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Borders College

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29/08/2026

🎓 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗦. 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦. 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗠𝗡!🍂

Looking to boost your skills, gain a new qualification or invest in your professional development?

Our Commercial & Community Learning courses at Borders College have a range of opportunities running throughout September and October 2026, with something for a variety of industries and career goals.

📅 SEPTEMBER
🔹 Unvented Hot Water – 2 Sept
🔹 Heat Pump Installer – 7–15 Sept
🔹 Workplace Mental Health – 7 Sept
🔹 Elementary Health & Safety (REHIS) – 18 Sept
🔹 Emergency First Aid at Work – 21 Sept
🔹 ACS Gas Reassessment – 30 Sept - 2 Oct

📅 OCTOBER
🔹 First Aid at Work – 5–26 Oct
🔹 Heat Pump Installer – 19–27 Oct
🔹 First Aid at Work Re-Qual – 20–27 Oct
🔹 Unvented Hot Water – 28 Oct

💡 Whether you're looking to upskill, refresh your qualifications or learn something new, now is a great time to take the next step.

📍 All courses listed are at the Scottish Borders Campus.

👉 Find out more and view the full course details: https://www.borderscollege.ac.uk/cacc

28/08/2026

🌿 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 & 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌿

Are you an employer, industry professional or stakeholder in the horticulture and landscaping sector?
Join us for a roundtable discussion to help shape the future of horticulture and landscaping education, ensuring courses and training meet the needs of industry and support the next generation of skilled professionals.

📅 Tuesday 1 September�
🕕 6.00pm�
📍 Borders College, Newtown St Boswells Campus

Your insights and expertise can help influence future training and workforce development across the sector.

If you are interested, please email 𝗲𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀@𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲.𝗮𝗰.𝘂𝗸 or telephone 𝟬𝟭𝟴𝟵𝟲 𝟲𝟲𝟲𝟮𝟲𝟬𝟬

28/08/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀

➡️ Project Delivery Officer
£44,235.87 per annum

➡️ Developing the Young Workforce Industry Group School Coordinator (Secondary)
£31,199.79 per annum, pro-rata (PT)

➡️ Student Experience Assistant
£28,506.35 per annum, pro-rata (PT)

➡️ Reception Administrator
£28,506.35 per annum, pro-rata (PT)

Find out more online 🔗 https://www.borderscollege.ac.uk/jobs

28/08/2026

👋 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀

🙋Eilidh Forrest - Students’ Association Support Officer

"I really enjoy supporting students at Borders College to share their voices to help improve and shape the student experience here. In my spare time, I am either reading, watching horror movies or gardening."

👉 Get in touch with the team by emailing [email protected]

27/08/2026

🎨🖌️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲!

Our Painting and Decorating Level 2 course will help you develop the practical skills and technical knowledge needed for a successful future in the construction industry. Learn professional techniques including surface preparation, painting, paper hanging, decorative finishes and colour schemes, while gaining valuable work experience opportunities.

📍 Based at our Tweedbank Construction Hub
✅ Hands-on learning
✅ Industry-recognised City & Guilds qualification
✅ Progression and employment opportunities

🔗 Find out more and apply https://www.borderscollege.ac.uk/courses/painting-and-decorating-level-2-2

27/08/2026

We're proud to be featured in SSE's Community Investment Review 2025/26. Thanks to support from the Scottish Borders Sustainable Development Fund, Borders College received £40,797 to upgrade equipment used to train students and local businesses on renewable energy and energy efficiency.

This was one of many projects supported through SSE's community investment programme, which awarded £24.9 million to communities last year. Together, we're helping create lasting positive change and stronger, more resilient communities.

🔗https://www.sse.com/media/4cybxmsa/2025-26-sse-community-investment-review.pdf

SSE plc

26/08/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👨🏻‍🎓

When Mitchel Robertson joined Borders College to study HNC Cyber Security, he set himself on a path to further success. Now, after working hard and developing his skills, he's secured a place on the BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Cyber Security degree at Abertay University, entering directly into second year.

Mitchel's journey highlights how further education can open doors, build confidence and create clear progression routes to university and beyond.

Thinking about your next step? Your university journey could start at Borders College. 💙

🔵 Read about Mitchel's journey: https://bit.ly/4fV1Ek3

26/08/2026

👋 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀

🙋Jo De Luca - Student Wellbeing Co-ordinator

"I am passionate about supporting students’ mental and emotional health. Outside of work, I love spending time with family, including my quirky Devon Rex cats. I enjoy treasure hunting in vintage shops and I love being near the sea and watching out for dolphins and whales.

"For self-care, I love going for walks by the river, listening to music and meeting up with friends for a walk and coffee."

👉 Get in touch with the team by emailing [email protected]

26/08/2026

💻 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴?

Whether you're interested in IT systems, software development or programming, Borders College has two HNC options to help you develop industry-relevant skills.

👨‍💻 HNC Computing – develop skills in IT systems, troubleshooting, software development and more.
Find out more and apply: https://www.borderscollege.ac.uk/courses/computing-hnc-scqf-level-7-0

💻 HNC Computing: Software Development – explore C++, object-oriented programming, SQL, project management and software design.
Find out more and apply: https://www.borderscollege.ac.uk/courses/computing-software-development-hnc-scqf-level-7-0

🎓 Both are SCQF Level 7, full-time courses delivered over three days a week at our Scottish Borders Campus.

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Borders College, Nether Road
Galashiels
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Monday	8:45am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:45am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:45am - 5pm
Thursday	8:45am - 5pm
Friday	8:45am - 5pm

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+441896662600

Website

https://www.borderscollege.ac.uk/

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