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Over half a million people in Scotland are thought to have dyslexia. With the right adjustments and support at college, this does not have to be a barrier to achieving your dream career. If you’re coming to the College in 2018/19 and have – or think you may have – dyslexia, come and speak to the Inclusive Learning team.

Ayrshire College has a Prince’s Trust Team programme which runs in Ayr, Kilmarnock and Kilwinning. As part of Police Scotland’s commitment to collaborative working with Ayrshire College and the Prince’s Trust, an officer was seconded to the programme in the role of Team-Leader, for an initial 12 week period in order to work with a group of young people.

Have you decided that you want cooking to be your profession, or do you simply want to learn more about your passion for cooking? Read more to help you decide.

When I finished my HND Performing Arts course I had no idea what I wanted to do, I just knew it wasn’t waiting tables, that’s for sure! Four years on, I am self-employed – the managing director of STR Productions and this is my take on surviving in this highly competitive creative world.

Trust that voice in your head saying – keep going, you are okay, it will be all right, you can do this.

Working in hairdressing is both exciting and challenging. It’s part of a diverse and ever evolving industry which is continuously launching new products and techniques.

Ciara Taylor has just completed her HNC in Beauty and is working over the summer in our You. salon within the Kilmarnock Campus. We caught up with her to find out more about what it’s like to be studying Beauty Therapy at college.

The latest post in our #NeverTooLateToLearn series is all about fashion!

It’s Never Too Late To Learn Hairdressing and Debbie O’Brien tells us why.

Follow in Lucy’s footsteps here. We have been speaking to some entrepreneurs of Ayrshire – many of them former Ayrshire College students – to hear all about their businesses, but more importantly to find out how they got started.