If you are looking to gain the qualifications needed for the SSSC requirements, our BA Childhood Practice allows you to study online around your current commitments. We chatted to a student who has just completed the course to find out how she found it.
Tourism and Hospitality are Scotland’s largest industries and attract visitors from across the globe. Whilst on a visit to Scotland from Nepal, Nabin visited UHI Perth to enquire about hospitality courses. Fast forward a few years and he has just finished his HND in Hospitality Management, alongside his fellow classmate, Tashi. We had a chat with both students to hear how they have found studying internationally.
We always love to hear how our former students are getting on and find out if the skills they gained at UHI Perth have served them well in the workplace. Having completed an apprenticeship many years ago, Iain gave us an insight on his time after college.
Having graduated seven years ago with a degree in Computing, Ian is now successfully working in industry. We chatted to him about his time at UHI Perth and found out more about the career path he took after graduating.
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has a requirement for all managers, operation managers, deputy managers, supervisors of care services, and new business residential care supervisors and deputies to have a Care Services Leadership and Management SVQ4 qualification. At UHI Perth, our course provides a good basis for managing a care service and supports individuals to undertake management responsibility. The course is work-based, so you can continue working whilst undertaking your studies, and this is exactly what Josephine did.
Did you know that you can study a range of our courses online to fit around your existing job and life? Dominic shared his experience of doing just that.
Hospitality Lecturer, Shirley Simpson, gained some valuable industry experience from Kisa’s restaurant in Perth, thanks to a former HNC Hospitality Operations student, Callum Walker.
The Aviation industry requires high calibre engineers at every stage of the product life cycle, from conceptual design through to in-service support. Studying in the Aviation department at UHI Perth will prepare you to meet the ever-growing need for engineers in this innovative and progressive sector. Aircraft Engineering is a strategically important industry for Scotland with companies such as BAE Systems and Rolls Royce employing people in high skill, high-paying jobs. We had a chat with one of our fourth-year students as she was nearing the end of her degree ✈️.
In this week’s blog, we catch up with a former Early Years student to hear how he found his experience at UHI.
Not everyone knows what they want to study when they leave school, and some may need a little support to be able to follow their chosen career path. At UHI Perth, we provide full and part-time courses for people who might lack the confidence to study in a busy College environment. You will gain confidence, experience, and qualifications and many of our courses have support from Development Workers. In the blog this week, we meet one of our New Opportunities students.
Are you considering Aviation as a career? ✈️ Are you looking to study towards a Part 66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence? Would you like your training delivered by an organisation that has more than 90 years of experience in training aircraft maintenance and management personnel for the global aviation industry? Our Aircraft Maintenance Engineering and Management degree is the only one of its kind in Scotland and is designed to produce graduate-calibre aircraft maintenance engineers. Now in her final year of the course, Jessica gave us a rundown on her time at UHI Perth.
If you are unsure what route to follow or need to gain the confidence and qualifications to progress, our Next Steps 2 Learning course will allow you to gain valuable experience of college and university life. This will help you make an informed choice about the next steps you need to take in order to achieve your goals. We met a student who is just finishing up on this course and we talked to her about her next steps.
A qualification in accounting is highly versatile and can open up opportunities to work in an area that interests you. Our courses will give you a practical foundation, and the professional skills and experience needed, to work in this thriving industry. We had a chat with one of our HND students to hear about her experience at UHI Perth.
Our Social and Vocational Studies department is filled with a specialist team of dedicated and qualified professionals, with extensive experience teaching and supporting students who benefit from additional support for their learning. Graeme is currently studying in the SVS department and gave us an insight into his experience so far.
Our computing courses help you to develop the professional skills and experience for a career in this rapidly evolving sector. In this week’s blog, we meet a current student.
SWAP (Scottish Wider Access Programme) courses allow adults in Scotland the opportunity to return to education after a gap. Since 1989, SWAP programmes have paved the way for thousands of people to access degree study at universities in Scotland. If you are looking for a change of direction and need a flexible method of learning pathway to access degree level qualifications, our SWAP courses are for you. We chatted to Freya about her experience.
The construction industry is one of the most diverse and interesting fields to work in, with careers available in ➡️ architectural technology; construction management; quantity surveying; and facility management. If you aspire to enter the construction industry at a supervisory level, the HNC Construction Management will give you the knowledge and skills to achieve this. We chatted to one of our current students.
In this week’s blog, we meet a mature student who decided to return to education to expand her knowledge and skillset to improve her career opportunities.
At UHI Perth, we have the longest established audio engineering department in Scotland and our reputation in industry is second to none. Our facilities on campus are exactly as you would find when working in industry. We want you to have a successful career in industry, and we ensure that our courses give you the best chance to do so. You can join us either as a novice or experienced user and leave with an Honours degree in audio engineering. In the blog this week, we meet a student who is currently in his first year.
Returning to education does not mean that you have to commit to a full-time course on our campus in Perth. We offer a wide range of courses that can be done on a part-time basis and through distance learning. Our business courses allow you to gain a range of knowledge and understanding that is highly sought-after by employers, including: business fundamentals; marketing; economics; emerging technologies; IT; communication; accounting and management. Almost nearing competition of his HNC, we chatted to Ben to see how has found studying via distance learning.
