Engineering Academy
We are a partner college of Strathclyde University’s
Engineering Academy.
The Engineering Academy is a pioneering initiative
that offers students an alternative route into university.
We offer HNC Mechanical Engineering allowing students
to progress to a variety of degrees.
Digital
How we apply data analytics and our support for
individuals and companies were acknowledged by
winning the Public Sector Award at the Scottish
Digital Business Awards 2017.
Over
1,000
7-17 year olds
have taken part in coding
clubs run by the college’s
Computing curriculum
team. These take place
in primary and secondary
school, community and
cultural venues, and college
campuses
250 s1 and s2
female school
pupils
took part in our
#ThisAyrshireGirlCan
Technology Workout in June.
Organised in partnership
with SmartSTEMs, employers
led interactive workshops
to stimulate interest in
technology
Supported with funding
from Developing the Young
Workforce Ayrshire, the
college is running an Apps
for Good project with
S3 pupils in three pilot
secondary schools, one in
each local authority area.
In March, Ayrshire was the only college to host an event
during The Data Lab’s DataFest 2017. 150 employers
and stakeholders attended our Data Changes Everything
conference to hear industry experts talk about how digital
technologies are disrupting all sectors of the economy. This
event launched our Ayrshire Bytes initiative to support the
region’s digital skills needs.