Welcome from our Principal

principal jim metcalfe smiling in hallway

Hello! 

Whether you are leaving school, returning to education, or looking to progress your career with additional skills and qualifications, we are so delighted that you are considering joining us!

We have a great range of study opportunities on offer - from professional training and apprenticeships through to higher education and technical qualifications. This is YOUR College, and we’re here to help you maximise your skills, build the career you want, increase your earning potential, and so much more.

Our wide range of courses offer the flexibility to fit your studies around a busy home or work life, along with the added benefits of small class sizes, expert teaching, and fantastic links with dozens of local employers.

As one of our students, you will be central to everything we do. We deliver outstanding technical and professional education, closely matched to local industry demand and economic need. Record numbers of our students go on to employment or further study after successfully completing their studies with us – we hope you will join them on the path to a rewarding and successful future!

This is an incredibly exciting time to join Fife College, with our ground-breaking new Dunfermline City Campus due to open during the 2025/26 academic year, as well as innovative new partnerships with businesses like Scottish Gas Network (creating the UK’s first-ever hydrogen energy training facility for registered gas engineers); with Shell (to provide a new energy transition skills hub); with the UK Space Agency (as the first college in the UK to deliver geospatial skills training); as well as ongoing partnerships with the NHS and other national organisations, to provide greater training opportunities in Fife.

We look forward to welcoming you as one of our students in 2025!

Jim Metcalfe
Principal