UHI Argyll Update
Argyll and Bute Council · 5 November 2024
Back to Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group — 5 November 2024 and its agenda
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Principal and Chief Executive: Martin Jones www.argyll.uhi.ac.uk UHI Argyll is a trading name of Argyll College Ltd a charity registered in Scotland No SC026685 Registered address: West Bay, Dunoon, PA23 7HP UHI Argyll – Rothesay and Dunoon: Update for Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group 22/10/2024 Graduation Our 2024 graduation was held on 27th September at Queen’s Hall in Dunoon. It was attended by 75 graduates and their guests from across Argyll, Bute and Arran. HISA coffee morning – Dunoon On 30th September, Dunoon centre hosted a coffee morning with the support of Siobhan Muir, the Argyll depute for Highland and Islands Students Association. Just over £72 was raised for McMillan Cancer Support. Events Dunoon centre staff had a stall at the Planet Youth community event at Queen’s Hall on 12th September. Rothesay centre staff had a stall at the Careers and Pathways Day Event at Rothesay Joint Campus on Wednesday 2nd October. Both events were well attended. Courses We have two ESOL courses scheduled to begin in November. These will be networked and available at all Argyll centres: • ESOL Level 4 Wednesday evenings (2.5 hrs). Starts 13th November. • ESOL Level 5 Monday evenings (2.5 hrs). Starts 11th November. We are also offering the following commercial courses: • Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Training (SCPLH): Monday 11th November • REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene: Monday 18th November Our Semester two (January-start) courses are currently in the planning stages. Details will be released on our website in due course. Open day We will be holding an open day on Wednesday 13th November. Sheena Finlay Assistant Centre Manager (Rothesay) sheena.finlay@uhi.ac.uk Rhona Altin Assistant Centre Manager (Dunoon) rhona.altin@uhi.ac.uk