Oatridge College

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• Triumph for Darren

  Farm worker Darren Broadley, who is dyslexic, was the only agriculture student to win a place in the finals of the prestigious Scottish Modern Apprenticeship Awards for 2009.

• Principal laments "lost" students

  Oatridge Principal David James revealed at the annual prizegiving in October that he had been forced to turn away hundreds of potential students after the College was excluded from extra funding.

• Oatridge students dig for victory

  Teams of landscaping students from Oatridge College triumphed in the prestigious UKSkills competition, with one pair recording the highest scores in the advanced section and another winning the intermediate section.

• Growing farming apprentices at home

  Future crops of agricultural students in Scotland could be more "home grown" than ever before thanks to a switch to work-based learning by Oatridge College.

• Oatridge offers new paths to a countryside career

  Big changes to the Higher National Certificate course in Countryside and Environmental Management opens up new career choices for students.

• College uncovers "weapons of grass destruction"

  .Top level diplomacy has defused a potential row over "weapons of grass destruction" between two of Oatridge's most popular departments.

• College seeks experts to travel the world

  Oatridge looks for experts in the rural industries to work on international development projects.

• College "Beetles off" with gardening gold

  Success again for Oatridge at this year's Gardening Scotland, the country's biggest horticultural event.

• Rural Colleges forge triple alliance

  Scotland's three leading "landbased" vocational Colleges have signed a far-reaching agreement to work more closely together.

• Students in 24-hour "forge-athon"

  Farriery and blacksmith students stage 24-hour "forge-athon" to raise cash for local charities.