West Lothian College
West Lothian College works closely with West Lothian Council to help SMEs achieve their full business potential through training courses targeted at businesses or as consultants offering more detailed analysis of local businesses. Thanks to European Structural Funds (ESF) they are able to offer free training to Small and Medium Businesses with a range of online courses including Communications Skills, Sales Skills, Leadership and IT. They also offer Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) in Management at Level 3 and Level 4 and Learning and Development at Level 3. These comprehensive qualifications worth over £1500 are delivered through a mixture of Lectures, Coursework and Online Learning are available FREE to all Small and Medium Businesses. Click here to find out more. The first West Lothian College opened in Bathgate in 1965 and saw the town and the wider community through periods of economic downturn which resulted in the demise of the heavy engineering sector, the death of British Leyland and the closure of the West Lothian pits. True to its core mission of workforce building, the College responded to the labour market trends of the time and the demands of inward investment by offering bespoke programmes in electronics, mechatronics and ICT. Through its relationships with industry, and in partnership with the Local Enterprise Company and Napier University, the college established the Scottish Advanced Manufacturing Centre (SAMC) to service the training and development needs of the electronics sector.
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