West College Scotland has scooped a top industry award for a fashion show that led to almost £2,000 being raised to support students in crisis.
The college won the Inclusive College accolade at the 2025 CDN (College Development Network) awards for its inspirational project, A West Fashion Show: Four Seasons in a Day.
The student-led event brought together more than 100 learners from more than 15 departments across the college, with students of different abilities, cultures, identities, and backgrounds collaborating to design and model outfits created entirely from donated clothing.
Departments including hairdressing, make-up artistry, media, hospitality, music and dance worked together to bring the show to life.
WCS scooped the Inclusive College prize at the CDN Awards. (Image: Mark Ferguson)
Following the event, a clothing sale at the college’s Finnart Street campus in Greenock raised £1,800 to support students in crisis.
The college was also highly commended in the Employer Connections category for its partnership with Babcock International and the Babcock Pre-Apprenticeship Programme, which supports S5 and S6 pupils from Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire and Inverclyde, two of Scotland’s most deprived regions.
The college was highly commended in the Employer Connections category. (Image: Mark Ferguson)
Anne Campbell, the college’s principal and chief executive, said: “Our achievements at this year’s CDN Awards celebrate the remarkable, people, partnerships and collaborations that define West College Scotland.
“These projects show what can be accomplished when the college, industry, and community partners work together.
“I am incredibly proud of our learners, staff and partners whose passion and teamwork made this recognition possible.”