East Kilbride is only the second college in Scotland to have achieved this success. The Recognition Award, launched by the Carers Trust in March 2019, encourages colleges to implement an institution-wide approach to supporting student carers.South Lanarkshire College and its Students’ Association have worked in close partnership with the Carers Trust, in support of this national campaign to raise awareness of student carers and their particular needs and concerns.College principle and CEO, Aileen McKechnie said: “This award recognises the significant effort and energy which is invested right across our College to support our student carers to achieve their full potential.“South Lanarkshire College is proud to put our students first.
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