Forth Valley College launches full-time courses for 24/25

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Fantastic opportunities are now on offer for school leavers and new students to snap up a place at Forth Valley College with one of its full-time courses.

Starting in August 2024 at all three of its campuses in Alloa, Falkirk and Stirling, places are available in courses across all three teaching departments: care, sport, business and communities; creative, digital and leisure industries; and STEM and construction.You could be a school leaver eager to push on and start your career or someone who is returning to education keen to embark on a new path.

If you are, then Forth Valley College wants to hear from you.If you want to study science or engineering at the Falkirk Campus, you’ll be pleased to know that Forth Valley College (FVC) is one of Scotland’s popular STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) providers and is strategically linked to the Grangemouth strip, with numerous strong industry links.The STEM and Construction Department has also created innovative training facilities which allows FVC to offer integrated degree programmes in this field linked to the University of Strathclyde, Heriot-Watt University and the University of Stirling.

The college also provides training to more than 1,000 Modern Apprentices (MAs) every year, in everything from engineering to construction.It is worth noting that prospective students can also apply to the much sought-after Modern Apprenticeships in engineering and life science.Care, sport, business and communities courses can also be found at the Falkirk Campus – opened in 2020 – which is one of Scotland's brilliant learning facilities and only a short distance from Edinburgh and Glasgow.Computing courses are another area of expertise at the Alloa and Falkirk Campuses and