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Innovation From Drew’s Demos!

04/02/2021 By Tracey Borland

screen shot of online class

Glasgow Kelvin College Cookery students are getting the full hands-on catering experience  -  in their own kitchens!

Trying to study cookery and all things culinary while away from the well-equipped College training kitchens has been truly frustrating for the Professional Cookery and Hospitality students – with constant online tutorials about theory, healthy eating, nutrition etc.

So, the Hospitality and Catering course team got their heads together and have has come up with an innovative idea to get their students cooking – they’ll do the whole thing at home while watching a demonstration on video conferencing.

Not only that, but each week the students are paid a ‘float’, given a shopping list of ingredients and a step-by-step recipe for delicious meals and snacks that can be created without the use of the professional equipment but within the reach of the average kitchen facilities.

Lecturer, Drew Murray, has been piloting this with his classes.  Drew’s Demos have become a live video experience, a virtual cookery lesson, which students can participate in with their fellow students sharing the screen.

Drew is really enthusiastic about how the students are engaging with it;

“This gives them the whole experience  -  Budgeting, purchasing and achieving best value, planning and cooking – in many cases, meals for the entire family.

I’ve tried to give them a range of delicious recipes which cover the whole hospitality industry – from bistro food to snacks, from hearty dinners to fine dining on a budget.

We recognise that most of our students will have limited access to equipment and technology so we find ways around that and ensure that no student is made to feel excluded, especially at such a time with all the COVID restrictions in place.

The students are really enjoying it  -  and so are their families who are reaping the benefits of their growing culinary skills at home!”

Comments from students have been very positive:

“Thank you so much, Drew -  the best lesson I have ever seen this year!  l hope we will continue this season”

“Chef, thanks for today! Great lesson! I prepared a vegan version of this dish today.”

The lessons are now being rolled out by the entire Catering and Hospitality team and all cookery classes will get to experience this trailblazing way of working and gaining practical skills.

The onset of Level 4 Lockdown restrictions has required the delivery of lessons and practical skills to be more innovative and, when the campus buildings are open once again in the future, some of the lessons learned may well be put to good use and repurposed to create a slightly different model of learning.

Glasgow Kelvin College is keen to encourage innovation from its professional teaching staff and welcomes any models of learning which develop and increase the talent, vocational and life skills of its students.

Well done to everyone involved!

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cooking, good news, News, staff, students, teams

Kieran Shares Lanarkshire Apprentice of the Year Award

14/01/2021 By Tracey Borland

The College is delighted to learn that former student Kieran Duffy has jointly carried off the Lanarkshire Business Apprentice of the Year Award.

Kieran was a SNIPEF day-release student through his apprenticeship at Dougal Baillie, completing his HNC with Glasgow Kelvin before moving onto Strathclyde University.

This is a great accolade for him.  We all, especially his former lecturers, congratulate Kieran on his impressive achievement and wish him continued success in his career.

Thanks go to everyone who supported Kieran throughout his time with us.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/kieran-engineering-way-top-shares-23134817#r3z-addoor

Filed Under: News, Student success Tagged With: good news, News, staff, students, success

National Success for Dilyana

14/01/2021 By Tracey Borland

Towards the end of last year, HND Photography student Dilyana Metiva snatched the runner-up spot in her category at the prestigious Wex Student Photography Awards.

Sponsored this year by Sony UK, the ceremony this year included the inaugural Phil Smith Award where the focus was on the synergy between music and photography.

Dilyana’s moody image of children with harmonicas was a worthy contribution and, as the judges said;

“It’s a really well thought-through image – great composition, styling and choice of camera position indicates a photographer who is thinking and planning their shots in advance.”

High praise indeed.  Congratulations go to Dilyana and also to the skilled and committed staff who supported her during her learning journey here at Glasgow Kelvin College.

See the Wex Awards video here

Filed Under: News, Student success Tagged With: good news, News, staff, students, success

Great Accolade for Sandra and Fashion Team from TES

14/01/2021 By Tracey Borland

Here at Glasgow Kelvin College we’re delighted to announce that our own Sandra Thomson, Lecturer for Fashion, was recognised by TES at the end of 2020 for the amazing work which she and her marvellous team undertook.

During the first phase of lockdown, Sandra and the team from Fashion Design & Manufacture got right behind the ‘For The Love Of Scrubs’ campaign to produce essential workwear needed by frontline and supporting staff and organised through Fabric Bazaar.

Under the organisation of the talented team, the College donated bolts of easycare fabric, threads and elastics, and the teaching staff put their own experience of pattern design and production into practice.  The patterns they put together at home were posted out to machinists everywhere to help them create the necessary ‘scrubs’ for use on the frontline of the fight.

Sandra marshalled the committed staff from her department, including Alison Malcolm, Elaine Carswell and Margaret Kyles, who gathered the supplies and delivered them to a delighted Holly Baxter-Weir at Fabric Bazaar.

TES had featured a piece on the initiative early in lockdown and have now identified Sandra as one of their ‘TES FE People of the Year 2020’ for the tremendous work undertaken by her to support the NHS.

A delighted Sandra said;

“This has come out of the blue and we are truly humbled to receive this recognition. It shows what teamwork can do and this team certainly deserve recognition.  It seems a lifetime ago and here we are still fighting the battle that is Covid.

Nice to end the year on a positive note!  I am full of hope that 2021 will be a better year and that we can all be back in college doing what we love to do.”

Congratulations go to Sandra for this impressive accolade and grateful thanks to her and the team for all their hard work.  Well Done!

https://www.tes.com/news/For-The-Love-Of-Scrubs-tes-fe-people-year-sandra-thomson

Sandra and the fashion team
Sandra cutting pattern

Filed Under: News, The Fashion Collective Tagged With: Fashion, good news, News, staff, students

MADE Barbering Academy Shortlisted for TWO Awards!

07/12/2020 By Tracey Borland

We are delighted to announce that The Scottish Hair & Beauty Awards (The SHABAs) for 2020 have announced their finalists and the College’s MADE Barbering Academy has been shortlisted in two categories!

Congratulations go to our student Jeffrey Batista who has made it into the finals of the highly acclaimed SHABA awards which is celebrating its 10th Anniversary.  Jeffrey will be competing for 'Best Apprentice Barber' against 4 other finalists within this category.

 

The Academy has also had success in reaching the finals for the Best Training School/Academy.  We are thrilled to have been shortlisted within this category and look forward to the finals competing against 7 other training establishments within the hair and beauty industry.

Due to the ongoing situation with Covid-19, the Gala Dinner has been cancelled but they are working on a Virtual Award Ceremony - details will be available shortly.  Watch this space!

Graphic for category nomination
Graphic for category nomination

Filed Under: MADE Blog, News, Student success Tagged With: Barbering, good news, MADE, News, staff, students

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