DECEMBER 2022

Launch celebration for FVC’s new Falkirk Campus

Scotland’s Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training

HES stonemasons win gold and silver in national skills competition

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) celebrated success at the SkillBuild construction ‘skills Olympics’ after two of the organisation’s stonemasons – both Modern Apprentices at Forth Valley College - faced competitors from across the UK to take first and second place in the national finals in Edinburgh.

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Mr Jamie Hepburn, officially opened Forth Valley College’s award winning Falkirk Campus at a celebration event on Tuesday 6 December.

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MA Awards presented at Petroineos

Modern Apprentices from Petroineos celebrated at an awards ceremony held at their Grangemouth premises on the afternoon of Tuesday 22 November.

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New FVC Principal Announced

A former apprentice was appointed Principal of the college he attended as a 16 year old school leaver.

Kenny MacInnes (53) Forth Valley College’s Vice Principal for Learning and Student Experience, announced he would take up his post when Principal, Professor Ken Thomson OBE, retired.

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Virtual training became a reality thanks to funding

Forth Valley College has received an Immersive Soft Skills Education Grant from Bodyswaps and Meta Immersive Learning, to help boost training techniques for students.

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Student helps Stirling people create art to remember

A Contemporary Art student from Forth Valley College has helped local communities discuss how they might want to memorialise the pandemic in the Stirling area.

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Widening Participation Project Launches

Forth Valley College’s Widening Participation Project (WPP) was officially launched on Thursday 23 November at an event attended by many partners from across the Forth Valley region.

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Creative Industries students help Voice winner to record single

Craig Eddie – Winner of the tenth series of the Voice UK – returned to echo the sentiments of his last Stirling Campus visit in September, to record his latest single at the College’s sound production studios.

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BP Apprentices graduate from ground-breaking training programme

Students on an exciting new international BP Apprenticeship training programme based at Forth Valley College’s Falkirk Campus –graduated in December.

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Courtney inspires others after FVC changed her life

Former Science student Courtney Gordon says Forth Valley College never gave up on her when she had just about given up on herself – so now she is delighted to help inspire primary school pupils to enjoy STEM subjects.

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Students offered soup and a roll at all campuses

After the successful launch of the free breakfast service, the College begins a similar soup and roll offer.

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Learning and Digital Skills Academy INVESTs in Partnership Success

Forth Valley College’s ongoing partnership with South Eastern Regional College (SERC) in Northern Ireland grew stronger with vital input from FVC’s Learning and Digital Skills Academy (LDSA) Team.

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FVC’s Renewable Energy Training Centre new courses

A set of eight new renewable courses were launched at Forth Valley College’s Renewable and Energy Efficiency Training Centre in Falkirk.

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‘Mental Health Matters’ project benefits Care students at

FVC

Funding from the NHS seen a ‘Mental Health Matters’ project become a huge success at Forth Valley College.

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Hospitality students will

be a HIT on scholarships

Two students from Forth Valley College’s Hospitality Department were chosen for HIT Scotland Scholarships.

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Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2023 round-up

As Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2023 began on Monday 6 March, Forth Valley College revealed that an ‘Adopt an Apprentice’ scheme has helped MAs to find new employers after being made redundant.

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Former FVC student announced as new Blue Peter presenter

Abby Cook – a former Forth Valley College science student - was announced as Blue Peter’s newest presenter.

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FVSA up for top award

Forth Valley Student Association were shortlisted for a prestigious award by the National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland.

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National launch of the

#LoveScotlandsColleges campaign

Colleges across Scotland launched their annual #LoveScotlandsColleges campaign in time for Valentine’s Day, and Forth Valley College celebrated the vital role played by colleges right across the country.

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Students benefit from creation of Design Collective

HND Graphic Design students –based at the Stirling Campus - reap the rewards of working on live briefs for real clients whilst studying at Forth Valley College.

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FVC supports Big College Open Week

Colleges across Scotland – including Forth Valley College – marked the first national Big College Open Week from Monday 27 – Friday 31 March –aka #BigCOW.

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Innovative

short courses offer a start to career in Health and Care

Three new courses to lay the foundations for a career in the health and care sector, started recruiting at Forth Valley College.

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Launch of new Student Mental Health Agreement at FVC

A refreshed and updated Student Mental Health Agreement (SMHA) at Forth Valley College, aims to continue to raise awareness and promote positive wellbeing for students during their studies and as they transition out of College.

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FVC receives Positive report from Education Scotland

A ‘Positive Progress’ report was received by Forth Valley College after a team of HM Inspectors from Education Scotland visited the College in October 2022 to undertake an Annual Engagement Visit.

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Sarah Higgins-Rollo announced as New Vice Principal

Forth Valley College appointed Sarah Higgins-Rollo as the new Vice Principal Learning and Student Experience.

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ESOL students are proud of their poster project

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students explored the cultures of other countries as well as their own in a globe-trotting project this month.

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College Expo Roadshow event held at

FVC

Falkirk Campus

Forth Valley College hosted the second College Development Network (CDN) College Expo Roadshow event, themed as ‘Developing Practice Across Tertiary Education’ – and billed as the most exciting professional learning event for tertiary education in Scotland.

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First Minister meets FVC students on Parliament trip

Students from Forth Valley College met Scotland’s new First Minister Humza Yousaf on a trip to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Wednesday 26 April.

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Best ever Student Presidential election results announced

Forth Valley Student Association (FVSA) announced their new President and Vice President after what is believed to be the ‘best ever’ campaign for the sabbatical fulltime roles.

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Students revive décor at ambulance station

Two groups of students came to the aid of Falkirk Ambulance Station to revive the décor in their mess room.

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2023 FVSA Student Award winners announced

Ten award winners were announced on Thursday 18 May as Forth Valley Student Association (FVSA) celebrated achievements and success across the College.

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Certificates for Forth Valley SCOTS pupils

High school pupils from the Forth Valley area who completed the School-College Opportunities to Succeed (SCOTS) programme, were presented with certificates to recognise their achievements.

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Additional Support Needs in focus at FVC Stirling Campus

Forth Valley College, Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and Stirling Council teamed up to organise an event to help people with Additional Support Needs (ASN).

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Staff, students and wildlife to benefit from ESOL and Workstart project

Two groups of students have been cultivating their skills to transform unused areas around the new Falkirk Campus.

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World and European Championships beckon for Robert

A quest to keep fit to enjoy time with his grandchildren, has led to Forth Valley College’s EPOS Coordinator to represent Great Britain as a Duathlete!

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Art Exhibition prize winners announced at Stirling Campus

Forth Valley College’s celebrated degree and diploma art exhibition returned to its pre-pandemic best, when it was launched at the FVC Stirling Campus on the evening of Thursday 1 June.

Sweet smell of success for Bake Off Students

An end of term ‘Bake Off’ competition served up a tasty display of kitchen skills from student cooks at Forth Valley College’s Stirling Campus.

MAs develop electrolysis technique to make learning more efficient

Switched on Mechanical Engineering Modern Apprentices at Forth Valley College developed an innovative electrolysis technique to give them more time learning in their workshops.

College awarded ‘Established’ level by Carer Positive Scotland

Carer Positive Scotland visited Forth Valley College’s Stirling Campus in June, to certify the College’s latest level in its journey towards being a top ‘Carer Positive’ organisation.