is our annual campaign that aims to enable people, businesses and communities to have the skills … Continue reading Ayrshire Bytes: Discussing Digital with Russell Wilson

We are launching our new Ayrshire College Podcast with a series of interviews that focus on digital skills. We have brought together an eclectic mix of people to share their experiences and advice on all things digital, for Ayrshire Bytes. Ayrshire Bytes is our annual campaign that aims to enable people, businesses and communities to have the skills … Continue reading Ayrshire Bytes: Discussing Digital with Catriona Cook

We are launching our new Ayrshire College Podcast with a series of interviews that focus on digital skills. We have brought together an eclectic mix of people to share their experiences and advice on all things digital, for Ayrshire Bytes. Ayrshire Bytes is our annual campaign that aims to enable people, businesses and communities to … Continue reading Ayrshire Bytes: Discussing Digital with Craig Hume

We are launching our new Ayrshire College Podcast with a series of interviews that focus on digital skills. We have brought together an eclectic mix of people to share their experiences and advice on all things digital, for Ayrshire Bytes. Ayrshire Bytes is our annual campaign that aims to enable people, businesses and communities to … Continue reading Ayrshire Bytes: Discussing Digital with Gary Ennis