It’s at times like these - when the world is turning topsy-turvy, and your own life feels surreal - that we need to focus on what we are grateful for. Previous priorities are not quite so important anymore.
Staff Spotlight: Simon Fraser
For the last year, we’ve been getting to know staff from all areas of the college a bit better. This month’s spotlight falls on Lecturer, Simon Fraser.
Scottish Apprenticeship Week: Daniel Smith
Did you know that in the most recent Scottish Government survey, 95% of Modern Apprenticeship completers were either in work or education? #TalentWithoutLimits
Scottish Apprenticeship Week: Craig Simpson
This year’s Scottish Apprenticeship Week takes place from 2 – 6 March and is celebrating the diversity which makes work-based learning good for individuals, employers and the economy
Department Focus: Food Studies and Hospitality
This month’s department focus is shining a spotlight on the Food Studies and Hospitality department. Did you know that Tourism and Hospitality are Scotland’s largest industries, and are identified by the Scottish Government as a growth sector?
Top tips to achieve your career ambitions
As this new decade gets underway, many of you will be considering making plans for the future. Our Careers, Course and Progression Adviser, Ian McCartney shares his top tips to help kick-start your career.
Make this Valentine's Day about YOU!
Claire Nelson- Perth College UHI Student Support Worker - shares her tips on how not to get weighed down this Valentine’s Day, and how you can make it about you!
Business Skills students get out of the classroom
The new cohort of Business Skills Foundation Apprentices have got off to a great start at Perth College UHI, so we caught up with their lecturer Vicky Gray to see what the students had been up to.
A day in the life of an HND Beauty Therapy student
Perth College UHI student, Lesley Husband, takes us through a typical day in the life of an HND Beauty Therapy student.
Staff Spotlight - Emma Bowman
For this month’s Staff Spotlight, we caught up with our newly appointed Foundation Apprenticeship and Schools Programme Coordinator - Emma - to see what makes her tick and to find out what she would do if she won £1 million on the lottery!
Staff Spotlight – Ronnie Dewar
This month we caught up with Ronnie Dewar, who works in the Humanities and Social Sciences department at Perth College UHI. Ronnie is known for being a loyal friend, comedian and has won 6 OBI (Outstanding, Best and Inspiring) awards - including being Highly Commended at the HISA Awards in several categories.
Moving towards a more sustainable life
I remember being at primary school and learning about the effects of aerosol cans on the ozone layer, acid rain and the videos to promote Live Aid (showing my age here) and feeling sad that not everyone had access to clean drinking water.
What is the WEEE Centre?
Now that the madness of Christmas and New Year has died down, please think responsibly when clearing out any unwanted e-waste. If you got an upgrade to your IT equipment as a gift, why not donate your older model to the Perth College UHI WEEE Centre so that someone else can benefit from it? We caught up with Technician, Ryan Carle, to find out more about the WEEE Centre.
2019 round up
2019 was a busy year at Perth College UHI - take a trip down memory lane with our yearly round up!
Christmas Survival Guide – our top 10 tips!
The lead up to Christmas can be a stressful time and, without having classes and structure, some people can find it a difficult time without having routines in place. With the Christmas break fast approaching, Claire Nelson – Perth College UHI Student Support Worker and Associate Student Counsellor – shares her helpful tips for looking after your wellbeing during the holidays.
Meet our Campus Cycling Officer
Did you know that we have a new Campus Cycling Officer? Lewis Melloy, a former Perth College UHI BSc (Hons) Sport and Fitness student, has secured a full-time placement at Perth College UHI until April 2020
Department Focus - Audio Engineering
For this month’s Department Focus, we caught up with Lecturer Dave Paterson from our Audio Engineering Department. From entry level NC Sound through to BSc (Hons), Perth College UHI provides modules in studio recording and production; live sound reinforcement; and sound design for film television and gaming/multimedia - to equip students for an ever-changing dynamic creative industy.
Alumni spotlight: an inspirational story
My journey through education hasn't been the most conventional, and it was difficult at first to know how I could even get back into education when I was 21 with no real qualifications. But the support and guidance given was so invaluable to my journey, and while it might have taken me an extra five years to get back on track, I wouldn't have had the same life experience and knowledge without it.
Keeping on track with UCAS
For those of you who are considering further study beyond your present course at Perth College UHI, you may already be well on the way to completing your UCAS application.
Don't let the clocks going back make you SAD
Did you know that the term SAD stands for Seasonal Affective Disorder? It’s a recognised diagnosable depression that effects approximately one in three people in the UK.