That the Parliament congratulates two Clackmannanshire students who are celebrating winning awards at Forth Valley College’s Graduation; notes that Lyle Johnston from Alva received the prize for the Most Promising Student in the department of care, sport, business and communities, and that Craig Thomson from Alloa won Most Promising Student in the department of creative, digital and leisure industries prize; understands that Craig, who graduated with a HND Hospitality Management, also took home the prize for Forth Valley College’s Student of the Year award for 2025; notes that around 750 students were eligible to graduate in 2025 from Forth Valley College and that 215 of them chose to collect their scrolls at the ceremonies; acknowledges what it sees as the vital importance to local communities of Scotland’s colleges and universities, in addition to being a skills anchor for the future of the country’s economy; implores the Scottish Government to outline what it plans to do to secure the future of Forth Valley’s Alloa campus with its myriad facilities and retain its students, while maintaining the provision of skills education in the area, and commends Lyle and Craig on their sterling endeavours as well as all those who have graduated this year.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Annabelle Ewing, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Paul McLennan, Stuart McMillan, Douglas Ross, Paul Sweeney, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle