Alumni Spotlight - Jack Parr

After realising he could use his passion for sport to carve out a career, Jack completed a range of courses at Perth College UHI and is now running a successful business in the local area.

Student Spotlight - Josefina Neira

With highly commended programmes delivered in partnership with the crème de la crème of industry professionals, we offer invaluable skills to prepare our students for a career in the Tourism and Hospitality industry. We offer flexible courses that can coincide with working, and this is exactly what attracted Josefina to Perth College UHI. She shares her story.

Staff Spotlight - Speedrunning for Charity

Simon Fraser has been a lecturer at Perth College UHI for 17 years, having graduated here as a Computing degree student. He loves supporting our students with their courses and is always happy to help. On his well-deserved summer break, Simon spent some of his taking part in charity speedrunning events. He tells us what he got up to.

Alumni Spotlight - Linsey Macdonald

After six years of studying in the Food Studies and Hospitality department, Linsey is all set to graduate this October at our ceremony at Perth Concert Hall. If you’ve been thinking about a career in hospitality, read on to hear about the experience and skills Linsey has gained from her time studying at Perth College UHI.

Alumni Spotlight - Dominika Oska

At Perth College UHI, we can help you to progress through a range of qualifications to start or advance your career. Dominika is proof of this – she started studying English for Speakers of Other Languages and then progressed on to achieve a range of business qualifications. She shares her journey with us.

Student Spotlight - Anna Mucha

If you’re looking to gain a recognised qualification in Social Services, without studying full time, our SVQ3 Social Services (Children and Young People) allows you to do this with on-the-job training. Having recently completed the qualification, Anna chats to us about her experience.

Scholarship Spotlight - Josh Norris

Business student, Joshua, has been studying at Perth College UHI for the last four years and is due to graduate this October. He chats to us about his course and the scholarships he applied for during his time at college.

Staff Spotlight - Joe Burman

Science and biotechnology are major growth industries in Scotland, which should come as no surprise, given the global reputation this country has for innovation and technological leadership. Our campus is fitted with excellent laboratories, fully equipped to deliver a range of science courses to help students learn in a comfortable and professional environment. In the blog this week, we get to meet Joe - who recently started lecturing in our science department.

Alumni Spotlight - Scott Allardice

In this week’s Alumni Spotlight, we meet a student who returned to education whilst in a transition period after relocating. After looking at his previous experience and qualifications, Scott decided to enrol on the MBA Business Administration (Executive) course. He tells us how he found the experience.

Alumni Spotlight - Aimee Whyte

As she gets ready to start a degree in Nursing in September, Aimee shares her passionate and inspirational journey from working in hospitality, to now forging a new career in mental health services. If you are struggling with the direction you want your life to go in, keep reading to be inspired.

Course Spotlight - Return to Learn

‘Return 2 Learn’ is designed for adults who have been away from education for some time and need to develop the confidence to move forward. On the course, students work towards SQA qualifications while gaining valuable experience and are supported to progress on to further study or employment. We had a chat with six students, who are currently on the course.

Student Spotlight - Alix Keeson

The study of social sciences aims to stimulate your curiosity about the constantly changing world in which we live and to equip you with the capacity to understand and critically analyse it. Preparing you for a broad range of professions – from social work to teaching. After realising her interests are predominantly people-orientated, Alix decided to leave the world of Hospitality behind and start studying towards a new career.

Alumni Spotlight - Katie Henderson

Early Years and Childcare is a growth industry requiring new and talented people to enter the workforce. We offer a range of relevant and registrable qualifications for those wishing to work in this exciting and important sector. This week’s Alumni spotlight shines on Katie, who is now successfully working as the Perth College UHI Nursery Manager after graduating with a range of Early Years qualifications. She chats to us about her time at time at college, and how she has been finding her new job role.