Work-based Learning
Scottish Apprenticeships Week Ends On a High
Last night’s awards ceremony saw SRUC pick up six winners prizes and a raft of runners up at the Hydro in Dunblane. The glitzy evening was kicked off by well...
Scottish Apprenticeship Week – Daniel Murdoch
When Daniel Murdoch left school he decided to volunteer at two local golf courses to gain work experience before going to Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) to do a full-time Greenkeeping...
Scottish Apprenticeship Week- Erica Taylor
Erica Taylor- Agriculture- crops Erica joined SRUC at the start of the harvest in 2017, her work, in a very male-dominated workplace was inspiring to those around her and she...
SRUC’s annual careers event a big success
Scotland’s Rural College recently hosted a successful careers event at its Ayr campus. The event attracted 620 students attending from SRUC’s six regional campuses and pupils from local high schools....
Celebrating SRUC’s Apprentices for Scottish Apprenticeship Week
This week is Scottish Apprenticeships week and to mark this, we will be telling the story of our apprentices, from Engineering to Horticulture. To kick us off is Nathan Allardyce, a...
MA Land-based Engineering: “I really contribute to all areas of the business”
Mathew Howie currently works at J T Walkers Agricultural Engineering , completing his Modern Apprenticeship with SRUC in Land-Based Engineering (Agricultural Machinery). Mathew said “I was interested in tractors from...
MA Agriculture: Practical experience is the key to success
Sine has successfully completed her Modern Apprenticeship SVQ in Agriculture and is now working towards her SVQ in Livestock at SCQF Level 6. Sine has been shortlisted for the Agriculture...
World Mental Heath Day 10th October – What to do if you need a bit of extra support…
The 10th October 2017 is World Mental Health Day – an opportunity to acknowledge that everyone is likely to need a bit of extra support at some time in their life. The...
Schools STEM Competition
Win £200 in our Schools STEM Competition – Grow your Future with Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and STEM. Deadline 17th May 2017! Open to all Secondary School pupils (S1 to...
Stephen Moore – modern apprentice award
SRUC is celebrating Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Modern Apprenticeship week – March 6-10 2017, showcasing the benefits apprenticeships bring to individuals, businesses and the economy via their students achievements and...
