The Social and Vocational Studies Department at Perth College UHI are a dedicated, qualified and specialist team with extensive experience teaching and supporting students who benefit from additional support for their learning. In this week’s blog, we meet Kayleigh - who is in her first year of ‘New Skills’.
There is a strong demand for business and administrative professionals in Perth and Kinross – with support, clerical and administrative positions being in the ‘Top 20’ employing occupations. Perth College UHI is supporting this growth by helping students gain the right qualifications, skills, and expertise to succeed in this field. In this week’s blog, we meet a student who is studying on his first course after leaving high school.
With the growing worldwide demand for beauty therapy services, and an ever-growing emphasis being placed on wellbeing, our courses will help you achieve the skills and knowledge necessary for a successful career in this sector. To see what a typical day at college is like for a beauty therapy student, we asked Evie to give us the lowdown.
With career aspirations to be a nurse, Rob returned to education on an ‘access course’ so that he could gain the qualifications needed to apply for a degree in nursing.
On the blog this week, Helen gives us an insight on what it was like returning to education after 25 years, to study part-time for a qualification in Counselling.
Lucy is currently studying her course via distance learning, so we had a chat with her to see how she is getting on and find out what her plans for the future are.
Shona Hedley from our Beauty Therapy and Wellbeing department has put together some easy at home treatments that you can use to keep your skin and body in good condition.
Studying for a Hospitality Management qualification at Perth College UHI will give you the knowledge and hands-on skills to succeed in a managerial position in the growing hospitality industry. Now successfully managing a hotel near Aviemore, Magdalena chats to us about the impact studying at Perth College UHI had on her career.
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, Adie chats to us about his experience.
Karolina started her journey at Perth College UHI to broaden her knowledge and confidence with the English language. Now on her third course, she chats to us about her experience.
In this week’s blog, we met an international student who wanted to change something in her life. Having successfully completed a range of courses, she chats to us about her progression story at Perth College UHI.
Perth College UHI is a vibrant and welcoming place to improve your English skills - for work, study, or everyday life. International student, Woody is proof of this, as he is now successfully working as a chef. He shares his story.
Having always had an interest in Science, Jakki joined Perth College UHI on a Gateway course six years ago. After successfully graduating with a degree in 2021, she chats to us about her journey to get there.
Look after your heart this #ValentinesDay with Rhonda Noone - Food, Nutrition and Contemporary Issues Lecturer at Perth College UHI.
After a difficult period in her life, Kaytie turned to art as her own form of therapy ❤️. After graduating with a First-Class Honours degree, she shares her inspiring story with us.
Our skin is the body’s largest organ and one of the hardest working. How many of you have gone to bed without cleaning your face or taking make-up off? Most of us are guilty of this from time to time. Cleansing, alongside a couple of other key steps, helps to achieve and maintain healthy skin. Fiona Stewart from our Beauty Therapy and Wellbeing department shares her tips.
As we’re nearing the end of January and our motivation might be dwindling, Rhonda Noone - Food, Nutrition and Contemporary Issues Lecturer – shares her tips for staying on track.
International student, Mati, studied for five years at Perth College UHI and is now successfully working as a chef.
At Perth College UHI, we can help turn your ambitions of making a difference to people’s lives into a reality - and this is exactly the path that international student, Michal took. Having started learning ‘English as a Second Language’, Michal then started progressing through the Health and Social Care courses – with the end goal of becoming a Social Worker.
Did you know that once you are a student at Perth College UHI, you automatically become a member of the student’s association? HISA represents all students in the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) and its academic partners. In this week’s blog, we get to know Rebecca Wallace - the Vice President of Education and Engagement.
